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CONTACT: Teresa (Teri) Balser, (608) 262-0132, tcbalser@wisc.edu (email is preferred) MADISON - Incoming biology students at University of Wisconsin-Madison will get extensive new help navigating the tricky transition from high school to a university that has 31 different majors related to biology, funded by a $1.4 million undergraduate science education grant announced today by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. "This is...

Amendment to state’s RPS will create jobs; position Wisconsin as an energy leader MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Orion Energy Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: OESX) thanks Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle for his leadership in signing into law forward-thinking legislation that will improve the environment and create jobs statewide. Today, Doyle signed the Wisconsin Energy Employment Act, or Senate Bill 273, amending the state’s...

For more information, contact: Michael Wallace Berghammer Construction Corporation 4750 North 132nd Street Butler, WI 53007 T 262-790-4750 F 262-790-4755 michaelw@berghammer.com Butler, WI – Berghammer Construction Corporation announced that Dan Landbo has been named Marketing Coordinator. Landbo will providing key strategic support for business development functions at Berghammer. As marketing coordinator, Landbo will be in charge of proposal development, web functions,...

During Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Spring Commencement, 376 undergraduate and 27 graduate students in engineering majors, the Rader School of Business and the School of Nursing will receive their diplomas. The ceremony will take place Saturday, May 29 at the Kern Center. Speaker/Honorary Degree Recipient T. Michael Bolger, J.D., president and CEO of the Medical College...

For more information: Kim Pokorny Brown, 608-257-3665 (MADISON) The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) applauds Governor Jim Doyle for standing on the side of public health and food safety in vetoing legislation that would have permitted the sale of raw milk. “Permitting raw milk sales would have jeopardized Wisconsin’s high standards for food safety,” said Dr. Philip Johnson, WVMA president....

Suttle-Straus, Madison area communications provider, received a gold medal for print excellence and innovation from Sappi Papers when the company announced its North American Printers of the Year awards. In the 13th year of the program, winning entries were culled from a field of approximately 3,000 entries and selected from 55 silver and judges award winners. Each of the...

Visit Rockford, Ill., for exciting Swedish events in June! ROCKFORD, IL — With pop culture playing such a dominant part in most people’s daily lives, it comes as no surprise that when most people think of Sweden, the first references that come to mind are things like the band ABBA, IKEA furniture store and the Swedish Chef from The Muppet...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm Complete Labor Force Summary tables can be found at: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2010/unemployment/elec_trans_state.pdf Wisconsin sees largest monthly job numbers increase since January 1996 MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin added 16,400 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, reflecting the largest one-month jump in jobs in more...

Contact: Joan Rudnitzki, CFRE Director of Development 262.334.9638 RE: Plans for New Museum of Wisconsin Art to be Revealed West Bend, WI—For Immediate Release—The design for the new home of the Museum of Wisconsin Art will be unveiled Sunday, May 23rd at 12:30pm during a presentation to be given just prior to the 7th annual Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement awards...