MEQUON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- Concordia University Wisconsin issued the following news: By Kali Thiel, Strategic Communications There are plenty of benefits that come from taking classes taught by professors who have real-world industry experience. Concordia faculty within the Batterman School of Business (CUW) and Haab School of Business (CUAA) demonstrate their industry expertise and respect among their peers by earning elected or appointed board positions. Recently, Dean of Business Matt H  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: On Wednesday, undergraduate students from UW-Madison and campuses across the Universities of Wisconsin gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the annual Research in the Rotunda event to present research findings to Wisconsin legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and members of the public. Celebrating its 20th year, Research in the Rotunda is an opportunity for students to share ideas and d  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: Nearly one hundred students and teachers from participating Northeastern Wisconsin high schools will spend the day on the UW-Green Bay campus on Thursday, March 14, 2024 for the 17th annual Watershed Symposium. The symposium brings together high schoolers and UW-Green Bay faculty researchers who partner on monitoring the health of the Fox River basin through the initiative known as   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced it is accepting applications for the Urban Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grant program. The program, which launched in January, uses federal funds to support projects that positively impact trees and people within disadvantaged communities* in Wisconsin. Potential projects may involve conserving, protecting, ex  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: On March 6, 2024, Dist. II Court of Appeals issued an opinion in WMC and Leather Rich, Inc. v. DNR, affirming a circuit court ruling regarding DNR's authority to regulate "emerging contaminants" (including PFAS compounds) as hazardous substances under the Spills Law. The department will be petitioning for review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The court's decision is stayed until the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: "No matter how rosy a picture he may try to paint of his job performance, nothing Joe Biden says will change the harsh realities facing Americans of open borders, higher prices, and a weaker economy for working Wisconsinites." --WisGOP Spokesperson Matt   more