MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced DNR Conservation Warden Lt. Bryan Lockman was awarded the Warden of the Year for 2022. Warden of the Year, formally known as the Haskell Noyes Efficiency Award, is the highest honor bestowed to a state conservation warden. Recipients demonstrate an ability to lead a quality law enforcement conserva  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: On Wednesday evening, recruiters representing more than 200 employers gathered at the Kohl Center for the fall 2023 UW-Madison All-Campus Career and Internship Fair, eager to meet with the nearly 3,500 students and recent alumni who attended the event.  "We hire a lot of Badgers," said Jordan Bryant, campus recruiting manager for Uline, a distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging mate  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Updated: 11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 Flooding in the Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, has prompted class and lab cancellations for courses located in that building for Thursday, Sept. 21. The building is currently closed and entry is prohibited. The cause of the flooding is not yet known, but several areas of the building have been affected. The leak has been stopped and  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Cleanup continues in the Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, following extensive flooding inside the building on Wednesday night when a chilled water system pipe on the top floor burst. Approximately 55,000 gallons of water were released, causing damage on all floors of the building. Damage estimates and repair time for water damage are still to be determined. Classes and lab  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release: An estimated 53 million Americans are caregivers for older adults, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving. Wisconsin alone has approximately 580,000 family caregivers. An Oct. 9 event is bringing together health professionals to talk about the needs of these family caregivers in diverse populations and discuss better ways to integrate their support. The South  more

RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will host the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents (BOR) Oct0ber 5-6, offering the regents and other UW System officials the opportunity to learn about the high-quality programs and education UW-River Falls students receive. The 18 members of the Board of Regents, UW System campus chancellors and other system officials will   more

WHITEWATER, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Whitewater campus issued the following news release: The campfire light dancing on a circle of faces on the Lake Superior shore has a feeling of eternity -- as if people have been huddling here for as long as there have been people and fire. Waves lapping at the shoreline keep their own eternal cadence. In the firelight are five University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students and their professor, Juk Bhattacharyya, professor o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Research went viral last spring when it posted an ad for "descriptive sensory panelists" -- in other words, people who taste cheese, pizza and other dairy products. Fascinated by a position that screamed "only in the Dairy State," CNN, NBC and other media outlets published articles oozing with cheesy puns. Sample headline: "Grate Job!" While natio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 4-year-old white-tailed buck. The farm has been placed under quaran  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for three seats on the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board. Producers who grow and sell corn in Districts 3, 5, or 6 are eligible to nominate producers or to be nominated to the board. The Department will accept nominations through November 1, 2023. Producers w  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded grants to six law enforcement agencies to support their work addressing the opioid epidemic in our state. The Buffalo, Columbia, Eau Claire, Marathon, and Sawyer County Sheriff's Offices, and the Village of Cottage Grove Police Department will receive funds to support community drug disposal programs, programs that keep peop  more