education

Distance-Learning Remote Laboratories using LabVIEW

...nd science programs, are an essential part of the education experience. Not only do laboratories demonstrate course concepts and ideas, but they also bring the course theory alive so students can see how unexpected events and natural phenomena affect real-world measurements and control algorithms. However,...

Increase Your Organizations Productivity with LabVIEW

... Consulting and start-up assistance Customer education classes available at more than 300 locations worldwide Maintenance and platinum-class service and support options to automatically deliver upgrades and provide prioritized service for your needs National Instruments also offers online Web ser...

The Genesis of Gendicine: The Story Behind the First Gene Therapy

...cal support. NBS also supports education by organizing a variety of regional conferences. In 2001, NBS and the World Health Organization brought together 60 cell-culture researchers from across China for a two-day s...

While schools combat low tech enrollment, are businesses contributing to IT workforce woes?

...ge minds with outreach. In conjunction with higher education partners like the University of Wisconsin-Madison , the state's public schools are trying a number of programs and strategies to raise the interest of children. A good deal of the focus is getting more young women and minority students to pursue tec...

Douglas Stewart reaches distribution pact with digital video firm

... distribution agreement to offer to its network of education resellers the products of Honestech, Inc. , an Austin, Texas supplier of digital video and Internet Protocol (IP) communication and entertainment products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Douglas Stewart sells computer products, co...

No network infrastructure, no Olympics, no nothing

...ology adoption; government support for technology; education and technology culture; and future potential So if Chicago or Milwaukee or any Midwestern city is to compete globally, the network infrastructure has to be world-class. Right now it isn't even close. According to the article, the top 10 digital ci...

Changes to U.S. patent law must nurture our culture of innovation

...ncial markets and an unparalleled system of higher education have all combined over the past two centuries to turn American ideas into global products. Despite lapses by some core industries that forgot - for a while - how to innovate, America is still the envy of the world. Perhaps America is dominant in fie...

Doyle urges support of higher education spending

Madison, Wis . - Saying his higher education initiatives would increase the number of college graduates, engineers, and teachers, Gov. Jim Doyle has urged lawmakers to advance his spending plans for Wisconsin colleges and universities. Doyle has proposed the direct spending of $225 million t...

Jump starting technology education

...tive approach to instruction is just what American education needs to attract more students to the STEM discipl...ring. One of the frequent complaints about public education is the unimaginative way in which the STEM disciplines are taught, and Jump's example might make pos...

High schoolers to graduate from UW's IT Academy

...raduating class members are going to attend higher education institutions this fall. To date, 51 students have graduated from ITA, and 49 of them are now enrolled at UW-Madison or other postsecondary educational institutions. Additional funding has enabled ITA to launch an expansion that will double the size...

Stem cell and regenerative medicine center to aid education and commerce

...n strengthen its stem cell research, training, and education programs. "One key aspect of our mission will be in education and training," noted cardiologist and stem cell researcher Timothy Kamp, an associate professor of m...

Sonic Foundry reports GAAP loss as Q2 revenues rise

...has been trying to increase its penetration in the education market, said second quarter customer sales broke down as follows: sales to corporations, 44 percent; education, 39 percent; healthcare, 13 percent; and government, three percent. The company, which has introduced an advanced search function on Media...

Promega Corporation: Wisconsin's quiet innovator

...nal science instructor who taught with flair, K-12 education made science sound boring. The opportunity to stimulate student interest in science is one of the reasons the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute is housed within Promega. The company and UW-Madison run courses for high school teachers and...

Silver linings in the cloud: America's dearth of STEM students

...mp's high-energy, hands-on approach to engineering education is producing award-winning science and engineering...ed each year in those fields by Wisconsin's higher education institutions. We need more students in the STEM disciplines - and we need more teachers like Minnes...

UW-Madison launches new high-speed research network

...r degree of flexibility in supporting research and education services. It also has plenty of room for future growth. As program needs change or new research programs start, access can be enabled quickly, and new paths, or lambdas, can be added without major cost. Another benefit will be peering, or trading a...

