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Embracing Madison’s tradition in progressive environmental movements The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) 19th Annual Conference is coming to Madison October 7-11, hosted by the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Madison Concourse Hotel. Formed in 1991 and over 1500 strong, SEJ is North America's oldest and largest journalism association focusing on the environment beat. If...

CONTACT: Craig Thompson, Executive Director Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin (608) 256-7044 Commercial Ports Play Vital Role in State’s Economy and Quality of Life MADISON – Wisconsin is unique in the nation for having 20 commercial ports strategically situated along the three waterways that border the state, including five ports that provide passenger...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathie Pugaczewski P: 651-265-7859 F: 651-290-2266 E: kathiep@astd-tcc.org W: http://www.astd-tcc.org St. Paul, August 19, 2009 – When dominant personality characteristics are categorized with four Insights Discovery colors – red, yellow, green and blue – greater awareness of similarities and differences occurs and people learn how to communicate better and achieve company objectives. This will be the core message of an engaging Nov....

Contact: Janice Nordin (262) 472-1580 nordinj@uww.edu WHITEWATER ­ Efficient programs and a knowledgeable veterans affairs staff landed the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on G.I. Jobs magazine¹s list of Military Friendly Schools for 2010. G.I. Jobs magazine helps people make the...

CONTACT Ken Krause Creative Director Tech Image® (for Widen) Ph: 847-279-0022 x228 Fax: 847-279-8922 ken.krause@techimage.com http://www.techimage.com Digital Asset Management Creates Efficiencies and Boosts Marketing Effectiveness MADISON, Wis. (August 17, 2009) - Widen Enterprises, a Madison, Wisconsin-based pre-media and software services provider, today announced it was named a 2009 winner in the THINKStrategies Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program. The Boss Awards promotes measurable business benefits delivered by...

Contact: Stephanie Marquis, Department of Health Services, 608-266-1683 State and county health officials announce that two birds have tested positive for West Nile virus, one in Milwaukee County and the other in Portage County. These are the first animals to test positive for the virus in Wisconsin this year. Although very few mosquitoes actually carry West Nile...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news The paper machine located at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) has been recognized as the largest and fastest student-operated machine in the world, according to the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). “This type of national/international exposure for our paper science program and students is well deserved,” said Gerry...

Contact: Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin 608 255 8316 | akatz@artswisconsin.org A training program for rural arts managers in the Upper Midwest Intensive weekend workshops to be held monthly from October 16, 2009 through April 10, 2010 at the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts in Amery, WI Amery, WI ---- Arts Wisconsin, Wisconsin's statewide arts service, advocacy, and development organization, invites applicants...

WHAT: Duluth Trading Co., the Belleville, Wis. based online and catalog retailer of tradesman-tested and approved workwear products and tools, will reward volunteers’ “sweat equity” with Sweat Survival gear at the Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Framing Frenzy job site in the Northport Commons neighborhood. Habitat volunteers will frame three homes in three weeks in the second of...

CONTACT: Sam Gellman, gellman@chem.wisc.edu, 608-262-3303 MADISON - With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations between cells. Interactions between proteins are fundamental to many biological processes, including some less-than-desirable ones like infections and tumor growth. For example, HIV and several other human viruses...