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The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Car...
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Carol Oates; Baseball commissioner Bud Selig; and astronaut Jim Lovell.
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Wisconsin State Journal editor Foley resigns
Associated Press WriterWisconsin State Journal editor Ellen Foley, the first woman to serve in that position for the state's second-largest newspaper, is resigning effective Friday. Foley cited her husband's ongoing battle with cancer as a primary reason for the resignation,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Wisconsin, Executive Branch, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Government
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Presidential candidate visits down in Wisconsin
Associated Press WriterMain Street is quiet. The signs honoring all of the past presidents lining the street outside Nick's Cafe and the local cheese store see little traffic. American flags gently blow in the breeze. The red, white and blue caboose honoring past presidents...Tags: Virginia, Government, George Bush, Michigan, Iowa
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Infertility patients caught in the legal, moral and scientific embryo debate
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSix years of frustration and heartbreak. That's how Gina Rathan recalls her attempts to become pregnant. Finally, she and her husband, Cheddi, conceived a daughter, now 3, through in vitro fertilization. About a year later, she became pregnant with a...Tags: Research, The White House, Virginia, Medicine, George Bush
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Donating embryos for research may be easier said than done
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCHRIS AND TANYA Bailey of Mission Viejo have a 3-year-old and triplet toddlers, all conceived through in vitro fertilization. After the birth of the triplets, they had 13 embryos left over in cryopreservation. The idea of discarding them made the...Tags: Research, Medicine, Colleges and Universities, Agricultural Research and Technology, Genetics
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Palin's Northern accent has Midwestern exposure
MINNEAPOLIS - Sarah Palin is no Minnesotan. But she can sure sound like one. Turns out, there's a darn good reason for it, too. The GOP vice-presidential candidate's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, is in the middle of the valley where more than 200 broke...Tags: Wisconsin, Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Idaho, Alaska
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UW students create new magazine for Madison campus
A University of Wisconsin-Madison junior has started a new magazine that's now available throughout the city. "Red" is the brainchild of editor-in-chief Sydney Burdick and geared toward University of Wisconsin-Madison students. The cover story of Red'...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Colleges and Universities
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How I Made It: Peter Y. Levin
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe gig: Levin is chief executive of GYL, a Santa Monica technology investment portfolio focused on digital media companies and video game platforms. He serves as a board member for online virtual world Habbo Inc.; in-game advertising company Double...Tags: Time Warner Inc., Football, Mass Media, Nike Incorporated, Mike Ditka
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McCain banking on lopsided turnout by older voters for a boost; Obama seeks to make inroads
Associated Press WriterGLEN MILLS, Pa. (AP) _ Like any good political operative, 80-year-old Frank Elwood checked a "street list" that broke down the party registration for members of his retirement complex, and found that Republicans outnumbered Democrats and independents 2-...Tags: Delaware County, George Bush, John Kerry, Pennsylvania, Florida
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Florida Institute of Technology professor gets a big bang out of Large Hadron Collider
Sentinel Staff WriterHaving probed the cosmos with the Hubble telescope, mapped human genetics and improved forecasts for weekend weather, scientists still aren't sure about their theory for the biggest unknown of all. How does anything exist? Look for answers in your...Tags: Melbourne, Florida, Star Trek, Kennedy Space Center, Genetics
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Obama targets older voters in Michigan, key states
Associated Press WriterThe Obama and McCain campaigns are making targeted pitches to older votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and other key states. Like any good political operative, 80-year-old Frank Elwood checked a "street list" that broke down the party registration for...Tags: Delaware County, George Bush, John Kerry, Pennsylvania, Florida
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Bio Box: Bill Foster
NAME -- Bill Foster PARTY -- Democrat AGE -- 52 HOME -- Geneva FAMILY -- Divorced; two children. EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976; Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University in 1983....Tags: Bill Foster
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Dickinson Press editor named
Jennifer McBride is the new managing editor of The Dickinson Press. The announcement was made by Harvey Brock, the publisher of the southwestern North Dakota daily newspaper. McBride comes from Baraboo, Wis., where she worked as the assistant editor...Tags: North Dakota
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