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Middleton, WI (May 6, 2024) – For families facing cancer, Gilda’s Club Madison offers the  missing piece to cancer care: emotional support. The Gilda’s Backyard BBQ fundraiser on  Thursday, June 13, from 5:30 to 8:30pm ensures that all programs offered by Gilda’s Club are  no cost for participants.  Gilda’s Club serves as a welcoming,...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the members of the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. These students will be high school seniors during the 2024 – 2025 school year. The council members and their hometowns are: Jordan Berg, Neillsville

MADISON, Wis. – With 32 high school juniors and seniors receiving hands-on experience as youth apprentices across UW Health, the health system is the largest employer of youth apprentices in Dane County and second in Wisconsin among health sciences employers. To honor and promote this young workforce across the country, this year the U.S....

MILWAUKEE (May 6, 2023) – The 26th annual WKLH Miracle Marathon for Children’s Wisconsin presented by Mars Family Foundation is Thursday–Friday, May 16-17, 2024. Broadcast live on 96.5 WKLH and online at WKLH.com, this two-day, 36-hour radiothon is one of the largest community-wide fundraisers for Children’s Wisconsin, having raised more than $29 million since it began 26 years ago.

Milwaukee, Wis. – Better Business Bureau® (BBB) has awarded 15 Wisconsin high school seniors each a $2,500 scholarship as part of its annual statewide BBB Students of Integrity Scholarship program. These scholarships are intended for post-high school education at any Wisconsin-based accredited college beginning in the fall; two of the 15 scholarships are reserved for students who will be attending two-year college programs, and two...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected Halei Heinzel of Oconomowoc as Wisconsin's 77th Alice in Dairyland. In this position, Heinzel will work for the contract year as a full-time communications professional for DATCP, educating the public about the importance of agriculture in Wisconsin. Heinzel will...

Washburn, Wis. (May 3, 2024) - The 4th Annual Sound Cheq Music Fest featuring 47 local bands will take place Memorial Day Weekend in Washburn.  “We have a lot of multi-talented community members with deep roots and commitment to Washburn who are performing throughout the weekend,” said Liz Woodworth, Sound Cheq Music Fest organizer. “A few of...

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (May 1, 2024) – Iron Mountain Refrigeration, a national distributor of commercial refrigeration equipment based in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., invites Wisconsin firefighters to enter Iron Mountain’s Firehouse Cook Challenge – a culinary-style competition that will spotlight firefighters from around the state who love to cook for their stations.  Beginning May 1,...

Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) Board of Directors has named Katie Scott its next Executive Director. She will begin her tenure at WCRIS on June 3, 2024.  Katie brings a wealth of education and state government experience to WCRIS. She has strong working relationships with and is...

-- UW-Madison engineers have developed a method for improving the body’s uptake of certain gene therapies through controlled electrical stimulation.  In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, electrical engineering researchers found that delivering harmless pulses of electricity to liver cells caused them to absorb 40 times as much gene therapy than those that weren’t shocked.  This type of...

UW-Madison engineers have developed a method for improving the body’s uptake of certain gene therapies through controlled electrical stimulation.  In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, electrical engineering researchers found that delivering harmless pulses of electricity to liver cells caused them to absorb 40 times as much gene therapy than those...

The annual Wisconsin State Patrol awards ceremony was held Friday, May 3, to recognize the outstanding public service of employees who exceed the expectations of their daily duties. This year, 76 awards were presented at the event in Wisconsin Dells highlighting lifesaving efforts and innovations that improve state patrol operations. Governor Tony Evers joined...