H-1B jobs: Where is the shortage of skilled workers?

...ir heads handed to them due to our laziness in the education systems. Our main support structure, the parents o...o want them to learn Mandarin. Just in case. The education programs in this country are way off kilter but that could fill a whole book. When you have administ...

What does business want from the schools? Some answers may be surprising

...kills in Madison, a unique forum designed by state education experts to listen - carefully - to the concerns of...e the strategies and actions on which business and education can collaborate to produce and attract more college-educated workers to Wisconsin? In answering the...

Traveling stem cell show continues state tour

...cell research, embryonic and adult, but the public education campaign is tempered with a sense of realism. We make sure it's a message of hope, not hype, Still said. We have to be sure to say that it's going to take time for some of those benefits to arrive. They don't need to think that stem cell research wi...

IT workforce development: Losing the numbers game

...e jobs have been moved overseas. Meanwhile, K-12 education is blamed for gradually eroding the creative imagi...n estimated 46 million Baby Boomers with a college education will retire by 2020, and will be replaced by 49 million college graduates who will enter the workfor...

UW System must remove barriers to innovation

...esha students that already go on to continue their education at UW-Milwaukee. Good money after bad leadership...f not, Wisconsin taxpayers will be subsidizing the education of students who, upon graduation, will leave the state in search of high-paying jobs. Previous art...

Connecture's Maynard finds IT business opportunity in adversity

...e of Wisconsin's largest software companies. The education of Dan Maynard Connecture did not reach that stature by chance. Although Maynard's formal education is in management information systems, much of his success can be attributed to his business skills l...

Early Stage, Step 8: Misclassifying workers brings risk

...y of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wisconsin Technology Network, LLC. WTN, LLC accepts no l...

Healthcare of business: Universal coverage plan includes new business taxes

... to fund IllinoisCovered and the rest going toward education funding. Will it sink Illinois? As a physician and simply a human being, the concept of covering the uninsured makes a great deal of humanitarian and economic sense. For the uninsured, delaying or even foregoing adequate healthcare as well as the...

Fueling our economy with the University of Wisconsin

...fic and medical research. An investment in higher education is an investment in Wisconsin's future. It's an investment in opportunity. And it's an investment whose time has come. Previous columns by Jim Doyle Gov. Jim Doyle: Stem cell research holds the promise for tomorrow Gov. Jim Doyle: Wisconsin...

Fusion 2007: Innovation drives productivity in post 24x7 world

...f difficulty changing their workforces. A higher education system that Koulopoulos said is still clearly the best in the world, despite attendees' concerns about the skill sets of graduates and the size of the workforce pipeline. Editor's note: This is part of a set of articles covering the Fusion 2007 CEO...

Education is fundamental to Milwaukee's growth

...h-school degree. It's hard to get a post-secondary education when the secondary foundation isn't there. While Berry and Zore have spoken up recently, it's hardly news that cities with unskilled workforces have trouble competing in the 21st century. Researchers and authors such as Richard Florida have pounde...

Early Stage 7, Part I: Just what is an employee?

...y of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire . The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wisconsin Technology Network, LLC. WTN, LLC accepts no l...

Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more?

...ollowing: Knowledge jobs, including the level of education of the state labor pool (this area received the hi...umber of patents per thousand workers. Workforce education level composite score. Scientists and engineers as a share of the workforce. Percentage of the p...

Wisconsin firms to present at Cleantech venture capital event

...hting solutions for manufacturing, commercial, and education clients, including 76 of Fortune 500 companies. In October, Orion announced that it had received $5 million in capital from the Technology Transformation Venture Fund, a fund managed by the Columbus-based investment advisory firm Custer Capital ...

Small-business trends: Intuit sees more mom-preneurs

...aid. The course of courses Entrepreneurship education won't just be for business schools anymore, the re..., and others not traditionally exposed to business education to learn business management and trade skills, adding more artistic flair to business districts. M...

