UW-Madison: Old and new insect pests begin bugging Wisconsin
CONTACT: Phil Pellitteri, (608) 262-6510, pellitte@entomology.wisc.edu
MADISON - The mosquitoes are back, the Japanese beetles are starting to devour the 300 species of plants they call "food," and a flock of invasive insects are poised to make headlines in Wisconsin, says Phil Pellitteri of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab.
Some "insect problems" are minor, says Pellitteri. People...
Annex Wealth Management: Announces the addition of Derek Felske, CFA as chief investment officer
Contact: Mark Beck
Phone: 262.786.6363
E-mail: mbeck@annexadvisors.com
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MAWIB: 1,000 youth hired for summer jobs
CONTACT
MARK KESSENICH 414-270-1773
Milwaukee, WI – This week, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) launched the 2011 Summer Youth Employment Program placing over 1,000 youth in jobs at public, private, and over 60 community based worksites throughout Milwaukee County. As a part of Mayor Barrett’s Earn & Learn Summer Youth Employment Program, youth will...
UW-Madison: New experimental study suggests financial aid enhances college success among the most unlikely graduates
CONTACTS: Sara Goldrick-Rab, 608-215-9449 (cell), srab@education.wisc.edu; Douglas N. Harris, 608-263-4827, dnharris3@wisc.edu. Questions about the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars program should be directed to Executive Director Mary Gulbrandsen, mgulbrandsen@ffws.org.
MADISON - Results from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get...
Lake Delton Fisheries Restoration Project: Delton Jamboree Model gains statewide support
LAKE DELTON, Wis. – nationally coined the “Delton Jamboree Model” (DJM) after the waterway and village of its founding, the DJM was recently recognized leading edge in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 2nd Annual LD Youth Fishing Jamboree at Kaminski Park by the state agencies, organizers and partners, media and television cameras and amid fanfare of a 230-strong entourage...
UW-Madison: Benson appointed sustainability research and education director
CONTACT: Craig Benson, (608) 262-7242, chbenson@wisc.edu
MADISON - Craig H. Benson, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of geological engineering and civil and environmental engineering, has been named the first director for sustainability research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In this new role, Benson is charged with the primary goal of developing and coordinating a campus-wide effort to align UW-Madison...
