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CONTACT: Eric Sandgren, (608) 890-0795, sandgren@rarc.wisc.edu MADISON - Three forums on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will highlight the ethics of animal research, Eric Sandgren, an associate professor of pathobiological sciences, announced today. "We want these talks to be discussions with the community on the costs, benefits and ethics of animal research," says Sandgren, who directs the Research Animal Resource...

Media Alert/Calendar Listing Feb. 10 and March 25, 2011 - Events to feature Ben Atherton-Zeman of Voices of Men and independent country music artist Maggie Mae - WHAT: Trappers Turn Golf Club will host the third annual Journey of Hope benefiting Hope House of south central Wisconsin on February 10. Guests will enjoy a plated dinner, live and silent...

Contact: Jeanne Tarantino, 608-266-3516 Madison--Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch will speak at the Oconomowoc Chamber Business Breakfast on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. The event is being held at the Olympia Resort, 1350 Royal Mile Road in Oconomowoc. Lieutenant Governor Kleefisch is serving as Governor Walker's Ambassador on small business issues. She will speak about the Walker administration's plans...

Wisconsin Organization To Receive Rare Funds To Turn Nascent Concept For Arts And Cultural Programming Into Achievable Plan New York, NY – Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community (NNEC) in Lac du Flambeau, WI has been awarded has been awarded a Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grant to help translate its vision for an exemplary art space into a buildable plan....

IT services provider to partner with Apple to showcase iPad deployment opportunities for businesses For more information: Kris Palen: 414.908.2204 krisp@tushaus.com MILWAUKEE –– Tushaus Computer Services, a Milwaukee-based provider of leading-edge technology solutions for businesses, will be offering informational sessions on the integration of the iPad into businesses on March 8th in Milwaukee and March 9th in Appleton. The events are free of...

CONTACT: Martin Zanni, 608-262-4783, zanni@chem.wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry Martin Zanni is being honored for contributions to the advancement of science within his laboratory and beyond. In January, the National Academy of Sciences named Zanni the winner of the 2011 Award for Initiatives in Research, which "recognizes innovative young scientists and encourages research likely to lead...

CONTACT: Ronald Kalil, (608) 262-4903, rekalil@wisc.edu MADISON - Melding of mind and policy matters is all in a day's work for the graduate students in the Neuroscience and Public Policy program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program, the only one in the country, offers students the chance to explore the intersection of science and society while working toward graduate...

Media Contact: Tammy Gilpin-Ripp, Senior Account Director 414.226.4900, ext. 13 tammyr@make-noise.com Logo captures community’s vibrancy and vision MILWAUKEE, WI (February 8, 2011) – NOISE, an award-winning and multi-media brand development and deployment agency, has designed a new logo for the Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (KACVB) that will be integrated into all KACVB communication platforms and mediums by March 2011. The...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, (608) 890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - A panel of experts will discuss the first steps in starting a high-tech business at the WARF Gilson Bootstrapping seminar being held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard St. Speakers with hands-on experience in the Madison high-technology market will...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement today on the passing of legislation that requires a 2/3rds vote for any tax increase to pass the legislature. The legislation received bipartisan support. “This legislation sends a signal to employees that we will tackle our state budget challenges without raising taxes,” said Governor Scott Walker. “It also...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Madison Area Technical College President Bettsey Barhorst has named former Department of Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch as the new Dean of the College’s Center for Human and Protective Services. Raemisch served under former Governor Jim Doyle as Secretary of the Department of Corrections from September 2007 through the end of Doyle’s term in 2010. “Rick Raemisch...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Wednesday Governor Walker will sign SSSB6, which was sent to his desk by the Legislature last week. It will be the seventh special session bill Governor Walker signs into law. The legislation, which received bipartisan support, will replace the current Department of Commerce with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation—a public-private partnership whose sole mission will be...

MILWAUKEE – Several Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. attorneys have collaborated to write "Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Wisconsin," a comprehensive guide to the legal aspects of buying and selling commercial real estate. The recently released book, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin, guides buyers and sellers through every step of the real estate transaction process. It...