Grow Milwaukee includes millions for tech funding

... is a mix of economic development, healthcare, and education proposals designed to build on Milwaukee's assets, including the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin . But at least one Milwaukee-area lawmaker is worried about the plan's impact on the $1.6 billion state budget...

In western Wisconsin, the innovation economy is growing

...roach to economic development, cooperation between education and industry, and a commitment to innovation are reasons why this region is prospering. It is an example from which other communities may learn. Recent articles by Tom Still Tom Still: Wisconsin will have plenty of competition in building the e...

CIO Leadership Series: Ed Meachen, University of Wisconsin System

..., a collaboration of the four sectors in Wisconsin education - the UW System, the public schools, the Wisconsi...ends beyond colleges and universities. We look at education as a K-16 enterprise because we depend on K-12 to feed us, he said. At the moment, he's also focuse...

Oskar Anderson to succeed Miszewski as head of state technology division

... six years. He earned a degree in computer science education at the University of Alberta . Anderson has spent most of his career managing large applications development projects, including the first integrated motor vehicle system and one of the first adult offender tracking systems. He also was involved in...

Kanavas outlines new Invest Wisconsin agenda

...be claimed for payments made to a Wisconsin higher education facility or group of facilities to offset the cost...tment tax credits under Wisconsin Act 255, provide education tax credits for the continuing education of employees, establish a capital gains exemption on capita...

Corn prices and ethanol: Are the markets flaky - or working as they should?

... Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education Tom Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. He is the former associate editor of the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison. The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do...

Innovation expert speaks on the business-IT balancing act

... much more intensive emphasis on the right kind of education for folks that choose an IT profession or track. Those folks don't tend to get a lot of exposure to things that someone studying operations or management might get. WTN: Focusing on the CEO/COO level, how common do you think at least a top-level un...

How a healthy tech-based economy helps others in Wisconsin

... Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education Tom Still: Failure of heart drug offers lessons for drug industry Tom Still: Business Plan Contest producing successful grads Tom Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. He is the former associate editor of the Wisconsin S...

High taxes and low rates of entrepreneurship - is there a relationship?

... Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education Tom Still: Failure of heart drug offers lessons for drug industry Tom Still: Business Plan Contest producing successful grads Tom Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. He is the former associate editor of the Wisconsin S...

New book touts educational power of computer games

...ere good jobs demand innovative thinking, American education must move beyond its "skill and drill" curriculum ...mson Shaffer , a University of Wisconsin-Madison education science professor and author of the new book "How Computer Games Help Children Learn" (New York: Pa...

AT&T - BellSouth merger: Revestiture continues

... connectivity to be viable James Carlini: Rote education fails the Information Age James Carlini is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, and is president of Carlini & Associates. Carlini can be reached at james.carlini@sbcglobal.net or 773-370-1888. Check out his blog at http://www.carlinis...

Wisconsin's high-growth economy: '07 predictions

...udents, and getting working adults into continuing education classes. If the main measuring sticks are tech-b... Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education Tom Still: Failure of heart drug offers lessons for drug industry Tom Still: Business Plan C...

Two-week notices: People are still concerned

... connectivity to be viable James Carlini: Rote education fails the Information Age James Carlini: Business Worst Practices: A new best seller? James Carlini is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, and is president of Carlini & Associates. Carlini can be reached at james.carlini@sbcglobal...

Company to operate in wireless Internet space

... to gain their trust would be to focus on consumer education and leave technology deployment and installation decisions up to them. Sizing up staff Chiozzi has yet to hire staff of technicians, but subcontractors will provide him with a benchmark that will tell him when to start. When his contacts result i...

Entrepreneurship grant will build strong foundation

... all sizes across Wisconsin, as well as continuing education programs for hundreds of thousands of citizens. Wh...owever, is extend the reach of its entrepreneurial education programs to all students - let alone the rest of the state. The teaching of what it means to be an e...

