Dr. Blank's four years serving in my administration was just one part of her extraordinary life. Whether in government or academia, she devoted her career to reducing inequality and increasing opportunities for others, and made everyone around her better.
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank was a great public servant and our team & fellow trustees @UWMadisonURP loved working with her as our Board President. I will miss her. Our deepest condolences to her husband, Hanns, and daughter, Emily.
In 1995, 14 wolves were released into the wild in Yellowstone National Park. Scientists at the time did not suspect that this would radically change the entire ecosystem of the park. 1/n
The @findorff crew helping @UWMadisonURP do our part to solve Madison’s lab space shortage. One small pour (70 trucks today) for Findorff. One giant leap for Element Labs.
Thanks so much to @illumina for not only supporting Odyssey with a $10K grant, but also for spending yesterday with us! We had a blast meeting Illumina employees and, as always, our @uwmadison Odyssey alumni were the stars of the presentation. We look forward to this partnership!
A few months ago, sandwiched between hundreds of press releases and PR pitches in my inbox was an email from a kid who said he wanted to be a writer. (thread)
@gmickells@maggieginsberg@MPLFoundation@aaronolver Amazing, but not a surprise. We know what's important to a community. BTW - Aaron, you did an excellent job. And I've got some clippings (courtesy @madisonlibrary) on the birth of the Research Park you may be interested in.
At the @MPLFoundation’s Lunch for Libraries with 650 of my book-loving friends listening to @aaronolver interview @guyraz about storytelling and entrepreneurship.
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, @MadisonBiz, set a goal of making Madison the best place in the country for entrepreneurs of color in its #Emergence agenda.