Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on July 29, 2005
A thank you from the Ride To Farm cyclists
We made it! Our determined group of ten riders completed the 235-mile ride from Cadott to Madison June 24 to June 27 in great spirits … and with only
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Posted on July 6, 2005
Forestry Project will Map Likely Habitat of Endangered Butterfly
A grant from the UW-Madison Graduate School’s Technology Transfer Program will fund a project that uses computer mapping and statistical modeling to identify likely habitat of the endangered Karner blue butterfly–which could help Wisconsin land managers save thousands of dollars on field surveys required to protect the rare insect.
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Posted on June 23, 2005
Follow Progress of Early Childhood Learning Center on Northern Cheyenne Reservation Online
Over three weeks this summer, a building made of straw bales and stucco will rise from the wind-swept Montana plains–and you can follow the progress on a website updated by UW-Madison students
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Posted on June 14, 2005
“Graze On!” event supports local farms, local foods
City and country come together in late June to support an important cause – the next generation of Wisconsin dairy farmers – at a fun, food-centered benefit dubbed
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Posted on May 18, 2005
American Indian Housing Initiative Will Link Tribal and Academic Communities
Over three weeks this summer, a building made of straw bales and stucco will rise from the wind-swept Montana plains–an undertaking that is equally an exercise in green construction, an opportunity to assist with a much-needed early childhood learning center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, and cultural partnership and immersion experience for undergraduate students.
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Helping Student Housing at a Tribal College Grow
As part of a capstone experience for her undergraduate degree, Katie Selin created a plan for environmentally friendly student housing and community space at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.
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Posted on May 11, 2005
Thai Educators to Visit UW-Madison
A delegation of ten education officials from Thailand will visit Wisconsin from May 23 to June 3, with the goal of laying the groundwork for a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to improve science education in Thailand.
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Posted on May 10, 2005
University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives hosts popular national program for developers of cooperative businesses
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives will host the CooperationWorks! national training program for developers of new cooperative businesses May 16-20, 2005 at the J.F. Friedrick Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Posted on April 28, 2005
Life Sciences Careers Day April 30 Will Highlight Job Opportunities For Ph.D.s
Graduate students spend years pursuing advanced degrees, and many follow up their Ph. D.s with post-doctoral fellowships. But after that, there’s a world of career opportunities available beyond academia–which is something that not all graduate students understand.
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Posted on April 12, 2005
Task force explores business, marketing systems for mid-size agricultural operations
Baby boomers have been dubbed the