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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Marquette Engineering Professor Awarded $2 Million Grant From Office of Naval Research to Develop Fuel Flexible Combustion System
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Adam Dempsey, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in Marquette University's Opus College of Engineering, has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to develop a naval combustion system that works with a wide range of lower carbon intensity fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The engines in question currently operate on naval F76 diesel fuel, but Dempsey and his te  more

Rockwell Automation Helps the Royal Mint Reduce E-Waste in Precious Metal-Recovery Facility
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: The Royal Mint's new Precious Metals Recovery facility uses the PlantPAx DCS (distributed control system) from Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) to manage and control the gold extraction process. After two years of design and manufacture, the plant is now operational and provides a strong foundation for further expansion of this technology to support the world  more

Updated information on student organization status
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Update: The decision was shared with SJP on Oct. 3, 2024 The Committee on Student Organizations (CSO) found Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) of UW-Madison in violation of five organizational rules of conduct, stemming from actions related to the illegal encampment on Library Mall between April 29 and May 11, 2024. The violations, as classified by the Registered Student Organization (RSO)  more

UW-Madison researchers use AI to identify sex-specific risks associated with brain tumors
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: For years, cancer researchers have noticed that more men than women get a lethal form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. They've also found that these tumors are often more aggressive in men. But pinpointing the characteristics that might help doctors forecast which tumors are likely to grow more quickly has proven elusive. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are turning to artificial i  more