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Milwaukee, Wis. – Many students are still searching and applying for grants and scholarships to fund their college education. With an average tuition of approximately $25,000 at 4-year institutions, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, paying for a college degree is a challenging obstacle for prospective students. A challenge that is made more difficult by scammers looking...

Scientists in Madison have developed a method for turning plastic waste into more valuable materials, according to a new study.  The work was led by George Huber, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at UW-Madison. In a release from the university, he says “there’s a huge market” for the products the team is...

-- Scientists in Madison have developed a method for turning plastic waste into more valuable materials, according to a new study.  The work was led by George Huber, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at UW-Madison. In a release from the university, he says “there’s a huge market” for the products the team...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The latest news is that devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii are prompting evacuations on that island. Residents are receiving advice on what they can do to protect themselves and their homes. In the meantime those donors seeking to help support Maui relief efforts can consider the following tips. Advice on Maui Relief Efforts 

WAUSAU, WI (Aug. 10, 2023)GI Associates, an independent practice in Northern and Central Wisconsin dedicated exclusively to gastroenterology care, is pleased to welcome Vance Hartke, M.D. to the team of providers at GI Associates.   Dr. Hartke joins GI Associates after completing his gastroenterology fellowship at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana and his internal medicine residency at the University...

West Allis, WI (August 11, 2023) – The Wisconsin Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (WPGA) presents the Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open; at SentryWorld (Stevens Point) on Monday-Wednesday, August 14-16. On the heels of hosting the U.S. Senior Open June 29-July 2, the facility will now challenge 156 of the best...

MADISON – Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics, are not recyclable using conventional mechanical recycling methods. In the end, only about 9 percent of plastic in the United States is ever reused, often in...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and the Dairy Business Association today announced a pair of promotions to their member services team. Lauren Laubscher has been promoted to member services manager, and Reschke was promoted to member services compliance and regulatory representative. Both previously served as member services representatives covering different areas of...

De Pere, Wis.: The Green Bay Boy & Girl Choir and St. Norbert College will be partnering beginning with the 2023-24 school year. The Green Bay Boy & Girl Choir will become part of St. Norbert's youth arts programming starting in August. “St. Norbert College understands the value of the arts in the development...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with David Noyce, executive associate dean and Arthur F. Hawnn Professor at UW-Madison’s College of Engineering.  Noyce is also the executive director of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory and the Wisconsin Driving Simulator Laboratory.  He discusses the latest research into electric vehicles...