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Contact: Jason A. Smith, communications director, Wisconsin Academy Cathryn Cofell-Mutschler, co-chair, Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission Poet Laureate Commission of Wisconsin: Announces new members, expands statewide reach MADISON, WI—In the run-up to the open call for Wisconsin Poet Laureate applications and nominations for the 2013–2014 term, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members-at...

Contact: Aseem Ansari, (608) 265-4690, ansari@biochem.wisc.edu Million-dollar Keck foundation grant funds UW-Madison genome research MADISON - An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research into creating synthetic genome "foundries." The four faculty investigators leading the research will...

Curt Neuhauser, Project manager (608) 242-8038, curt.neuhauser@dot.wi.gov Verona Road/County PD intersection work postponed to Monday, Aug. 13 Improvements to the Verona Road (US 18/151) and County PD (McKee Road) intersection, Fitchburg, were pushed back a week to Monday (Aug. 13). Additional left turn lanes will be constructed at the County PD approaches...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, mike.counter@snc.edu, (920) 403-3089, www.snc.edu St. Norbert College: Children's center has preschool openings from 9-11 A.M. and 1-3 P.M. DE PERE, WIS: The St. Norbert College Children’s Center begins its 38th year as a licensed center this October. Its childcare and pre-K program are open to the public. The children’s center...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In this edition, Dane County Regional Airport Director Brad Livingston discusses how business and research travel help the airport's traffic numbers, Tom Still's commentary tackles venture capitalism and the WisBusiness.com Stock Report looks at economic optimism and state crops. The show...