University of Wisconsin–Extension

Shrinking Supply of Dairy Heifers May Limit Growth of U.S. Milk Production

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic milk production over the next few years.

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  • DENVER, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic milk production over the next few years.
  • While the global demand outlook for U.S. dairy products remains murky due to export market uncertainties, any potential growth opportunities may be stymied by an inability to expand U.S. milk production.
  • That imbalance has prompted dairy farmers to reduce their heifer replacement inventories, in large part by breeding more dairy heifers and cows to beef bulls.
  • Geiger said the shrinking replacement pipeline will impact the ability to grow U.S. milk production for some time.

edX Partners with Tulsa Community College and Tulsa Innovation Labs to Help Build Tulsa's Tech Talent Pipeline

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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TULSA, Okla. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- edX, the global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), is partnering with Tulsa Community College (TCC) and Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) to fund the Cyber Skills Center, a scholarship initiative that will give adult learners in the Tulsa area access to no cost, fully online boot camp training programs through TCC. The scholarships are designed to help increase technical talent in the Tulsa region, with a specific focus on helping women, BIPOC, and lower-income professionals build stronger economic futures. Applications are now open, with the first boot camp cohorts beginning in October 2022.

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  • The scholarships are designed to help increase technical talent in the Tulsa region, with a specific focus on helping women, BIPOC, and lower-income professionals build stronger economic futures.
  • In its Tulsa Tech Niche study, TIL identified these two cross-industry fields as key areas of focus for job creation.
  • "Tulsa Innovation Labs is committed to making big investments where opportunities for traditionally underserved Tulsans overlap with industries in which Tulsa has a right to win," said Nicholas Lalla, Managing Director of Tulsa Innovation Labs.
  • Through a diverse coalition of public and private partners, TIL is creating economic development programs that seek to make Tulsa the nation's most inclusive tech community.

University of Wisconsin-Extension Launches First Coding Boot Camp in Partnership With Trilogy Education

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Friday, September 28, 2018
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Geared toward adult learners and working professionals, the Coding Boot Camp at UW-Extension teaches the front-end and back-end skills needed to become a proficient full stack developer.

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  • Geared toward adult learners and working professionals, the Coding Boot Camp at UW-Extension teaches the front-end and back-end skills needed to become a proficient full stack developer.
  • "The Coding Boot Camp at UW-Extension will help working adults here in the Milwaukee area capitalize on the exploding demand for digital skills, while bridging regional hiring gaps.
  • "Together, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and Trilogy Education have a vision to create a stronger digital workforce and a stronger Milwaukee.
  • To learn more about the Coding Boot Camp at University of Wisconsin-Extension, visit https://bootcamp.wisconsin.edu/coding/ .

UPCEA Recognizes University of Wisconsin-Extension for Excellence in Online Learning

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council for Online Education announced today that the University of Wisconsin-Extension successfully completed the UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership Review program, demonstrating consistent excellence throughout its online programs.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council for Online Education announced today that the University of Wisconsin-Extension successfully completed the UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership Review program, demonstrating consistent excellence throughout its online programs.
  • The UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership Review program evaluates seven key aspects of online education programs using a rigorous review process and issues digital badges, in partnership with Credly, to qualifying colleges and universities to mark their achievement.
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was the first to be recognized through the same review process in March.
  • "The University of Wisconsin-Extension Continuing Education, Outreach, and E-Learning has been both strategic and mission-driven in its approach to online initiatives, demonstrating entrepreneurship and also the necessary operational follow-through," said Ray Schroeder, lead reviewer and founding director of the National Council for Online Education, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning, University of Illinois-Springfield.