NEWS ARCHIVE

2008

Ben-Tzion Karsh, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Richard Holden, M.S., a Ph.D. student of Dr. Karsh, recently received a “Best Paper” award in Human Factors for 2008 by the International Medical Informatics Association for their paper “Holden, R. J. and Karsh, B. (2007). A review of medical error reporting system design considerations and a proposed cross-level research framework. Human Factors, 49(2), 257-276.” Best paper awards have been given out by the International Medical Informatics Association each year since 1992.

2007

ISyE rated number one in scholarly productivity
Academic Analytics rated the UW-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering number one in its newly released 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. The Index ranks 7,294 doctoral programs in 104 disciplines at 354 institutions. Productivity for each faculty member was measured in grant dollars, publications, journal citations, and honors and awards received. The aggregated z-score for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering placed it in the top 1.5 percent of productive departments. UW-Madison also was rated third in nuclear engineering. Read more at http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity/

2006

JULY 20, 2006
New program to advance personal h ealth care through technology

MAY 11, 2006
Five faculty win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

MARCH 22, 2006
Cancer patients get emotional benefits from participating in online support groups

JANUARY 26, 2006
Study examines use of online breast cancer support groups

JANUARY 20, 2006
Take-home lessons: Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains

2005

DECEMBER 6, 2005
Study finds organizations can affect physician job satisfaction

FALL 2005
Fall 2005 newsletter, Institute of Industrial Engineers Chapter #884 (PDF)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
New faculty boast diverse skills

AUGUST 22, 2005
Despite gains, women still face bias in science careers

MAY 16, 2005
College of Engineering faculty/staff awards

APRIL 18, 2005
Engineering students take top honors in business plan competition

APRIL 18, 2005
UW-Madison professor aids effort to develop standard healthcare assessments

MARCH 21, 2005
UW-Madison workgroup helps state companies tap the power of RFID

MARCH 7, 2005
Time is money

JANUARY 3, 2005
New IE name reflects broader focus

2004

MAY 31, 2004
Accessibility technologies help vets use WWII Memorial info kiosks

MARCH 15, 2004
Taking care of care workers

FEBRUARY 2, 2004
Is bar-coding the best medicine?

2003

NOVEMBER 24, 2003
Research team works to protect critical infrastructure

NOVEMBER 17, 2003
E-Business Institute helps industries enhance business strategies

OCTOBER 27, 2003
Trace Center awarded five-year, $5 million grant to improve access to information technologies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
Open communicaton: Shared code could facilitate health-care information transfer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
New faculty join college

JULY 14, 2003
Consortium helps credit unions map e-commerce strategy

JUNE 25, 2003
UW-Madison receives $10 million for cancer communications research

MAY 5, 2003
Engineering students win two places in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition

MARCH 24, 2003
Sanders, Palecek, Shusta and Ceglarek win NSF CAREER awards

MARCH 3, 2003
Alliance brings e-business technologies to Wisconsin manufacturers

JANUARY 27, 2003
UW manufacturing solution synchronizes Rockwell work flow

JANUART 13, 2003
Paths to Recovery

JANUARY 6, 2003
Learning from Medical Mistakes

2002

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Seventeen new faculty join college

MARCH 11, 2002
Trace Center assists firm in making accessible door entry

FEBRUARY 18, 2002
Madison quality indicators keep nursing care on track

JANUARY 28, 2002
Students play vital role in state e-business initiatives

2001

OCTOBER 29, 2001
Employee "work memory" affects rotation scheduling

OCTOBER 8, 2001
Professor studies nuclear safety in deregulated landscape

SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
New faculty members set to make teaching, research impact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2001
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin visits engineering campus

MAY 7, 2001
Virtual house calls: In-home computer-based system optimizes patient care

JULY 23, 2001
Industrial engineering team helps improve output at Springs Window Fashions

JULY 16, 2001
Exploring the options

APRIL 30, 2001
"One of the most successful Expos in recent memory"

FEBRUARY 5, 2001
Advance makes voting machines easier to use

FALL-WINTER 2001-2002
Faculty Profile: Ben-Tzion Karsh

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