MADISON, Wisconsin, July 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Glassblower Tim Drier creates glass models of deep-sea creatures for UW-Madison. Aquatic invertebrates are often difficult to study when they are living, and some can't even survive outside their deep-ocean habitats. That's why, 127 years ago, University of Wisconsin biology professor Edward Birge purchased glass models of sea creatures ranging from jellyfish to sea cucumbers from famous German  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a 16-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facil  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Summer Sherman, who conducted this research while a postdoctoral researcher in Christy Remucal's lab, collects naturally occurring foam from the surface of Lake Monona. Photo by Elise Mahon According to a new study of rivers and lakes in Wisconsin, natural foams from these bodies of water contain much higher concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) than the water below them.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: A new study of natural foams and water surface microlayers of 43 Wisconsin rivers and lakes quantified 36 compounds in a group of chemicals known as PFAS. While PFAS were detected in both types of samples, it is the foams that the researcher said were "orders of magnitude higher in PFAS concentration compared to water," while urging people and their pets to avoid them. The study al  more

CLEVELAND, Wisconsin, July 10 -- Lakeshore Technical College issued the following news release: The Lakeshore Technical College Board of Trustees swore in two incumbent board members who began their next terms at the board's annual organizational meeting July 8. Brauer will be sworn in at the August Board meeting. The Board of Trustees also elected officers for the next term. The board members sworn in are Curt Brauer, Belinda Esquinas, and Dr. Mike Trimberger. Officers elected include John Wy  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 10 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: Sybil Taylor Aytch, a paralegal in the firm's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice Group, has been reappointed to the Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Diversity, Equality and Justice in the Judiciary (CODEJ.) She will serve a three-year term and is the first and only paralegal member to serve as a CODEJ member. CODEJ develops recommendations to promote diversity and equalit  more

WICHITA, Kansas, July 10 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Textron Aviation today announced that all four of its recently upgraded Cessna high-wing piston aircraft will be featured at the 2024 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from Monday, July 22 to Sunday, July 28. The highly-anticipated Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 mockup will also make its first appearance at the show, followi  more