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De Pere, Wis.: Jacob Laubacher, associate professor of mathematics at St. Norbert College, was recently named this year’s Early Career Award winner in natural sciences. Early career is currently defined as a faculty member in their first 10 years. The award is linked to a new endowment at St. Norbert, funded by a pair of former St....

MILWAUKEE, USA (May 30, 2024) – June is jumping at the Harley-Davidson Museum as the city gets set to welcome back summer. Bike Nights are in full swing, and the May 30th edition will be burning rubber as the Harley-Davidson Factory Race Team will be on hand before they take to the track at Road America for the weekend’s King of the Baggers action. Racers Kyle...

MILWAUKEE (May 30, 2024) — Today, Milwaukee County Transit System’s (MCTS) paratransit service, Transit Plus, announced it’s introducing a new mobile app that will give passengers real-time arrival information for van service. “My Transit Manager” is a free app developed by Transdev to help improve van riders’ experience. Transit Plus riders will be able to receive notifications about their upcoming rides,...

WHAT: A drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers successfully alleviated symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1). Researchers identified the treatment based on their discovery that the syndrome is linked to elevated levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), a protein involved in immune system responses, providing new...

Keshena, Wis., May 30, 2024 — The Wisconsin Indigenous Economic Development Corporation (WIEDC) is preparing an unprecedented Economic Impact Study, dedicated to assessing the vast economic contributions of both tribal enterprises and Indigenous-led small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Wisconsin. This groundbreaking initiative, the first non-gaming industry study of its kind, will establish a foundational baseline of data that illuminates the...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., – May 30, 2024 – SKYGEN, a leading provider of vision and dental benefit management services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions, announces the appointment of its Chief Innovation & Growth Officer John Schaak to the Medicaid, Medicare CHIP Services Dental Association (MSDA) board of directors, a continuation of a valued partnership with...

APPLETON, Wis. (May 30, 2024) – Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) business, is proud to announce registration is now open for the 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Co-sponsored by Pierce and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, this year's climb will occur on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The event is open to everyone...

WHAT: Using a combination of cutting-edge immunologic technologies, researchers have successfully stimulated animals’ immune systems to induce rare precursor B cells of a class of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). The findings, published today in Nature Immunology, are an encouraging, incremental step in developing a preventive HIV vaccine.   HIV is genetically...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Does travel insurance cover canceled trips? According to experts, the short answer is it depends on the policy and the situation. In the past few years, BBB received thousands of complaints related to travel insurance, many of which occurred because the policy didn’t cover the cancellation caused by the coronavirus and/or travel bans...

FOX CITIES, Wis. (May 29, 2024)— The Fox Cities Chamber has been named a finalist for the national 2024 Chamber of the Year award, presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Va., with over 1,600 chambers of commerce and related organizations around the world as members.

-- Gov. Tony Evers has announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state's history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund yesterday at Forward BIOLABS in Madison, a company that offers lab and office space for startups, along with WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes...

Gov. Tony Evers has announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state's history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund yesterday at Forward BIOLABS in Madison, a company that offers lab and office space for startups, along with WEDC...