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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2024-01-26 ( 18 items )  
Chats with AI shift attitudes on climate change, Black Lives Matter (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: People who were more skeptical of human-caused climate change or the Black Lives Matter movement who took part in conversation with a popular AI chatbot were disappointed with the experience but left the conversation more supportive of the scientific consensus on climate change or BLM. This is according to researchers studying how these chatbots handle interactions from people with different cul more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Affordable Care Act Enrollment in Wisconsin is Up - Bryan Steil Wants to Repeal It (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: House Republicans are hellbent on repealing the Affordable Care Act. New data shows 266,327 total individuals are now enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage in Wisconsin. House Republicans have already promised to blindly follow puppet master Trump in his efforts to strip essential health care programs from a record-breaking 20 million Americans. Repealing the ACA would expose over 883,0 more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Affordable Care Act Enrollment in Wisconsin is Up - Derrick Van Orden Wants to Repeal It (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: House Republicans are hellbent on repealing the Affordable Care Act. New data shows 266,327 total individuals are now enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage in Wisconsin. House Republicans have already promised to blindly follow puppet master Trump in his efforts to strip essential health care programs from a record-breaking 20 million Americans. Repealing the ACA would expose over 883,0 more PR

Edgewood College Expands Doctoral Degrees (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Edgewood College issued the following news: Edgewood College continues to expand its doctoral degree programs with the launch this fall of the fully online Doctor of Business Administration degree (DBA). The new program joins the Doctoral Degrees in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. "The new Doctor of Business Administration program builds on our great legacy in business education," William Mangan, Ph.D., Pr more PR

Female sandhill crane is newest resident of aviary at Shaver's Creek (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: PETERSBURG, Pa. -- A young sandhill crane named Jane is the newest animal ambassador at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center. The gray and rust-feathered crane came to the Klingsberg Aviary at Shaver's Creek from a rescue center in Wisconsin, arriving just before the center's winter closure in December. She is ready to meet the public following the center's Jan. 25 reopening, said Paige Sutherlan more PR

Marquette's Raynor Library Partners With CharityEZ to Carry on Legacy of Foundations in Wisconsin Database (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Raynor Library at Marquette University has announced a partnership with CharityEZ, Inc., a nonprofit volunteer and donor management platform, to carry on the legacy Foundations in Wisconsin, a directory of every grantmaking foundation in the state of Wisconsin, which the library created and made available to nonprofit organizations. Foundations in Wisconsin ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2023, with the data more PR

NOAA Accepts Letter of Nomination for a National Estuarine Research Reserve Site Along the Bay of Green Bay (10)
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: Another significant milestone has been reached in the process of designating a new National Estuarine Research Reserve for the bay of Green Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reviewed the final nomination package submitted by the state of Wisconsin and determined that it meets all regulatory requirements for accepting the nomination of natural area si more PR

REMINDER: President Biden Is Rebuilding America's Infrastructure -- With No Help From MAGA Republicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As President Biden visits Wisconsin to tout federal infrastructure funding, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "President Biden kept his promise to repair America's roads, bridges and transportation while delivering billions to jumpstart clean energy jobs and invest in communities across the country - so it's no wonder MAGA Republicans want credit for it after fight more PR

Science Olympiad at UW-River Falls Showcases Students' Science Successes (10)
RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: Avantika Sivakumar held a mini-car in her hands and turned the back wheels one rotation after another according to a predetermined calculation that would determine how far the vehicle would travel when pushed forward by a weight-propulsion system. "Eight, nine, 10," Sivakumar, a senior at Wayzata, Minn., High School, counted as her teammate and senior classmate, Ragh more PR

SUNY-Cortland: Rotchford Selected as FootballScoop Division III Coordinator of the Year (10)
CORTLAND, New York, Jan. 24 -- The State University of New York Cortland Campus issued the following news: SUNY Cortland football offensive coordinator Patrick Rotchford has been honored as the 2023 FootballScoop Division III Coordinator of the Year. The FootballScoop Coaches of the Year awards, presented by AstroTurf, are the only set of awards that recognize the most outstanding position coaches in college football. The finalists (Luke Butts of Lake Forest, Michael McGuire of Wisconsin-La Cr more PR

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: WEDC Grant Helps Students Live and Teach in Rural Communities (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: Maia Reissner wanted a career in education ever since the third grade. "I had a fantastic teacher who showed me hands-on learning and the social-emotional aspect of education," says Reissner, a 2023 elementary-middle education graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She chose UW-Eau Claire because of the program's historic reputation. However, the Rib Lake native ended up ben more PR

University of Wisconsin-Platteville: Capstan Scholars Hall Named for Transformational Program (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently unveiled the new naming of Capstan Scholars Hall in the Markee Pioneer Student Center, dedicated to the transformational scholarship program established by Todd and Susan Johnson two years ago. In 2022, the Johnsons made the largest gift in UW-Platteville's history - $10 million - creating the Capstan Scholars Program. Now in its second  more PR

University of Wisconsin: New Hire to Raise Funds for Athletic Facilities and Programs (10)
RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: A former University of Wisconsin-River Falls student athlete who found his life's direction after enrolling at the university nearly three decades ago as a nontraditional student has been hired to raise money for his alma mater's Athletic Department. Scott Sekelsky recently began working in a newly created position in the UW-River Falls Advancement Office. Sekelsky will focus more PR

UW-Eau Claire Partners With Gates Foundation on New College Completion Initiative (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is among 80 colleges and universities in the country that are partnering with the Gates Foundation on a new initiative to increase student learning and success in higher education. The Complete College Accelerator initiative is a nationwide effort funded from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Intermediaries for Scale (IFS) initiative to assess in more PR

UW-Green Bay Archives Launch 'Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories of Northeastern Wisconsin' Digital Collection and Free Screening of Documentary 'Wisconsin Pride' (10)
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: The UW-Green Bay Archives Department is excited to offer two events to the campus community and greater region that focus on the stories of the area's LGBTQ+ community. Both events are being held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories of Northeastern Wisconsin Launch of the digital collection features stories from the local LGBTQ+ community, spotlighting more th more PR

Wis. Natural Resources Dept.: Incidental Take Notice for Kewaunee County (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare bird, which may result from the Kewaunee Power Station Demolition project in Kewaunee County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species' overall population at risk. EnergySolut more PR

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Summer Food Service Program Seeking Sponsors to Provide Healthy Meals to Children (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin through its Summer Food Service Program. Through partnerships and creative collaboration, school districts work with area organizations to extend the SFSP beyond summer school programs to more PR

WisGOP Statement on Governor Evers' State of the State Address (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 25 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2024: * * * If you are covering Governor Tony Evers' State of the State Address, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "From an economic recession to cheerleading for DEI, Governor Tony Evers has dragged Wisconsin down over the course of his tenure. Wisconsinites know our state can do better than the failed policies and uninspired vision of Evers." - more PR