How do we excite more students about careers in the STEM disciplines? That's a question many educators and employers have been asking lately. In his latest Inside Wisconsin column, Tom Still recognizes Timothy Jump, an educator who may have the answer. Jump, who recently led...
Recent changes in patent law demand that patentees making unsolicited licensing proposals change their tactics and plan their strategy before mailing demand letters, according to attorney Charles Crueger of Michael Best & Friedrich. He writes that any company that doesn't take these new rules of...
In the battle of brand images, the theme-based city is becoming dominant in certain areas. In this edition of Name Bank, columnist Naseem Javed notes that a city name is not necessarily the most important thing in creating a stronger brand. That lies in building...
After extolling the virtues of the Illinois-Wisconsin piece of the so-called Mega-Metro Center complex, columnist James Carlini heard from readers who wondered where Indiana fits in. The Hoosier state may very well be a thriving part of this connection, he writes, but it has a...
Until recently, the 2007 stock market performance was nothing to write home about, with one notable exception, according to Yer Biotech Blues columnist Michael Rosen. Midwestern biotech stocks did so well that 18 stocks (72 percent) out of a basket of the top 25 stocks...
Is there a method to the methodology madness? Columnist and information technology strategist Patrick Gray says even the best methodology can't save a project beset with poor leadership and poor project management. Methodologies are important to an extent, he writes, but they pale in comparison...
TurboTax Online is a model for start ups looking to grow into a real business by delivering strong customer value, according to DEMO Letter columnist Chris Shipley, who was saved by TurboTax after procrastinating on her 2007 tax filing. She says new web entrepreneurs would...
In terms of prestige, Wisconsin should not be too alarmed by a recent patent office ruling that upheld the challenge to stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. In this guest column, John M. Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer...
For those who believe Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is in big trouble before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, remember that examiners of WARF's claims on stem cell patents have heard only from opponents, writes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. When the smoke clears...
There are some new developments in southeastern Wisconsin that involve new mass transportation to reach Chicago, but columnist James Carlini has a simple question: why not just improve what's already there? In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he makes the case for infrastructure upgades, both...