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Milwaukee Biz Blog: Computer sciences at UW-Madison expanding reach

Recent events demonstrate department’s rising profile

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Global energy debate hits home with plans for...

Beloit project could be model for reducing state's reliance on coal-fired power plants.

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Statewide business plan contest is springboard for young...

Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest offers more than $100,000 in cash and service prizes.

Milwaukee Biz Blog: What do millennials want? It’s a question communities...

The rest of us need to get over it: The millennials are America’s workforce of the near future.

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Changes in food industry can work to Wisconsin’s...

Consolidation of and innovation are changing the food industry at every level.

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Women gaining ground as entrepreneurs and investors

With more women running young companies, Wisconsin is building a bench of talented female executives… as well as a cadre of women investors to match.

Shattering some of the myths about Wisconsin’s startup economy

All businesses must labor, to one degree or another, under a certain amount of mythology. Some are general myths, such as “We’re good friends and...

Workforce strategies must keep sharp eye on changing demands

Wisconsin's workforce challenges are well-documented: Baby boomers are aging out of their careers and “brain drain,” while often overstated, is costing the state some of its young talent.

Fetal tissue bill can be amended to satisfy science and ethics

Attempts to reconcile science with ethics and religious faith didn't begin with the latest debate over research use of fetal tissue – nor will they end there.

Angel, venture investments in Wisconsin took healthy jump in 2014

One of the enduring gripes about Wisconsin's startup and scale-up climate has been the lack of enough angel and venture capital.

Algorithms and the human factor: How will society strike balance?

Data science is a fancy term for statistics. It's the extraction of knowledge from data, which can be derived from multiple digital sources and turned into a resource to make business decisions.

Cybersecurity talent shortage matter of economic and national security

In the (first) Cold War, Americans worried about nuclear attack and a retaliatory Armageddon that would have reduced the world to a smoldering wreck

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