MADISON, Wisconsin, May 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Consuming raw cow's milk that contains H5N1 avian influenza virus poses an infection risk, but a laboratory process that simulates high-temperature pasteurization reduces the virus in infected milk by more than 99.99%. That's according to a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists, who reported their findings May 24 in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The   more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: The Universities of Wisconsin have announced the selection of the 2024-2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. This year's program participants come from the Universities of Wisconsin's 11 comprehensive universities and UW-Milwaukee. Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) must demonstrate excellent teaching skills and have a curiosity about student learning to be nominated   more

BELOIT, Wisconsin, May 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death in the City of Beloit, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2024. At approximately 3:26 p.m., officers with the Beloit Police Department responded to a 911 call for a reported stabbing near the 2000 block of Frederick Street in the City  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 25 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general defending a proposed rule issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) of 2022. The PWFA is landmark federal legislation that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant and post-partum employees. The EEOC rule  more