BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Two first-year writers at Lamar University, Mohamed Irhabi of The Woodlands, Texas, and Rayshaun Smith of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, took top prizes at the first-ever First-Year Writing Across Curriculum (WAC) Composition Awards, sponsored by the LU Writing Center. Irhabi's essay, "From Saris to Soul Food: A Rhetorical Comparative Essay," won best rhetorical analysis, and Smith's researched piece, "The Importance of Core Curric more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Jnae Thompson believes everyone has a story. She often thinks of that while walking on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "You pass by so many people, and you have no idea what they're going through," says Thompson, of Racine, Wisconsin. "You can assume that some of them are going through difficult times, and you want to say something comforting to them." That impulse spurred Thompso more PR

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: Students at Mid-State Technical College will now benefit from a transfer agreement between the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The agreement permits transfer into one of the university's 125+ online academic programs with tuition and transfer-credit benefits. Under the agreement, each WTCS student who completes an associate degree receive more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: UW-Madison senior Jinwan Park has been named a Schwarzman Scholar, an esteemed honor that comes with full tuition for a one-year master's degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. The scholarship, inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, seeks to "prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the 21st century and beyond." Park was among 150 students selected from  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 6 -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: By Margaret Hartley Alyssa Kamara is an economics and public health major, interested in epidemiology set to graduate this May. The summer before her junior year, she took a detour into the field of demography, attending the inaugural NextGenPop program at the University of Wisconsin. It was an experience Kamara described as formative, and it solidified her plans to pursue a graduate more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame's Law School issued the following news: According to research, bias is a habit that begins to take shape at an early age. As we form our own social identities surrounding things like ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, and gender, we start to identify as members of a specific group of people. These identities in many ways can shape how we see and treat others -- and how others see and treat us. At the University of more PR

RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: * * * Projects help develop students' critical thinking, work ethic, partnerships * * * As he studied the potential impact of a mushroom from Thailand on treating cancer patients with fewer side effects than traditional medications, University of Wisconsin-River Falls student Ali Khan learned one of the lessons of research: predicted outcomes often aren't predictable more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: For the past 10 years, Native November has been an important month-long community-building program for Indigenous students at UW-Madison. This year's theme, "Laughter is Medicine," highlights the role humor has played in Indigenous identity - from the physical and spiritual benefits of laughter to the connectedness that can emerge from a single joke. Members of the Indigenous Student Center Coa more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: By Gary Johnson Commencement exercises will be held for 682 students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire during two ceremonies on Dec. 16 in Zorn Arena. Candidates for graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Nursing and Health Sciences will receive degrees during a 9 a.m. ceremony. College of Business and College of Education and Human Sciences students will r more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, in a Senate Finance Hearing examining prescription drug shortages and supply chain issues, Ron Johnson once again argued against government action to lower drug costs for Americans. Thanks to leadership from President Biden and Vice President Harris, insulin costs have been capped at $35 a month for our seniors, and Medicare is now negotiating prices for prescription drugs for the fir more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 7 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans have doubled down on their threats to put Wisconsinites' health care coverage on the chopping block by threatening to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has been providing families across the Badger State with coverage for a decade. If Trump gets his way, 228,000 Wisconsin seniors and people with disabilities could receive worse care. * * * Here's what repealing the Aff more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 7 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2023: In light of today's admission by Wisconsin's 10 fake Republican electors that their actions contributed to an improper attempt to overturn the 2020 election, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: "No matter your party or who you voted for, honoring the outcome of a free and fair election is core to American democracy. As these 10 fake electors now adm more PR