CLEVELAND, Wisconsin, April 18 -- Lakeshore Technical College issued the following news release: Lakeshore Technical College, in collaboration with eight other colleges from the Wisconsin Technical College System, is a recipient of a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. This award, part of the department's Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants, will span four years and aims to enhance advanced manufacturing education across the state. The $400,000 allocated to Lakes  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: Jodi Resch Brownell, a Spanish teacher at Crandon High School, has been named the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's 2023-24 Global Educator of the Year. With three decades of experience as a teacher, Resch Brownell has instilled a love of learning about other cultures and the world among students. She helped bring the Global Scholars Program to Crandon High School, throu  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 18 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Marquette University and Milwaukee Public Schools are co-hosting the third annual BLMA Mental Health Awareness Symposium, a half-day event for Black and Latino young men, on Monday, April 22, from 9:45 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Alumni Memorial Union. This event is a partnership between Marquette's Black and Latino/a Ecosystem and Support Transition (BLEST) Hub, which is based out of the Center for Urban  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release: The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI), a partnership among the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University and Northwestern Mutual, is hosting its second annual, free-to-the-public symposium on April 24 at the UWM Student Union. The daylong event will address the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and how AI will bridge innovation and impac  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The seniors had been waiting four years for this party, and they embraced it. Photo by MK Denton (Editor's note: MK Denton is a photo intern for University Communications and a member of UW-Madison's 2024 senior class.) In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic stopped everything in its tracks, including my hopes of attending my high school prom. I wasn't able to get together with friends and have a fun  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the approval of Stewardship funding for Friends Grants to 24 nonprofit organizations for improvement at DNR properties across the state. Governor Evers' State Building Commission approved the funding, which includes 29 projects for a total of $373,900 in Stewardship grants, leveraging $392,700 in ma  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire undergraduate students will participate in high-level laboratory research and training in the fields of neuroscience and regenerative sciences this summer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, through a nearly $600,000 National Institutes of Health grant. The new UW-Eau Claire - Mayo Clinic Regenerative Neuroscience Scholars (ReNS) program wi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: UW-Madison biochemistry professor John Ralph has been awarded the forestry industry's top prize, alongside collaborator Wout Boerjan, a professor at Ghent University in Belgium, for their groundbreaking research on the molecular structure of lignin, one of the main components of plant cell walls. The world's top prize in forestry research has been awarded to University of Wisconsin-Madison bio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has finalized aerial spray plans for its 2024 Spongy Moth Suppression Program, with maps for the six selected treatment areas available online (https://widnr.widen.net/s/c6vcwzr8jz/all-2024). The six identified treatment sites contain high-value trees at DNR properties in Columbia, Marinette, Sauk and Walworth counties. A total of   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Latest data from the Wisconsin Idea Database project show how UW-Madison provides educational opportunities, builds the workforce and economy in every county in the state. Photo: Jeff Miller Key takeaways: To accomplish its educational and research missions, UW-Madison partners with more than 3,000 state businesses and organizations yearly, spending at least $360 million on goods, services an  more