MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: New UW-Madison faculty members and their families met new colleagues, were welcomed by leadership and enjoyed brats and burgers at the annual new faculty picnic hosted by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on the grounds of Olin House Wednesday. Many of the faculty members had recently moved to Madison, and they were treated to a nearly perfect summer day. Andrea Buhler Wasmann, an assistant professor   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: A Marquette University Law School Poll survey of registered voters across Wisconsin this summer found 46% of respondents expressing satisfaction with the public schools in their community, down from 63% in a poll asking the same question in October 2023. Seven percent in summer 2024 were "very satisfied" with their public schools, down from 12% last fall. In the latest poll, 39% reported themselve  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 30 -- The Milwaukee School of Engineering issued the following news: Milwaukee School of Engineering is celebrating five years of being at the forefront of applied artificial intelligence education. In 2019, Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall opened at MSOE, giving students, faculty, staff and the university's corporate partners access to state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and Rosie the supercomputer. A celebration marking the fifth anniversar  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 30 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: Shamika Mazyck, an Indianapolis-based attorney in the Quarles & Brady Health & Life Sciences Practice Group, was among the honorees for The Indiana Lawyer 2024 "Diversity in Law" award. The award recognizes "attorneys and judges from across the state and across practice types who have contributed to efforts to diversify the Hoosier legal profession." In addition to her health law practice, Mazyck  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: MEDIA ADVISORY GREEN BAY, Wis. - "Now is the Time to Rise" is the theme for the 2024 Convocation on Wednesday, August 28 at 10 a.m. at The Weidner on the UW-Green Bay campus. At the event, Chancellor Michael Alexander, along with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Kate Burns and Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman will address faculty and staff from the fo  more