UW-Madison: Resilience: How COVID-19 challenged the scientific world
CONTACT: Mariel Mohns, mmohns@morgridge.org; Brian Mattmiller, bmattmiller@morgridge.org
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RESILIENCE: HOW COVID-19 CHALLENGED THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD
Over the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a seemingly untold human, social, and economic wave of devastation.
For a new long-form feature, Resilience: how COVID-19 challenged the scientific...
WPS Health Solutions: Donates to assist Afghan refugees
Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-512-5754
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com
MADISON, Wis.—Sept. 21, 2021—WPS Health Solutions recently donated $2,500 in support of Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy in Monroe County. In addition, WPS employees throughout Wisconsin made a substantial number of individual donations...
The Press Times: Moves to Broadway District
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GREEN BAY, WI – The Press Times is hosting an open house on Thursday, October 14 from 4-6:30 p.m. at their new office located at 310 West Walnut Street on the fourth floor. A ribbon cutting will take place at 4:30...
Wisconsin Technology Council: Investors will meet with emerging companies at 2021 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
Contact: Joe Kremer or Tom Still at 608-442-7557
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MADISON, Wis. – A growing list of investors from Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest and beyond will meet with emerging companies that take part in the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, to be held in person Nov. 3-4 at the Monona...
AARP Wisconsin: Milwaukee project wins AARP WI Small Dollar Big Impact grant
Proposal to install plaques alongside art projects win AARP Wisconsin grant
MILWAUKEE, WI – A proposal to install plaques that explain art projects along Milwaukee’s Beerline Recreational Trail has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant.
Grants are being awarded each month throughout 2021 to projects across Wisconsin that...
UW Health: Falls Prevention Awareness Week is keeping Wisconsin’s older adults on their feet
MADISON, Wis. – In Wisconsin, falls are a significant cause of death and serious injury among older adults, an issue that has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A fall is one of the most frequent causes of injury-related death for people age 65 and older, and the rate of falls in Wisconsin is...
UW-Green Bay: Students were awarded $4,371,000 in grants
Green Bay, Wis. —In early September, 2,914 UW-Green Bay students were awarded $1,500 grants for a total of $4,371,000.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), was authorized by Congress and signed into law on March 11, 2021. The Act has provided funding to the University to assist students who may have been impacted by...
UW-Madison: Stroke research shows optimal timing for arm and hand rehabilitation
UW–Madison’s Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a co-author of a study released Monday, Sept. 20, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that found an optimal time for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke.
It’s estimated that 750,000 new strokes occur each year in the United States —...
UW-Whitewater: Extends leadership in cybersecurity with new degree
When Dan Stein, the Department of Homeland Security’s branch chief for cybersecurity education, visited the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2017, he noted the university’s expertise and leadership in business and computer science and encouraged it to develop cybersecurity programs to provide a pipeline for this critical industry.
Just four years later, the university has...
Gov. Evers: Announces appointments to the new Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced nine appointments to the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board. The Board was created under 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, a bipartisan act which revises the regulatory oversight of physician assistants. The Act transfers credentialing of physician assistants from the Medical Examining Board's Council on Physician Assistants to the Physician Assistant...
TUE AM News: Marquette researcher gets $950,000 NSF grant; August home sales down 6.3 percent over the year, report shows
-- An associate professor of biological sciences at Marquette University has received a $950,000 grant for her research into certain aging disorders.
Disorders including Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease are linked to proteins that are incorrectly formed, or misfolded, and aggregated in areas of the body including the brain. Dr. Anita Manogaran received the...
Marquette researcher gets $950,000 NSF grant
An associate professor of biological sciences at Marquette University has received a $950,000 grant for her research into certain aging disorders.
Disorders including Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease are linked to proteins that are incorrectly formed, or misfolded, and aggregated in areas of the body including the brain. Dr. Anita Manogaran received the grant...
