MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday elected Regent Karen Walsh to a one-year term as president. Walsh, a graduate of UW-Madison and previously regent vice president, succeeds Edmund Manydeeds III, who has served as president since June 2021. Regents also elected Regent Amy Blumenfeld Bogost as vice president. “Regent President Walsh has already had a lasting and influential impact on our great university system, having overseen chancellor and president searches and speaking forcefully and passionately about public higher education,” Manydeeds said. “Her leadership will serve the Board well. Regent Bogost has also demonstrated

Contact: Morgan Cavitt, Public Information Officer, (608) 852-7438, morgan.cavitt@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) 2022 Board of Directions election results. Beginning July 1, 2022, the following dairy producers will begin a three-year term as elected members of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin: District 3: Gary Kohn, Medford Lincoln, Oneida, Price, and Taylor counties District 6: Doug Danielson, Cadott Chippewa and Eau Claire counties                                                      District 9: Jeff Betley, Pulaski Shawano and Waupaca counties District 12: Stephen Pankratz, Marshfield Portage, Waushara, and Wood counties District 15: Sandra Madland,

Contact: Morgan Cavitt, Public Information Officer, (608) 852-7438, morgan.cavitt@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting bids from counties to host the Alice in Dairyland Finals in the following years: 2024 (77th Alice in Dairyland), 2025 (78th Alice in Dairyland), 2026 (79th Alice in Dairyland), and 2027 (80th Alice in Dairyland). The request for proposals is available on DATCP’s website and proposals are due by August 15, 2022. Each year, a different county hosts a series of Alice in Dairyland Finals events leading up to the selection of the next Alice in Dairyland. Local economic development organizations and promotional agriculture

TOWNSHIP OF OCONTO, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident (OICI) in the Township of Oconto, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 8, 2022. DCI is requesting anyone who witnessed the incident that led to a shooting yesterday at approximately 2:52pm on Highway 41 near Frog Pond Road to contact DCI at (800) 394-6215 and leave a message with what was witnessed and how to contact you. Beginning at approximately 2:41 p.m., multiple 911 calls were received by Oconto County Dispatch reporting a reckless

Contact: Hannah Menchhoff (hannah.menchhoff@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Welcome to “Knives Out”— Rebecca Kleefisch’s favorite phrase and a weekly roundup of the infighting between the radical Republicans running for Wisconsin governor. The GOP is locked in a heated and brutal primary for governor, where Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, Tim Ramthun, and Tim Michels are each trying to prove they are the most divisive candidate in the race. What’s going on in the Republican Party is so outrageous, it’s hard to keep track of all of their blunders — so here is a roundup: Who Said It? Can you guess who said the following?

Contact: Matthew Handverger, (508) 561-5226 MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the first public hearing for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol concluded: “This evening’s hearing confirmed what we already knew: this was not a spontaneous mob attack on the U.S. Capitol – it was an explicit attempt to stage a coup and override a free and fair election. Efforts to subvert democracy extended beyond the Capitol too. They occurred in Wisconsin where supporters of the losing 2020 presidential candidate posed as fraudulent electors in violation of not

Media contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217, @WisAlumni WISCONSIN FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION                             uwalumni.com Media contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217, @WisAlumni UW Now Livestream: Meet Chancellor Mnookin Live discussion with incoming UW-Madison chancellor   MADISON, WI (June 10, 2022) — A new era begins at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this summer. Dr. Jennifer L. Mnookin will become the chancellor of Wisconsin’s flagship university on August 4. Who is she and what excites her about Wisconsin? How have her experiences prepared her for this role? What is her vision for UW-Madison and how will she lead the university forward? The next UW Now Livestream will feature Dr. Mnookin

Milwaukee, Wis. – On Tuesday, June 7, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld made a visit to local small businesses and recipients of the Event Venue and Live Event Small Business Assistance Grants. The visits highlighted the ongoing local recovery and impact from Governor Evers’ overall Badger Bounceback effort. Main Street Alliance joined DOA in meeting with Bounce Milwaukee and Cactus Club owners to hear about the impact of their respective grants and learn about their pandemic recovery progress. The visit also corresponded with the Governor announcing an additional $1 million investment to support community safety, engagement, and programming for young

Students get six-figure settlement from University Claims included civil rights, open meetings, public records MILWAUKEE — Orders transmitted Wednesday by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals marked the formal end to a series of lawsuits filed by University of Wisconsin Milwaukee students over then-UWM Chancellor Michael Lovell’s refusal to accept the results of a student government election nine years ago. The last two former students who were part of those actions had agreed to settle their remaining claims against University officials in April, in exchange for a six-figure award. The former students, M. Samir Siddique of Milwaukee and Taylor Q. Scott,

CONTACT: Emily Kumlien 608-516-9154 ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – Black patients with pancreatic cancer have lower survival rates than white patients, and a new study suggests why: They are much less likely to receive life-extending treatments. Researchers from the UW Carbone Cancer Center found that non-Hispanic Black patients in Wisconsin were 50% less likely than non-Hispanic white patients to receive any treatment at all and of patients who received any treatment, non-Hispanic Black patients were 30% less likely to receive surgery, which can cure early-stage pancreatic cancer. The survival differences disappeared when patients had the same treatments. “We found that access