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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/14/2013 CONTACT: Jeff Endelman, endelman@wisc.edu, (360) 391-7194; Irwin Goldman, ilgoldma@wisc.edu, (608) 262-7781; Bob Guenthner, rjg.gpci@gmail.com, (715) 623-7877; or Duane Maatz, dmaatz@wisconsinpotatoes.com, (715) 623-7683 MADISON - Advances in biotechnology such as DNA sequencing have helped speed the pace of plant breeding in many food crops, but applying these tools to the potato, which has an extra set of chromosomes, has...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Debi Miller, Director, Marketing Communications (414) 277-5628 / (262) 716-7868 debra.miller@quarles.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (June 14, 2013) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 29 attorneys from the firm’s Madison and Milwaukee offices have been ranked in the 2013 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA directory. As a whole, the firm had 48 attorneys...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/13/13 CONTACT: Frank Aylward, faylward@wisc.edu (prefers email for first contact) RESEARCHERS UNEARTH BIOENERGY POTENTIAL IN LEAF-CUTTER ANT COMMUNITIES MADISON - As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology, colonies of leaf-cutter ants cultivate thriving communities of fungi and bacteria using freshly cut plant material. While these fungus gardens are...

Photo Release -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Receives Supplier of the Year Award From Chrysler MILWAUKEE, June 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (Nasdaq:STRT), announced that it was honored by Chrysler Group LLC with its 2013 Supplier of the Year award in the Electrical Products Category. Top performing suppliers were recognized at the Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Ceremony, held...

Sue Pierman Media Relations Manager Assurant Health T 414-299-7864 C 414-405-4436 sue.pierman@assurant.com Assurant Health Promotes Sales and Marketing Veteran to Senior Vice President-Executive Sales Officer MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Assurant Health, a national provider of major medical, fixed-benefit and supplemental health insurance products, announces the promotion of Charles Steele to senior vice president-executive sales officer. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/14/13 Contact: Marlena Holden, 608-262-6503, mgholden@waisman.wisc.edu GRANDPARENTS GATHER FOR SUPPORT AT WAISMAN CENTER MADISON- You're not alone. It's a simple message but one that can provide great comfort. That is just part of what those who gather at the Waisman Center as part of the Grandparents' Network take with them following each meeting. The Grandparents' Network was formed in April 2012 and...