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Madison, Wis. (February 21, 2024) – Edgewood College celebrates the announcement of Dr. Joe Gothard ’99, MA ’04, Ed.D. ’15 as the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year by the America Association of School Administrators (AASA). Dr. Gothard is a three-time Edgewood College alum, earning his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and Biology, master’s degree in Educational Administration, and...

Milwaukee, Wis., – February 21, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) announces the publication of a resource entitled the Behavioral Health Strategy Guide to disseminate the research and coalition-developed strategies generated by an innovative $20 million investment in 10 community partners who spent the last eight years studying, shaping and creating community-driven, sustainable solutions to addressing mental and behavioral health...

Work on the downtown bus rapid transit stations on State Street and the Capitol Square began Monday, Feb 19. These four stations (one in each direction at both locations) will be under construction for about two months, finishing the construction work by late April assuming reasonably cooperative weather. We chose this time frame to be after the...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) yesterday announced that many Wisconsin businesses may be eligible for a federal disaster loan program if they have suffered losses due to this year’s unusually mild winter, which lacked Wisconsin’s typical snowfall in many areas of the state. Today, the governor is announcing three additional counties will now be eligible: Florence, Marinette, and Buffalo...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year marked by inflation, market volatility, geopolitical conflict and other uncertainties, Northwestern Mutual thrived and generated revenue of more than $36 billion and ended the year with surplus that surpassed $38 billioni – both high watermarks for the 166-year-old financial security company. A robust surplus gives Northwestern Mutual the flexibility to respond to unexpected events,...

Madison, Wis., Feb. 21, 2024—Madison Gas and Electric’s (MGE) latest solar array, the 6-megawatt (MW) Tyto Solar in Fitchburg, is fully operational and delivering locally generated, carbon-free energy to MGE’s distribution grid. Like MGE’s other Madison-area renewable energy projects, Tyto Solar is a distributed energy resource that is connected to MGE’s distribution system. Tyto Solar serves all...

WIS 19 between WIS 78 in Mazomanie and US 12 in Springfield Corners will be closed February 22 through mid-November for construction work in the area. The posted detour route will utilize WIS 78 and US 12.  For more information regarding traffic impacts in Wisconsin’s Southwest Region:

The free event is sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership  and the Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership Green Bay, WI – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will welcome Major General (Ret.) Marcia Anderson for a free community presentation. General Anderson’s presentation is part of the Tommy G....

WOMEN’S MONTH COLLAB HIGHLIGHTS FEMALES IN BEER & SPIRITS INDUSTRIES- NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING BREWERIES INCREASES, SPIRITS COMPANIES JOIN COALITION Sheboygan’s 3 Sheeps Brewing Co. Brews Specialty Women’s Month Beer Crafted By Female Cellar Team Member Kate Thomma,Donates 50 Cents Per Pint Sold At The Taproom All Month to Safe Harbor of Sheboygan

-- UW-Madison researchers have identified a protein that could be used to regenerate damaged heart tissue, giving heart failure patients hope for a potential treatment.  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation recently spotlighted the breakthrough as a “top licensing prospect” among UW-Madison health inventions. The protein, called LRRC10, was discovered by researchers Ahmed Mahmoud, Timothy Kamp and Youngsook Lee, who specialize...

UW-Madison researchers have identified a protein that could be used to regenerate damaged heart tissue, giving heart failure patients hope for a potential treatment.  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation recently spotlighted the breakthrough as a “top licensing prospect” among UW-Madison health inventions. The protein, called LRRC10, was discovered by researchers Ahmed Mahmoud, Timothy Kamp...

MILWAUKEE — Brian Troyer, dean of undergraduate admissions at Marquette University, has been elected to serve as president of the National Catholic College Admission Association for the 2025-26 academic year and will spend the 2024-25 year as president-elect. The appointment began with the National CCAA membership meeting in January. The National CCAA is a...

Everyone has thoughts, emotions, and behaviors – what we know as mental health – and infants and toddlers are no different. Positive mental health and responsive relationships in early childhood are critical to a child's health.  The vast majority (90%) of brain development occurs before a child enters kindergarten, so the first five years...