Kikkoman USA’s announces new research and development laboratory in University Research Park
Sept. 9, 2008
The laboratory, which will join Kikkoman’s global research and development network, will foster increased collaboration between the company and University of Wisconsin-Madison food science researchers
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New ‘urban research park’ offers jolt of electricity to Madison high-tech startups
August 4, 2008
After three decades of almost exponential commercial growth on Madison's west side, the University Research Park (URP) will pursue an opportunity to sink roots downtown with an innovative "urban research park" targeting high-technology entrepreneurs.

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University Research Park publishes "The First Fifteen Years: 1984-1999", a retrospective about the award winning research park
March 7, 2008 - MADISON, Wis.
The publication, written by Arthur Hove leads readers through the park's first 15 years, spotlighting the innovative efforts that brought the park from idea to reality, and subsequently earned URP the first Outstanding Research Park Award, awarded by the International Association of University Related Research Parks (AURRP) in 1996.

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California-Based Medical Products Company to Build in University Research Park
July 11, 2007 MADISON, Wis. –University Research Park (URP) today announced that Mentor Corp. (NYSE: MNT), a California-based global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of science-based medical products, will expand its presence in Madison with the construction of a 37,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the park.


Olin House Renovation Project

Olin House Advisory Council
Findings & Recomendations
 
Olin House is a historic house in University Heights. Two consecutive directors of Facilities Planning and Management at UW-Madison have warned of the house’s serious deterioration. Responding to those concerns, ChancellorJohn D. Wiley formed the Olin House Advisory Council to determine the amount of repair and renovation required to sustain Olin House for the next several decades.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Olin House
Functional Use Report
 
After 94 years of nearly continuous use by the Olin family and nine University of Wisconsin Presidents and Chancellors, Olin House, the current residence of the UW-Madison Chancellor, was recently closed and is about to undergo an extensive renovation including infrastructure modernization and major functional improvements.

This report will review the historic, current, and future functional attributes and needs of the residence –both in its official and private capacities –and hopefully provide useful input to the architect selected to spearhead the renovation project. Following a general overview of Olin House, this report will look at the past, present, and future functionality by each of the home’s four floors and by room, as appropriate.

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