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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Saturday July 26, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Marquette Law School Poll National Survey Finds Majority Support for Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, With Bipartisan Support for Several, Partisan Divides for Others
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 25 (TNSrep) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds majority support for recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, with bipartisan support for several, partisan divides for others Also: * Approval of the Supreme Court at 49%, down slightly due to greater disapproval from Democrats * Large majorities continue to support authority of courts, limits on presidential powers * Majorities oppose cal  more

Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. UW engineers have figured out why.
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. UW engineers have figured out why. * When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel -- as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009 -- Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of commands that move its wheels or reverse its course in a delicate, time-consuming effort to free it and   more

University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Pitch Perfect - 2025 Graduate Shines at State Research Competition
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, July 26 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news: * * * Pitch perfect: 2025 graduate shines at state research competition By Christine Bellport Reilly Klippel, a 2025 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, earned third place at the WiSys Quick Pitch State Final held during the Spark Symposium in Madison on July 25, 2025. Her project focused on how well college students can identify intimate partner violence in queer relationsh  more

Wis. DNR Announces Catastrophic Storm Grant Recipients
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 26 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * DNR Announces Catastrophic Storm Grant Recipients MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the recipients of the Urban Forestry Catastrophic Storm Grants to assist with damage sustained during severe winter weather, including heavy ice and snow that took place March 29 through April 1, 2025. Catastrophic storm grants r  more