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MADISON – The artificial intelligence developer OpenAI promises to reshape the way people work and learn with its new chatbot called ChatGPT. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in fact, the large language model is already aiding materials engineers, who are harnessing its power to quickly and cost-effectively extract information from scientific literature. For several...

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association released its March 2023 WI Real Estate Report today. The report shows that low inventories have hampered home sales in Wisconsin while prices in the state continue to rise. Inventory levels for March are historically low, with just 13,342 units for sale. Total statewide listings are down more than 20%...

MADISON, Wis.—April 20, 2023— When talking about mental illnesses, it's important to note the disease is not the person, and the person is not the disease. A person may have to deal with a mental health condition, but it does not define that person. People are so much more than a mental illness. “I believe...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Waukesha, Wisconsin, April 20, 2023 — HRG’s Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, will host a panel discussion, “Focusing on Care Where Health Meets the Home,” on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. PT during the ECRM Home Health Care Session at Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada. The hour-long...

Green Bay, WI - The Brown County STEM Innovation Center on the UW-Green Bay campus will host the second annual STEM Family Day.  This event will be on Saturday, April 29th from 10am-2pm. Join us for a high-energy, hands-on fun, free event for the entire family, including robotics, rockets, arcade games, and so much more. Ice Clouds, Taqueria Maldonado’s,...

Lake Geneva, WI – Black Point Estate and Gardens, a Wisconsin Historical Society site, announces a May 6 opening day and a full roster of exciting spring and summer events and tours. With its enchanting gardens, stunning Queen Anne style architecture and expansive collection of original furnishings, the former summer estate of Chicago beer baron Conrad Seipp...

Eagle, WI – Old World Wisconsin welcomes first-time guests and familiar faces to join us for our spring and summer season, kicking off on May 6-7 with historic sheep shearing demonstrations on the opening weekend. The calendar of upcoming events is now available and staff are busy preparing to welcome visitors for another year of fun, games, and the chance to...

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman provided a statement in response to a new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum showing higher education funding at Wisconsin’s public four-year universities now ranks 43rd nationally: “It’s discouraging that UW System’s four-year universities are near the bottom nationally in public funding, ranking 43rd overall in the new...

Green Bay, Wis April 20, 2023 - Despite the significant challenges faced by the trucking industry nationwide, a trucking company based in Green Bay, WI is collaborating with both its employees and clients to flourish while also supporting a local non-profit organization. Each March since 2019, Lubenow Companies Inc has held its annual Hauling for...

Alexandria, Va. (April 19) – The American International AutomobileDealers Association (AIADA) has named Wisconsin auto dealer Russell M.Darrow Jr. as the recipient of its 2023 David F. Mungenast LifetimeAchievement Award. The award is presented annually by AIADA’s Board ofDirectors to an industry leader whose exceptional community spirit andindustry success is similar to that of the award’s beloved...

MADISON — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will deliver the keynote address to graduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 2023 spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium on May 13. Holder served as the country’s 82nd attorney general from February 2009 to April 2015. He was the third-longest serving attorney general...

MILWAUKEE — Dale Kooyenga, senior vice president for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, will be the inaugural guest for “Get to Know,” a new program offered by Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 a.m. at Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St.

MADISON, Wis. - The 115th Fighter Wing became the first U.S. Air Force base worldwide to terminate all use of foam-based fire suppression systems in its facilities, surpassing the Air Force’s set date of October 2024. “We’ve been extremely busy over the last five years planning, designing and constructing facilities, but this is a...

MADISON, Wis. – With the potential for severe weather conditions in southern and central Wisconsin on Thursday, Wisconsin’s 2023 statewide tornado drill is being postponed until Friday, April 21. After consulting with partners at the National Weather Service (NWS) and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) said the decision was made to prevent...

LA CROSSE – Bold headlines and bright ideas took center stage in La Crosse recently as some 200 workforce experts, employers, and educators joined Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek, Wisconsin Technical College System President Morna K. Foy; and nine other cabinet agency leaders to focus on workforce priorities and removing barriers.