Tom Still: Doubling the lily pads: Controlling the explosion in health care costs
By Tom Still
MADISON – Back in his math teacher days, Al Jacobs taught students about the power of doubling by talking about lily...
Governor Jim Doyle: Unlock the Potential of Stem Cell Research
The time has come to reexamine the federal policy on stem
cell research.
Wisconsin finds itself at the...
Tom Still: Higher ed cooperation will produce more skilled workers for Wisconsin
By Tom Still
MADISON – The task of producing tech-savvy workers and managers for Wisconsin's knowledge-based economy cannot be handled by any single institution. It...
Tom Still: The economy has come roaring back — or is that roar just...
By Tom Still
MADISON – I hereby declare the economic downturn in Wisconsin to be over.
You don't believe me, you say? Well, I guess I'm...
Tom Still: Lyall’s accomplishments include a UW System more attuned to economic growth
By Tom Still
MADISON – Katharine Lyall's legacy as president of the University of Wisconsin System can be told, in part, by the numbers. During...
Tom Still: The New Green Revolution offers hope to poor farmers and poor consumers
By Tom Still
SAN FRANCISCO – Outside the convention hall, I stopped last week to chat with a protester whose sign read: "Biotechnology is making...
Tom Still: In biotech competition, Wisconsin isn’t first – but it’s far from last
By Tom Still
MADISON – Wisconsin's technology industry is often compared unfavorably to the tech-based economy in Minnesota, a state with more venture capital investments,...
