MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: During his time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, when the academic grind got especially tough, Tenzin Phuntsok would call his mother in India for inspiration. As a young girl, she fled the Chinese occupation of Tibet with her family, trekking barefoot across the Himalayas. Later, as an eighth grader, she was forced to drop out of school to care for her parents, both bedridden. "She lov more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Trailblazing electrochemist Kyoung-Shin Choi has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, honoring her work developing and understanding electrodes and catalysts for use in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating a sustainable future. These applications include sustainable and environmentally benign production of fuels, chemicals, fertilizers a more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 25 (TNSres) -- Milwaukee Area Technical College issued the following news: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson believes a clean city is a healthy city, a safe city and a proud city. "If you have trash in your house, you don't throw it anywhere. You put it in the trash," said Johnson, who earlier in April won a full, four-year term as mayor. "That's what we all need to do in our collective home called Milwaukee." On Monday, April 22 -- the 54th annual Earth Day -- hund more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Gracie Nelson, senior class president and student speaker for the 2024 spring commencement, will earn a bachelor's degree with a double major in political science and gender and women's studies and honors through the College of Letters & Science. Photo: Althea Dotzour Gracie Nelson's first day at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was memorable for its uncertainty. It was the fall of 2020 --  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly released the following statement today regarding the University of Wisconsin-Madison announcing it will extend its Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program through the 2028-29 academic year because of a $4 million contribution. The program covers the cost of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for students in th more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Undergraduates present their poster projects during the Undergraduate Symposium at Union South on April 28, 2023. Photo: Bryce Richter As a sophomore research fellow in UW-Madison's Glass Lab, Amber Mans found an opportunity to explore some of her ideas on a project with guest instructor Brett Swenson. "I had been subtly pursuing my own personal research without the title since my freshman ye more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The University of Wisconsin School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at UW-Madison and GE HealthCare, a company with a rich Wisconsin history, today announced GE HealthCare as the founding member of the N+1 Institute. This announcement comes in advance of the official launch event on May 6, 2024. The collaboration will explore artificial intelligenc more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will conduct its annual Student Showcase on Wednesday, April 24 in the Student Center. This event promises a vibrant display of scholarly exploration and creativity from undergraduate and graduate students across diverse disciplines. The UW-Parkside Student Showcase is a campus-wide celebration inviting undergraduate and graduate students to prese more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will be conducting a full drawdown on two flowages at Navarino Wildlife Area: Hanson Flowage and 80 Acre Flowage. The drawdowns will begin this spring, and water levels will be lowered slowly until full drawdown is achieved in mid-May. The drop in water levels is necessary to prepare the sites f more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Spring is baby animal season in Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to leave fawns alone while they're out exploring the state during the warm weather months. If you encounter a fawn while outdoors, the DNR urges you not to touch it or intervene in any way - there's a good chance it's right where it's supposed to be and its mother isn more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today published information reported by Wisconsin public schools on incidents where seclusion and/or physical restraint was used during the 2022-23 school year. Pursuant to 2019 Wisconsin Act 118, Wisconsin public schools submit a report containing information on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools to the DP more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today recognized three school counseling programs and their school counselors on receiving a national designation for showing extraordinary dedication to students and making an impact through their programs. This spring, the American School Counselor Association named 138 schools across the nation as Recognized ASCA M more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for March 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: * Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary March 2024  more PR