River Alliance: Asian carp and 162 other scary invasive species ‘knocking on door’ of Lower Wisconsin River
Contact: Matt Krueger
608-257-2424 ext.125
mkrueger@wisconsinrivers.org
The number of nonnative species in the Mississippi River Basin (163) actually exceeds the number of those established in the Great Lakes (162 species). Yet, little attention is being given to this frontline as everyone turns their eyes to the south and east where the Asian Carp is making a...
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes: Signs agreement with Missouri University to supply Molybdenum-99
(MADISON, WI. – March 1, 2011) – NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC (NorthStar) announced it has signed an agreement with the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) to supply NorthStar with low specific activity molybdenum-99. This agreement allows NorthStar to ramp up over time to 3,000 6-day curies per week. Production operations are expected to begin...
UW-Madison: Conference on politics of consumption returns to UW-Madison
Contact: Jasun Carr, djcarr@wisc.edu
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a conference this week examining the intersection of consumption, citizenship, media and marketing.
"Communication, Consumers, and Citizens: Revisiting the Politics of Consumption" will run from March 3-5, with a program of presentations by leading scholars and practitioners open to the public on March...
UW-Stevens Point: CDC communication expert to highlight challenges in communicating health information
A nationally respected expert on health communication issues will be a guest lecturer in communication classes at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on March 8 and 9. Glen Nowak, who serves as the senior adviser to the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, will talk...
Focus on Energy: Plastic manufacturers implement new energy efficient technologies into practice in Wisconsin
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mark Treichel
Hoffman York
(414) 225-9554
mtreichel@hyc.com
-Xten Industries and Pactiv Corporation are saving energy and money thanks to technical and financial assistance provided by Focus on Energy-
MADISON, Wis. (March 1, 2011) With the help of Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, in partnership with We Energies and Xcel Energy, Xten Industries (Xten) and Pactiv...
Summit Credit Union: Jim Dalton joins Summit Credit Union as branch manager for its Portage location
For more information, contact:
Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC
(608) 467-4408,...
Linetec: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital new facility promotes family-friendly environment, highlights the natural environment
Wausau, Wis. -- The new Helen DeVos Children's Hospital by Spectrum Health has dramatically altered the skyline on Michigan Street's "Medical Mile" in Grand Rapids, and announced its intention to transform health care for children. Sharing this vision, the children of Rich and Helen DeVos plus more than 6,000 donors contributed to the $286 million facility.
Opened on January 11,...
WisDOT: A “corny” idea to keep roads safe in winter
For more information, contact:
Leif Hubbard
(608) 267-6884, leif.hubbard@dot.wisconsin.gov
Corn rows appear to be cheaper, better alternative than snow fences
Leaving corn rows adjacent to highways may provide a safer, more inexpensive way to keep roads safe in winter.
In years past, blowing snow often resulted in drifts covering Wisconsin’s roadways, especially adjacent to open, plowed farm fields. One way...
