Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on August 22, 2011
Poverty and national parks: Decades-long study in Uganda finds surprising relationship
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according […]
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Posted on August 12, 2011
Support for land grant is key to economic growth in Wisconsin, Midwest, report shows
There’s an important message for Wisconsin in a new report that details the role that land-grant universities play in generating jobs and economic growth, according […]
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DATCP’s Agriculture Enterprise Area Forum to feature CALS keynote speakers
Steven Deller and Bruce Jones, both professors of agricultural and applied economics, will give the keynote presentations at the first Agricultural Enterprise Area Forum, hosted […]
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Posted on August 11, 2011
State Fair turns cardinal and white for UW-Madison Day
Forget cream puffs and the Midway. The Wisconsin State Fair’s main attraction Wednesday was Braveheart the dog. Braveheart, who was rescued out of a Kentucky […]
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Posted on August 9, 2011
Urban Horticulture Field Day on Aug. 20 makes green thumbs greener
Urban Horticulture Field Day, set for Saturday, Aug. 20, offers a free, fun and varied program aimed at spreading knowledge about gardening and produce. How […]
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Posted on July 19, 2011
CALS alumnus is new online editor for Wisconsin Public Television
CALS alumnus Marcus Steed has been hired as online editor for Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) where he reviews, edits and produces content for the organization’s website […]
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Posted on June 8, 2011
Behind the scenes at Babcock
WAA will reveal its 150th Birthday Commemorative ice cream flavor at a birthday blowout on June 23, 2011. To get you in the mood for […]
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Posted on June 3, 2011
Saturday Science at Discovery: June focus on ice cream
You start with milk, but then what? Get the scoop from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 4, in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for […]
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Posted on June 2, 2011
Census shows significant increase in Wisconsin’s single-father households
The number of single-father households in Wisconsin is increasing, according to Census 2010 figures released in mid-May. The census data show the number of households […]