Lovell named dean of engineering at UWM
Michael Lovell, an associate dean at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. ...
Michael Lovell, an associate dean at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. ...
The Madison-based Promega Corp. has developed an automated system to reduce the time it takes to analyze DNA samples found at crime scenes. The company's patent-pending extraction system promises to reduce from days to hours the time it takes to process DNA gathered in sexual...
Heads, I win. Tails, you lose. That sums up the subprime mess that has left taxpayers holding the bag, but it also helps explain why 47 million Americans continue to go without health insurance, according to columnist Ogan Gurel. In this edition of MedTech Futures,...
When it comes to predicting disease, determining medication dosage, and designing optimal treatments, Partners Healthcare's John Glaser believes there is great power in placing patient data from genetic tests on their electronic medical records. But Glaser, who will be a keynote speaker at WTN's 2008...
The National Academy of Sciences has elected Jamie Thomson and 71 other American scientists to its membership, an honor given in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Thomson was the first to isolate and grow human embryonic stem cells, and he recently...
To accelerate the development of a new proton therapy system for cancer treatment, TomoTherapy has joined in the formation of a new venture called Compact Particle Acceleration Corp. The company is working on a new system that features a dielectric-wall accelerator produced by defense-related research...
Wisconsin may be best known as a biotechnology state, but it's computing expertise is growing in reputation as well. Thanks to Google and Microsoft, which have opened offices in Madison, and the new Milwaukee Institute, Wisconsin has found its place as a “Silicon Oasis” on...
The Carmel, Ind.-based ITT Educational Services, which already has more than 95 technical institutes in 34 states, has opened its newest technical institute in Madison. The institute offers career-focused, technology-oriented programs that reflect U.S. employment trends and employer needs. Among its four schools of study...
For the second time in a week, a major technology company has opened an office in downtown Madison. Following Microsoft's decision to open an office in Wisconsin's Capital City, Google has opened an office here to focus on hardware and software systems design and take...
Being acquired by a global pharmaceutical giant was not exactly the exit strategy NimbleGen had in mind, but along came an offer the Madison biotechnology firm, and its shareholders, could not refuse. NimbleGen CEO Stan Rose explained how the company became an attractive acquisition target...