OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's Oshkosh Campus issued the following news: The latest episode of the UWO Now podcast is an opportunity to learn about a group of outstanding alumni from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Host Wendell Ray chats with Jeffery Gerritt, Jeni Asaba, Teresa Conolly, John Krajnak and Brody Karmenzind--five of the 11 UW Oshkosh grads who'll be honored with alumni awards during Homecoming later this month. Ray interviewed each indiv more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Alverno College issued the following news release: Alverno College has been awarded a five-year, $1.24 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The funds will be used to train personnel from diverse backgrounds at Minority-Serving Institutions to serve children with disabilities. "We celebrate this opportunity that highlights Alverno's commitment to serving a variety of learners with our innovative education programs," said Thor Stolen, PhD, project d more PR

MEQUON, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Concordia University Wisconsin issued the following news: Lutheran school administrators, help your contracted teachers become well-versed in Lutheran doctrine and better prepared to contribute to the mission of your school. Many Lutheran schools and congregations are hiring more Christian teachers who are not Lutheran or members of an LCMS church due to demographic trends, the growth of Lutheran schools, and a shortage of LCMS-trained teachers and commissioned mi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. This tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature. The runoff risk advisory forecast i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: For the third time this week, Bryan Steil has caved to the demands of his far-right colleagues and voted for extremist Jim Jordan for speaker. Rather than working in a bipartisan manner to get things done for Wisconsin, Steil is supporting a conspiracy theorist whose agenda includes: * Defunding federal law enforcement. * Passing a nationwide abortion ban with no except more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP represented Ventricle Health, a national, virtual cardiology clinic, in its $8 million seed funding led by RA Capital Management. Waterline Ventures and other investors also participated. Ventricle Health offers a rapid path for payers and value-based provider groups to connect heart failure patients to high-quality cardiology services from their homes. By meeting patients where they  more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP represented Essenvia, a regulatory submission platform for MedTech organizations, in its Series A financing. Essenvia helps MedTech organizations rapidly submit eSTAR, EUMDR, and IVDR, eliminate common submission errors, and maximize their device's revenue potential. Unlike conventional Regulatory Information Management (RIM) tools, documents, or spreadsheets, Essenvia has zero techni more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP advised Jelly Belly Candy Company (Jelly Belly) in its agreement to be sold to Ferrara Candy Company (Ferrara). Jelly Belly was founded in Illinois in 1869 and has been family-owned and operated by the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of the Rowland candy-making family. Its signature brand of jelly beans was introduced in 1976, and today, the company distributes its products in mo more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Marquette University issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Former professional and collegiate athletes, as well as sports executives and journalists, will take part in a series of panel discussions when Marquette University hosts the Sport at the Service of Humanity (SSH) Conference in collaboration with the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education, Nov. 8-10, in Milwaukee. The SSH Conference -- the fourth hosted in the United States -- will br more PR

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: Mid-State Technical College's IT Security Specialist program has received program of study curriculum validation by the National Security Agency (NSA). This validation confirms that the IT Security Specialist program curriculum meets the cybersecurity education standards set by the NSA and the Department of Defense. The US government has set forth several focus areas for cybersecurity education. Mid more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: More than a dozen science students at Northwest Missouri State University gained profession-based experience and completed research programs throughout the nation this summer, ranging from dental research in Minnesota to studying cancer cells in Utah. The research programs, which often receive funding from government agencies such as the National Institute of Health and the National Science  more PR

CLEVELAND, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 -- Lakeshore Technical College issued the following news release: More than 90% of graduates pass their licensure exam. The Board of Commissioners for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) granted continuing accreditation to the practical nursing program at Lakeshore Technical College. The board also scheduled the next evaluation visit for fall 2031. The ACEN board recognized the exam pass rate among Lakeshore's practical nursing graduates more PR

RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: Katrina Phillips, associate professor of history at Macalester College, will present a free public lecture "'The Land is the Only Thing': Tracing the History of Ojibwe Activism in Northern Wisconsin," on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kinnickinnic Theater in the University Center at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. A reception begins at 4 p.m., with a Q&A sessio more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: Just in time for Thanksgiving, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Goodman Ambassadors will host a free Braver Angels workshop on Family and Politics. The workshop will be held in the Oak Room in the UW-Parkside Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 6-8:30 p.m. Pizza will be provided. Please register by Nov. 10 at https://uwparkside.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nNpt4zTbiZ1qBM. The workshop will p more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: * * * UW-Parkside's Dr. Chris Noto Part of Team that discovered new species of small, plant-eating dinosaur: Ampelognathus coheni * * * For the past 12 years, UW-Parkside associate professor of biology Dr. Chris Noto and a team of other scientists have engaged in paleontological research of fossils discovered in Texas. On Friday, Oct. 13, the team published a paper announcing the di more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Alan E. Guskin Center for Community and Business Engagement and Professional and Continuing Education Office will host the Nonprofit Leadership Conference on Nov. 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The theme for this year's conference is "Creating a Culture of Belonging." Registration will cost $99 per person. Discount prici more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Alan E. Guskin Center for Community and Business Engagement and Professional and Continuing Education Office will host the Nonprofit Leadership Conference on Nov. 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The theme for this year's conference is "Creating a Culture of Belonging." Registration will cost $99 per person. Discount prici more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new webpage to help local governments address vapor intrusion in their communities. The new Vapor Intrusion for Local Governments webpage from the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program provides tools and resources for local governments to address vapor intrusion in their communities, including more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public informational hearing to share information and take public comments on a proposed modification to the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the We Energies Elm Road Generating Station in Oak Creek to authorize use of a new wastewater treatment system. The meeting will more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: In response to reports that two of the GOP's possible Senate candidates, Scott Mayer and Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach) have repeatedly failed to vote in Wisconsin, conservative commentator Mark Belling called for both Hovde and Mayer to be removed from the Wisconsin voter rolls over their poor voting records. In addition to criticizing Hovde and Mayer for providing "lame" or no excuses for their failure to v more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Building off State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly's vision of having robust civics education in Wisconsin schools, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today published a K-8 scope and sequence for civics and social studies education and a high school government or civics course. This nonpartisan civics and social studies curriculum resource is aligned to  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Energy Dome's CO2 battery located in Sardinia, Italy. Photo courtesy of Energy Dome University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers are supporting a first-of-its-kind energy storage system in the United States that could come online as early as 2026 in Wisconsin's Columbia County. The project would be the first to demonstrate -- at a commercial scale -- a closed-loop, carbon dioxide-based energy sto more PR