News and Ideas
Extension News and Ideas features articles and information about UW-Extension and extension activities carried out through the 26 UW System campuses and 72 Wisconsin counties.
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2002
January - 164KB-4 pages
- Portal Wisconsin -- the state's arts, culture, humanities and history
- University of Wisconsin System acts to support the state's economy
- Wisconsin needs a major precollege program
- Extension employees give generously to SECC-Dane and have fun
- Wisplan and Extension Interactive merge
- 4-H celebrates 100 years
- Commerce Department, SBDC groom entrepreneurs
- New season of "Wisconsin Stories" begins Jan. 31
February - 844KB-4 pages
- Tight budgets increase importance of program impacts
- 2002 ¿ 2003 Cross Divisional Innovation Fund grant proposals due May 31
- Coming up at Extension
- Internet2 videoconferencing service gears up for launch with training sessions
- Less fertilizer reduces threat to water quality and increases profits
- KEEP plugs K-12 students into energy education
- Regent Smith sees UW-Extension as key to Wisconsin¿s prosperity
- Think green at the WPT Garden Expo, Feb. 8-10
March - 800KB - 4 pages
- UW Learning Innovations provides online training solutions
- Research projects liable to human subject protections
- March 29 deadline to apply to present at GWETC
- Celebrating 100 years of 4-H youth achievement
- UW-Green Bay and UW-Oshkosh partner to provide continuing education for social workers
- All four UW-Extension divisions contribute to Latino project
- Telecommunications certificate makes ¿dream job¿ a reality
- Tobacco project builds local evaluation skills
April - 2.5MB-4 pages
- Barbara Emil leads UW outreach and e-learning efforts
- Cooperative Extension to upgrade audioconferencing
- To succeed and grow, Extension must seek new resources
- Extension display available for your use
- Reviewing your benefits could be beneficial to you
- Milwaukee student joins JASON Project on polar tech trek
- Entrepreneur grows high-tech consulting laboratory
- WPR¿s Capitol reporter John Powell retires
- Service boosts technology grants for businesses
May - 156KB-4 pages
- Yum! Entrepreneur serves "100 percent organic" ice cream
- Digital technology links public broadcasters and universities
- Delegates meet with U.S. Congress members
- WRLP names 2002 - 04 leadership group participants
- Fair biosecurity protects humans and animals
- IDEAS celebrates one million hits!
- Conferencing tools can save time and money
- Coming up - WHA-TV/WPT Auction, Nominations for 8th Annual Woman of Color Award Honoree, Cooperative Extension Conference
June - 244KB
- Bringing out the poetry in youth
- African Diaspora Project connects teens to homeland
- Diversity Program Development Initiative grant recipients named
- Rythm & Booms
- Extension-trained Master Gardeners fight hunger
- Get Checking opens the door to the world of banking
- Behind the scenes with "The Producers"
July/August - 176KB-4 pages
- Grandparents get support in raising grandchildren
- National WPT project fosters innovative political news
- Happy 110th birthday to Independent Learning!
- What our Web site statistics really mean
- Unclassified catastrophic leave program expands
- Celebrating 110 years of Independent Learning
- SBDC client is state Small Business Person of the Year
- Robert Korth receives Academic Staff Excellence Award
September - 256k-4 pages
- WPR celebrates 75 years of ¿Chapter a Day¿
- Annual Awards recipients to be honored Sept. 26
- Bigger challenges, opportunities lie ahead
- Summer interns learn new job skills
- School¿s COOL for summer
- Wisconsin Vote¿s goal: informed citizens heading to the polls
- Internet2 brings the world to Wisconsin
October - 204KB - 4 pages
- Northern EDGE: growing northern Wisconsin¿s economy
- Wisconsin Public Television offers extensive election coverage
- Building a stronger state one community at a time
- EDEN Extension Disaster Education Network assists Wisconsin communities
- Wisconsin-Mexico exchange builds culture bridges
- Program impacts help show value of UW-Extension work
- Rosemary Lehman: a leader in education technology
November - 296KB-4 pages
- Could you survive a month in the state of poverty?
- Cooperative Extension Dean and Director O¿Connor to leave UW-Extension
- Outreach Scholarship 2002 sets attendance record
- Continuing Education Extension announces personnel changes
- KUDOS
- Diversity Circles work to dismantle racism
- WRLP: one heck of a ride
- Regent Pat Boyle: champion for learners of all ages
- Wild Places
December - 280KB-4 pages
- Economic Summit III: working to move Wisconsin forward
- $1.9-million grant helps refugee teachers and families build skills
- Local Government Center celebrates 10 years
- UW-Extension hires take on new duties
- SBDC gathers statewide feedback through WisLine webconferences
- WPT know-how benefits Madison deaf students
- Annual Campaign offers opportunities to help Wisconsin¿s people