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To the list of unlikely musical theater heroes that includes a murderous barber and a rapping secretary of the treasury, you can add "the fun face of environmental destruction." Director Joel Sass is talking about the Minnesota legend who's the title character of world premiere satire "Log Jam! A Paul Bunyan Musical Spectacular." The oversized woodsman is the subject of folk tales, dating back ...

Militant/Tony LaneSteelworkers on strike against ATI and supporters rally May 15. LOUISVILLE, Ohio — Some 150 striking steelworkers, fellow United Steelworkers union members, retirees and other supporters rallied May 15, as 1,300 steelworkers here and in four other states continue their strike against Allegheny Technologies Inc. ATI announced last December they were planning to shut down the Louisville plant. Since then no closure date and no severance package have been set. “The co...

Voices revealed for Mental Health Minute 2021 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will lead the voices taking part in this year’s Mental Health Minute, scheduled for 10.59am Friday. David Beckham, Dame Shirley Bassey, Joanna Lumley and more voice this important message to encourage people to keep the conversation on mental health going. Played out across over 500 stations during Mental Health Awareness Week, the message is in support of Shout 85258 – the UK’s first 24/7 text mes...

New projects study root causes of inequalities and how to reduce their effects Fifteen projects — from improving doctor-patient communications for high-risk patients, to using data to understand racial differences in how Americans handle civil legal problems, to better understanding the factors that influence success and well-being of Hmong-American students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison — have been chosen for the Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative. The projects w...

Off to a busy start, data institute responds to COVID and seeks director The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute’s first two years have been nothing if not eventful. Last spring, as the campus and state shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFIDSI responded to the need for mathematical modeling to guide policy decisions and public health outreach. Within weeks, the institute had convened a team of leaders and experts from across the U.S. The COVID-19 Research Group met ...

April 5, 2021 | Every five years, academic deans and directors of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a comprehensive review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as communications, external relations, and resource management. The review includes interviews with faculty, staff and students, and with external stakeholders. The review for Graduate School Dean Bill Karpus is underway. Karpus is the first dean of the Graduate School after ...

Volunteers are working to help older Massachusetts residents sign up for their coronavirus vaccines. It started out with a local moms group from Cambridge and Somerville. Those are the people with whom Diana Rastegayeva began sharing her "tips and tricks" for navigating the states vaccine website — lessons learned when the 32-year-old mother of two, home on maternity leave, helped her grandfather and his friends find appointments. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for ...

It takes a super human effort to get back up after a bad fall, but that’s what one appropriately clad Race to the Brewery competitor did.

Up to 2 inches will fall Thursday afternoon into the night and even more is possible Friday night into Saturday, while wind chills will feel like around negative 25 degrees

UW–Madison Arboretum designated a National Historic Landmark For news media More information Curtis Prairie, seen from the Wisconsin Native Plant Garden, is regarded as the oldest restored prairie in the world. UW–Madison Arboretum The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum has been designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. The designation is based on the Arboretum’s pioneering work in restoration ecology, its place in the history of...