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What is the role of art in the rehabilitation of prisoners? JD McGuire, a lecturer in art and design at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County, taught for two years at six New Jersey state penitentiaries as part of the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons program. His students created themed drawings, either individually or...

Appleton-based Fleet Farm has joined a previously announced group of major firms that will take part in “speed dates” with emerging companies at the March 18 Wisconsin Tech Summit in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. Fleet Farm has 49 stores U.S. stores with 23 of those outlets in Wisconsin. Fleet Farm representatives are looking to build relationships with emerging businesses in many sectors; they join three...

Green Bay, WI – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will welcome Andrea-Teresa “Tess” Arenas for a free community presentation. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 1 p.m. via livestream or in-person at The Weidner on the Green Bay Campus, followed by a reception at 2:30 p.m. and student roundtable at 3:30 p.m. Registration for the...

-- The head of American Transmission Company is urging state lawmakers to pass a controversial “right of first refusal” bill, while an advocate for Wisconsin electricity customers argues there’s no need to make the change.  The legislation would give utilities already doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal to construct, own and maintain a new transmission line that...

The head of American Transmission Company is urging state lawmakers to pass a controversial “right of first refusal” bill, while an advocate for Wisconsin electricity customers argues there’s no need to make the change.  The legislation would give utilities already doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal to construct, own and maintain...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  February 21, 2024 MADISON, Wis — BioForward Wisconsin, lead entity on Wisconsin’s successful Tech Hub Designation from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), is pleased with Governor Evers signing of legislation that allocates $7.5 million in grant funding to drive statewide economic growth through the Tech Hub Phase 2 initiatives. BioForward also recognizes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 21, 2024 CONTACT: Tommy Jaime, 608-265-6175, tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON, Wis., - While much has been written about the connection between dogs and humans, a new book coauthored by David L. Weimer of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Madison–Wisconsin is among the first to...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21, 2024 – Upholding its three-decade legacy of support for Children’s Wisconsin, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, Landmark Credit Union is proud to announce the success of its annual Chain of Hearts Campaign, raising $58,680. This campaign is an opportunity specifically for credit unions where members and the community can purchase paper links for $1 and hearts for...

Madison, Wis. (February 21, 2024) – Edgewood College celebrates the announcement of Dr. Joe Gothard ’99, MA ’04, Ed.D. ’15 as the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year by the America Association of School Administrators (AASA). Dr. Gothard is a three-time Edgewood College alum, earning his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and Biology, master’s degree in Educational Administration, and...

Milwaukee, Wis., – February 21, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) announces the publication of a resource entitled the Behavioral Health Strategy Guide to disseminate the research and coalition-developed strategies generated by an innovative $20 million investment in 10 community partners who spent the last eight years studying, shaping and creating community-driven, sustainable solutions to addressing mental and behavioral health...

Work on the downtown bus rapid transit stations on State Street and the Capitol Square began Monday, Feb 19. These four stations (one in each direction at both locations) will be under construction for about two months, finishing the construction work by late April assuming reasonably cooperative weather. We chose this time frame to be after the...