New UWM school foments ‘revolution’ in freshwater technologies

The neighborhood surrounding the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences doesn't scream academia, technology or innovation. In fact, a visitor approaching the school will pass shuttered buildings, asphalt tanks, an enormous coal pile and the kind of gritty scenes that come with any working harbor....

Oracle founder Larry Ellison doesn't do anything half-heartedly. His passion for sailing led to his all-in financial backing and stewardship of Oracle Team USA, the reigning Americas Cup champion. Ellison's love for tennis turned into his acquisition of the BNP Paribas tournament in Indian Wells,...

September may be my favorite time of the year. In addition to the adrenaline rush of running the U.S. Open, it’s also the beginning of the football season. As an avid football fan, I can hardly wait for the first Sunday of the season to...

Last week I decided to test the most secretive, hotly anticipated smartphones on earth in a place where there was no danger of them being recognized or damaged or both: Disneyland. Both my wife and I are Disneyphiles of sorts, and visit a dozen times a...

For the second time, Nordic has ranked No. 1 in Epic Implementation Support and Staffing in the latest KLAS report, Epic Consulting 2014. KLAS is a provider of impartial ratings of healthcare technology. This is the second KLAS report focusing specifically on companies that provide consulting...

In the wake of serious security breaches in the last year, from the pilfering of Target customers’ credit card information to the celebrity iCloud selfie-hack, it’s easy to feel digitally naked. Your current best options—like making your password something along the lines of “**_^XBE47>>” or...

Apple has been touting iOS 8 as the “The biggest iOS release ever.” And boy, it’s not kidding. Last year’s iPhone software update, iOS 7, was considered large at almost 1GB. Depending on your device, the new version may weigh in at even more. Even worse,...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently recognized MetaStar as a Partner in Quality, indicating MetaStar supports practices in pursuit of true practice transformation. This recognition is based on clinical standards established to improve the measurable quality of health care provided...

BioForward has named Laura Bray its new CEO, the Madison organization representing Wisconsin's biotechnology companies announced Wednesday. Bray has served the past 10 years as executive director of Menomonee Valley Partners Inc., a public-private partnership advocating economic development and ecological restoration in Milwaukee's Menomonee River...