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The academic institution will build on a decade-long reputation for sustainability with its climate commitment. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone deepened the university’s commitment to environmental sustainability and cost-effective operations on February 14. He signed a formal pledge to shrink UWM’s carbon footprint and build its capacity to adapt to climate change and other environmental stressors. Since 2005, UW-Milwaukee has used digital technology, solar panels, natural lighting and other eco-innovations to reduce campus energy consumption by 27 percent and greenhouse-gas emissions by 15 percent. The Climate Commitment that Mone signed on Tuesday is led by the higher-ed sustainability...

St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care was included in the Governor’s proposed biennial budget as a non-state agency grant recipient. The $5 million will be used exclusively to fund construction costs to complete its Bucyrus Campus, 2450 W. North Ave. The center opened in September 2015 after raising about $19 million of the $26 million needed to complete the project. The State allocation will allow the center to open 100 percent of its program units and fully serve the community. “We are so appreciative to the State for helping us finish construction of the Bucyrus Campus,” said President/CEO Sr....

The Malala Fund co-founder will bring a message for women about overcoming fear and developing courage to lead change. Shiza Shahid, co-founder of the Malala Fund, led a global campaign tapping into the power of one woman’s courage. She will be the keynote speaker at Mount Mary’s Voices of Leadership event on March 28. Shiza is an entrepreneur, investor, and women’s rights advocate who co-founded the Malala Fund with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at the age of 23. Her passion for change has landed her on numerous prestigious lists, including Time and Forbes 30 under 30. Today she...

Discovery World and Fund for Lake Michigan joined forces to host Love Your Great Lakes on February 11. The family-friendly event, which is included with the price of general admission to Discovery World, features fun and interactive educational experiences aimed at introducing our community’s connection to fresh water through local organizations that are instrumental in sustaining the Great Lakes. “We are thrilled to host this educational and fun Great Lakes event alongside our friends from Fund for Lake Michigan,” said Discovery World CEO Joel Brennan. “Through events like this one, our entire community can come to better understand the...

The task force will build on the city’s partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin and data analysis by Alderman Murphy’s office. The Milwaukee Common Council recently voted unanimously to create a City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force charged with studying the problems of drug abuse in Milwaukee County and presenting policy recommendations to address the issue, Alderman Michael J. Murphy said. “Our analysis of the data shows that drug overdose deaths continue to climb in our community,” Alderman Murphy said. “While we have already developed a critical partnership to study this epidemic, the next step is to...