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MARSHFIELD, WI – Military experiences and exposures are well-known factors that affect individuals’ health and well-being, both in the short and long term. This is especially true when active military personnel and veterans mobilize and deploy to hazardous environments, whether that means combat or natural disaster responses. To better diagnose and treat current military...

Milwaukee, WI - The MPC Endowment has awarded a grant to support the first film of a former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel arts writer, which will be showcased at the Milwaukee Film Festival. This grant is part of the endowment’s mission to promote journalism excellence and support educational programs and activities related to journalism.  “Out of the...

MADISON, Wis. – Despite occasional headlines that can trigger anxiety, aviation remains one of the world’s safest and most reliable ways to travel – as 90,000 passenger flights per day attests. To remain sustainable, however, the aviation industry must continue to innovate in fields such as “green” fuel, engine design and more. Join us...

Madison, Wis., April 3, 2024—Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is asking the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to approve a new community solar program largely based on Shared Solar, MGE's original and fully subscribed community solar program. Shared Solar II would offer participants the option to pay a minimal up-front fee to subscribe to receive energy from...

Milwaukee, WI – The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has announced that Dr. William Barclay Allen, Emeritus Dean of James Madison College and Professor of political science at Michigan State University, is a 2024 Bradley Prize winner.   Now in its 20th year, the Bradley Prize is awarded to individuals whose extraordinary work exemplifies the Foundation’s mission to restore, strengthen, and...

-- A UW-Madison expert is urging dairy farm operators to watch out for signs of bird flu in their cows after cases of the virus were reported in herds in Kansas, Texas and Michigan.  While no cattle in the state have tested positive for the disease, according to DATCP, the agency is preparing for the possibility that it will hit...

A UW-Madison expert is urging dairy farm operators to watch out for signs of bird flu in their cows after cases of the virus were reported in herds in Kansas, Texas and Michigan.  While no cattle in the state have tested positive for the disease, according to DATCP, the agency is preparing for the...

MILWAUKEE — Rev. Peter Nguyen, S.J., 2024 holder of the Rev. Francis Wade Chair at Marquette University, will deliver “Sharing Our Dying and Deaths: Edith Stein’s Theology of Community” for the annual Wade Public Lecture on Wednesday, April 10, at 4:30 p.m. at Raynor Library, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. The lecture is hosted by...

MILWAUKEE_The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process. “For decades, the Kohler name...

MADISON, Wis. (Apr. 2, 2024) – Newsweek recently announced their list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America – for the third year in a row, Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) was included. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.   The Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024 have been...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced Kayla Mayer as the newest addition to the company’s communication team today. Mayer will serve as the marketing and communications manager. She works closely with Director of Communications Laura Hensley to oversee strategic direction, create creative assets and offers overall communications support on behalf of the association and its affiliates. Mayer...

APPLETON – Free Speech for Campus, The Wisconsin Association of Scholars, and the Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue will hold a forum entitled “Free Speech for Thee . . . And for Me!: Providing Resources for the Protection and Expansion of Free Speech at UW Institutions” on Saturday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m. at UW-Whitewater’s Hyland Hall. Universities...