Damn the incumbents, and full speed ahead

... connectivity to be viable James Carlini: Rote education fails the Information Age James Carlini: Business Worst Practices: A new best seller? James Carlini: Obstructionists block network routing diversity James Carlini is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, and is president of Carl...

Flying to the moon? Take Wisconsin tech along

... Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education Tom Still: Failure of heart drug offers lessons for drug industry Tom Still: Business Plan Contest producing successful grads Tom Still: Marshfield Clinic and UW combine to speed tech growth Tom Still: Re-engineering our economy to be...

Closing the income gap begins with education

... nation's top 20 cities when it comes to workforce education levels. Predictably, they all boast income levels to match. Degrees of attainment Wisconsin's education gap is statewide; the percentage of adults with a four-year degree runs about one percentage point b...

UW gets $5M to extend entrepreneurship

...ampus initiative in 2004 to bring entrepreneurship education to a wider range of students and extend the reach ...stem . As part of the initiative, entrepreneurial education programs would be targeted to central city communities in Milwaukee. It also would establish a progr...

Handicapping Milwaukee's wireless initiative

... connectivity to be viable James Carlini: Rote education fails the Information Age James Carlini: Business Worst Practices: A new best seller? James Carlini: Obstructionists block network routing diversity James Carlini: Creativity, innovation extend to municipalities James Carlini is an adj...

Economic survey reveals better 2006 results

...f technology and innovation programs for executive education at the UW-Madison School of Business, served as an analyst for the report's findings. "When you take a look at tech companies versus other business types, it's a good number," Converse said. "It's higher than any of the other business areas, but th...

Anatomy of a deal: CDW and Berbee

...pany has clients in the corporate, healthcare, and education spaces, plus state and local governments. Many technology companies will have one or more software solutions, but few have the suite of high-end services that Berbee offers. One factor that convinced CDW to make an offer was that this combination co...

Businesses are slow to adopt Web 2.0 concepts

...tion means that reluctant business leaders need an education in Web 2.0. Their need for a tutorial can hardly be attributed to a lack of information. Building on Internet expert Tim O'Reilly's 2005 summary article, "What is Web 2.0? " bloggers like Dion Hinchcliffe , Rod Boothby , and John Hagel , have ex...

Locations must have connectivity to be viable

... articles by James Carlini James Carlini: Rote education fails the Information Age James Carlini: Business Worst Practices: A new best seller? James Carlini: Obstructionists block network routing diversity James Carlini: Creativity, innovation extend to municipalities James Carlini: Making ...

University, business leaders convene in Wausau

...nering with the university or utilizing continuing education opportunities. Charlie Hoslet, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations , and Paul Pucci, manger of the WiSys Technology Foundation , will describe how their respective organizations serve as a resource for bus...

Rote education fails the Information Age

...ill need in the future, and teachers would get the education they are missing. What is the shelf life of education today? How long does a high school diploma serve you? Or a college degree or MBA for that matter? M...

Video game learning has no traction in K-12

...sale, will tend to get everyone excited. Digital education research In some places of higher learning, educ...ls, home schools, and certain classrooms in higher education are particularly suited for innovations, he said. The out-of-school market, including after-school ...

9 tips for making 90 seconds count in an investment pitch

...g sales cycles to reach institutional customers in education and government. You'll stand out if you have a plan to overcome those barriers. Eligibility for government grants means an investor can take advantage of "free" money without giving up any equity. (But don't count on grants to increase the valuatio...

UW gets $3M to explore educational gaming

Madison, Wis. - An education research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madi...education." David Shaffer, assistant professor of education psychology, studies the development of "epistemic games" like Sim City , which are new types of com...

Sir Ken Robinson: Companies, kids "get" innovation, but K-12 doesn't nurture it

...ve of Liverpool, England, is a former professor of education at Warwick University in England, and the former...ca now, as it is for many countries, is to reframe education because, in a way, organizations are trying to promote creative thinking among people who are coming...