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Distinguishing Ideas Move Businesses Forward

Photo of Anand Chhatpar.

Several UW graduates recognized this year by the Wisconsin Alumni Association are showing students how entrepreneurship works.

Interest in entrepreneurship continues to grow at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Anand Chhatpar, right, launched BrainReactions — a company that uses college students to brainstorm innovative ideas. He credits UW–Madison and three entrepreneurial contests for helping to start his business. Photo: Bob Rashid

“It’s exciting to honor so many grads this year who have translated their UW experience to business success.”

—Paula Bonner
President and CEO, Wisconsin Alumni Association

Publications

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems: Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas

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Fans of locally grown Wisconsin food now have an easier way to find the victuals they crave this spring and summer: the seventh edition of the Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas is available at numerous farmers’ markets, food co-ops and public libraries, as well as on online. The free, 40-page publication lists more than 150 farms, farmers’ markets and other locations that sell locally grown foods in Southern Wisconsin.

Those vendors listed in the atlas pledge to protect land and water resources, treat animals with care and respect, and provide safe working conditions for their employees.

The publication is a collaborative work among UW–Madison’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, the REAP Food Group, the Dane County Farmers’ Market and the Friends of the Dane County Farmers’ Market.

For a full listing of distribution sites and an online version of the atlas, visit the REAP Food Group Web site. Those interested in become distributors of the atlas should contact Miriam Grunes, 608-294-1114.

University Research Park: The First Fifteen Years

Image of the "First 15 Years" publication.

UW–Madison’s University Research Park (URP) recently published a retrospective history spanning from its creation in 1984 through 1999. Written by Arthur Hove, the publication takes readers through the URP’s first 15 years and highlights efforts to grow the park from an idea to an international award-winner.

URP, a nonprofit research and technology park, has 34 buildings that house more than 114 companies and more than 4,000 employees. It received the Outstanding Research Park Award from the International Association of University Related Research Parks in 1996.

The history can be viewed on the University Research Park Web site. Hard copies are available weekdays from 7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the URP’s offices in the MGE Innovation Center, 510 Charmany Drive, Suite 250, Madison.

 

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