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MADISON – We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even clean up pollution. Yeast and bacteria can also convert plant sugars into biofuels and chemicals traditionally derived from fossil fuels — a key component of most plans to slow climate...

Madison, WI, - December 20, 2023 — Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, has demonstrated its commitment to community involvement through a successful donation drive organized by its employees from the Beloit-based regional innovation center. The initiative aimed to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Madison, WI, by collecting essential items from the RMHC Wishlist.

Madison, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters will present Bloom: a season of poetry, a series of poetry events offered in person and online, that connect with and celebrate literary Wisconsin. Over the first months of 2024, the Wisconsin Academy will create and showcase poetry readings, slam stories, and spoken word events across...

MADISON, Wis. – A recent finalist, a veteran contest judge and contest organizers will provide tips on how to win the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest during a 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 webinar hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2024 competition until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday,...

MADISON — Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow “rosettes” of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to autism affect early stages of human brain development. It’s the latest discovery using RosetteArray technology, a screening...

MADISON – A recent report shows that a collaboration between the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Department of Health Services (DHS), and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is supporting higher employment rates for Wisconsin residents with disabilities working in a competitive integrated employment setting. 2017 Wisconsin Act 178 requires the three state agencies...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023 has been depopulated. Of the 172 animals depopulated, 23 tested positive for the disease. In total, there were 26 positive cases of CWD at this premises,...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Columbia County Judge Todd Hepler sentenced Jeremy Lee Mondy, 37, of Janesville, Wis., to life in prison for his role in a death that occurred in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. during the night on Saturday, February 13, 2021. “This sentence will keep the...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to join the DNR at one of several First Day Hikes scheduled at state properties on New Year's Day.  Participating in a First Day Hike is a healthy, refreshing way to kick off the new year. From Richard Bong State Recreation...

MILWAUKEE — A new community-based outpatient clinic to serve Veterans in Milwaukee’s western suburbs will be opening soon in Oconomowoc. The new 8,500-square-foot facility at 1289 Olympia Fields Drive will be part of the Milwaukee VA Health Care System and will offer a variety of services to Veterans, including primary care, mental health and...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. “Consumers shouldn’t have to pay extra because of anticompetitive practices,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “The Wisconsin Department...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the village of Ellsworth is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of water mains on Grant Street, Piety Street, Woodworth Street and Strickland Street in the...