MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Rebekah Taussig Rebekah Taussig wasn't alone, but she sure felt like it. Paralyzed since the age of 3, Taussig couldn't help noticing that depictions of disability were limited to the monstrous Hunchback of Notre Dame, inspirational Helen Keller or angelic Forrest Gump. None came close to capturing her experience, nor did she expect them to. "I'd never considered disability an identity wort more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: April at the University of Wisconsin-Madison marks the annual celebration of APIDA Heritage Month. This year's theme, "Ingredients, Identities, and Intersectionality," recognized the close connection between food and identity, particularly within the APIDA community. Much like the commonalities and differences of their foods - take kare-kare, kare and curry, for example - the people of the APIDA r more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The following message was sent by email on Wednesday to all UW-Madison students and employees. An earlier update from Wednesday morning can be found here. Dear Campus Community, As you may be aware, this morning around 7 a.m., the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD), in concert with partner law enforcement agencies and with my authorization, cleared the unlawful tent encampment on L more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Chandra Chouhan serves as executive director of "Chup! Go Vote," a nonpartisan civic organization that works to get South Asian voters to the polls. Photo by Doug Erickson Raised in a household keenly attuned to politics, Chandra Chouhan says she was surprised to discover that her family was something of an outlier among her South Asian high school friends. "Growing up, a big part of my life was more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Brelynn Bille has been a passionate advocate for disability rights oncampus, often tapping personal frustrations to fuel broader change. Photo by Doug Erickson Brelynn Bille once had a supervisor who kept leaving items around the office in such a way that it made it difficult for Bille, who uses a wheelchair, to access her office. After multiple conversations about it with no changes, Bille moved more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting a Basic Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) for Meat and Poultry Establishments Short Course May 29-30, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be providing tui more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Tomorrow, full funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will expire (https://popular.info/p/why-millions-of-americans-may-lose) - thanks to Bryan Steil and his party who have called for this program to sunset. The ACP's expiration will force over 60,000 households in Wisconsin's first congressional district to face stark price hikes on their monthly internet bi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Tomorrow, full funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will expire (https://popular.info/p/why-millions-of-americans-may-lose), forcing tens of thousands of Wisconsin families to face stark price hikes on their monthly internet bills. A product of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - which Derrick Van Orden criticized on the campaign trail last cycle - the ACP  more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 2 -- Marquette University issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced today that Perry and Sheila Vieth, founding members of Marquette University's President's Advisory Council, have made a major gift to launch a new collaborative institute -- the Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership. The multi-million-dollar gift will establish one of the nation's only interdisciplinary real estate institutes, har more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- George Washington University issued the following news: President Biden's path to reelection hinges increasingly on Rust Belt states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as polling shows Trump leading in Sun Belt states like Arizona and Georgia. While Biden's campaign has not written off the Sun Belt entirely, they are prioritizing defense in the Blue Wall states where polling remains close. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to provid more PR

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, May 2 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: The Nursing program at Mid-State Technical College has again been named a top-ten nursing school in Wisconsin, ranking fourth on the 2024 Best RN Programs in Wisconsin list from RegisteredNursing.org. This ranking comes shortly after the Wisconsin Board of Nursing announced Mid-State's National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) pass rate of 100 percent for 2023. The perfec more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, May 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: The Universities of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has authorized UW-Eau Claire to enter into a lease with Mayo Clinic Health System for the medical organization to occupy integrated research workspace in the new Science and Health Sciences Building. The proposed 30-year lease terms call for 10,000 square feet of research, instructional, office and meeting space in the building to be occ more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman issued this statement today regarding the enforcement action at UW-Madison: "The free exchange of ideas through open dialogue and debate is a hallmark of the Universities of Wisconsin. We support the First Amendment and the right to free expression - including through legal protest - and we continue to uphold these ideals, even in the face of diffic more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 2 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman issued this statement today regarding the enforcement action at UW-Madison: "The free exchange of ideas through open dialogue and debate is a hallmark of the Universities of Wisconsin. We support the First Amendment and the right to free expression - including through legal protest - and we continue to uphold these ideals, even in the  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news on April 30, 2024: Breast cancer screening every two years beginning at age 40 has the potential to reduce the number of women who die of breast cancer while minimizing the harms, according to a large study published today. These results helped inform the updated final recommendation of the United States Preventive Services Task Force released today. Since 2009, t more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist Francis Halzen has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences.  Halzen is one of 120 scientists elected this year in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to the academy's announcement of the new members this week. Election to the academy is among the highest honors that a scien more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Alejandro Solis, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, was named as a member of the cohort. The Newman Civ more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, May 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news on May 1, 2024: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023-2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Eight outstanding alumni will be honored at a ceremony on Friday, May 31 from 5-8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The honorees were nominated and selected for their achievements, service, professional success in their field and their exemplary service to the more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: Whether for Mother's Day, an upcoming wedding, birthday, or any other special occasion, many consumers do their gift shopping completely online. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) cautions consumers to pay attention and confirm websites are legitimate before ordering. The internet has made it easy for deceptive seller more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2023 award recipients from the Division of Public Safety and Resource Protection in honor of exemplary public service. "The recipients are walking examples to the public that the DNR is dedicated to its core mission of protecting our natural resources and those who use them," said DNR Chief Warden more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Pierce County. The deer was sick and humanely dispatched in the town of Spring Lake and is within 10 miles of the Dunn and St. Croix county borders. This detection will cause the following: * Pierce County will begin a three-year baiting and f more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force is providing resources for online safety as sextortion cases increase throughout the country, including in Wisconsin. A La Crosse man was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a sextortion case investigated by the Wisconsin DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation. "We must keep our kids more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a new walleye regulation emergency rule will be considered by the Natural Resources Board at a special virtual meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The Board will act on items 1-2 as listed on the agenda (https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/About/NRB/2024/MaySpecial). If approved, the emergency r more PR