Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on June 4, 2012
Conference explores cooperative businesses
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives has partnered with the city of Madison and the area’s cooperative business community to host the Madison Cooperative […]
- Posted on May 25, 2012
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Posted on May 23, 2012
UW planners have top certification rate
Master’s graduates of UW-Madison’s urban and regional planning program have the highest pass rate on planning’s national certification exam, according to data from the American […]
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Posted on May 9, 2012
Assistant professor Monica White hired to lead environmental justice teaching and outreach
Monica White has been named assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a new position created and shared by the Nelson Institute […]
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Posted on May 3, 2012
Babcock rebuilding campaign kicks off with $6 million in early pledges
Dairy industry leaders and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker officially kicked off fundraising efforts April 12 for the Campaign to Secure Wisconsin’s and North America’s Dairy […]
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Posted on April 12, 2012
Using town hall meetings to gauge public opinion can lead to misguided science policy, research suggests
Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight as to the range of views on a controversial issue, but they’re not all that great a measure of […]
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Posted on March 30, 2012
Concert raises funds for graduate research in sustainable ag and food systems – Apr. 13
The UW-Madison Agroecology Program will hold a benefit concert on Friday, April 13 to support graduate student research in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The […]
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Posted on March 28, 2012
International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve […]
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Posted on March 19, 2012
Two individuals, one couple to be inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame – May 3
Wisconsin’s meat industry will honor three individuals for their lifetime contributions to the trade by inducting them into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame […]
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Posted on March 12, 2012
Keep on Farming: Partnership helps growers do their work even after serious injury
Sometimes there’s a moment in life when everything changes. For Arlington farmer Alan Kaltenberg, that moment happened twice. The first was when he lost his […]