MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Children and adults explored aquatic life in Wisconsin's lakes, from touching longnose gar to looking at organisms under microscopes, during an open house at the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology on June 21. Guests learned about current research on Madison lakes, met some of the plants and animals living in the waters and got a hands-on introduction to the tools freshwater scientists use. 1   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 25 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Stacy Barnes, associate professor of practice and director of the Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center in Marquette University's College of Nursing, has received a $5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to educate and train the health workforce, address care gaps, and improve health outcomes for older adults.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Students packed the Kohl Center concourse during the Career & Internship Fair in September 2023. UW's excellent career preparation helped it be named a "Best Value College" by Princeton Review. Photo: Taylor Wolfram The University of Wisconsin-Madison was named one of Princeton Review's 209 "Best Value Colleges," which all "demonstrate impressive commitments to affordability via extremely gener  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, June 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: To counteract rising incidents of financial exploitation among the elderly in Wisconsin, UW-Green Bay and the Wisconsin Elder Justice Coalition have released a Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) toolkit (https://www.uwgb.edu/elder-justice-coalition/#fast). The toolkit aims to fortify community efforts across the state by encouraging and equipping FASTs with critical info  more