UW-Madison: Worldwide Universities Network hosts ‘Ideas and Universities’ virtual seminar series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/15/12
CONTACT: David Joiner, 608-265-4753, dljoiner@international.wisc.edu
MADISON - The Ideas and Universities Project of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is sponsoring a virtual seminar series that brings together leading higher education scholars from around the world to consider the roles of universities in the global knowledge economy and the evolving identity of university teacher-researchers and their changing roles...
First Business Financial Services, Inc.: Hires Nick Orcutt, Zach Miller, and Tracey Hulick
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Kelley Dixon
Marketing & Events Coordinator
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
Phone 608-232-5774
kdixon@firstbusiness.com
MADISON, WI, November 15, 2012 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Nick Orcutt has been hired as an IT Support Specialist, Zach Miller as Financial Accountant and Tracey Hulick as Loan Operations...
Quaker Steak & Lube®: 3 day gift card blowout sale
Buy one gift card get the 2nd half off!
Middleton, WI. – (November 15, 2012) The Award-Winning casual-dining concept Quaker Steak & Lube® wants to jump start your holiday shopping with a 3-day Gift Card Blowout Sale. From noon- 9pm on November 19th, 20th and 21st at any participating Quaker Steak & Lube® location, guests can buy one Quaker Steak...
UW-Madison: Meditation expertise changes experience of pain
CONTACTS: Alison DeShaw Rowe, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, 608-890-3074, deshaw@wisc.edu; Dian Land, UW Health and UW School of Medicine and Public Health, 608- 261-1034, dj.land@hosp.wisc.edu
MADISON - Meditation can change the way a person experiences pain, according to a new study by UW-Madison neuroscientists.
The researchers found that during a pain experiment, expert meditators felt the discomfort as intensely...
DATCP: Subscribe to the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, a free resource
Contact: Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov
MADISON – The Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is a free resource available to stay up-to-date on the latest news when it comes to the state’s pests. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages you to subscribe to this seasonal publication to monitor the most recent information.
The weekly bulletin includes pest...
DATCP, DHS: Cold weather brings carbon monoxide risks
Contact: Jerad Albracht, DATCP, (608) 224-5007
Claire Smith, DHS, (608) 266-1683
Check your home’s compliance with carbon monoxide detector law as winter nears
MADISON – With daylight fading earlier in the evening and temperatures easing downward, it is time to start thinking about winter in Wisconsin. ...
UW-Madison: Visiting authors argue for the single life
CONTACT: Sara Guyer, 608-262-4970 or 608-852-3054, guyer@wisc.edu
MADISON - She writes candidly about being a single woman at age 39. He argues that "the second-class citizen" status of singles is unfair.
Together, Kate Bolick and Michael Cobb are leading voices in redefining the social landscape. They are also old friends. On Thursday, Nov. 29 the two will appear as featured...
Ulla Eyewear: Updates at Ulla Eyewear add to product and service offerings of specialty eyewear boutique
Media contact: Maggie Baum 608/438-2814 maggiebcomm@gmail.com
Local eyewear leader announces addition of children’s frames, becomes first in Madison to use Visioffice technology
Madison, Wis. -- Ulla Eyewear, of Madison’s only local, independent, and family-owned eyewear boutiques, today announced new products and services to better serve Madison’s discerning shoppers. The specialty retailer has added more than a dozen frame...
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Letter from new President Zach Brandon
Dear Chamber Members:
As an entrepreneur, small business owner and the father of three, I understand firsthand the need for a robust economy. So let me take this first communication to you – the members who make this organization possible – as an opportunity to tell you that this Chamber, your Chamber, will be aggressive in forging a climate that...
Voces de la Frontera: UW-Madison chancellor pressed to cut ties with Palermo’s Pizza
Contact: Joe Shansky (414) 218-3331
Student-led effort puts union-busting company on notice
MADISON – On Wednesday November 14th, a UW-Madison advisory group urged chancellor David Ward to terminate a licensing contract within 30 days if labor code violations at Palermo’s Pizza are not remedied. The group also recommended immediate termination of a sponsorship contract with Palermo’s if the National Labor...
Dept. of Justice: AG Van Hollen and 37 other attorneys general reach a $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC, concerning Avandia
For More Information Contact:
Dana Brueck 608/266-1221
MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that he and 37 other Attorneys General reached a $90 million Consent Judgment with GlaxoSmithKline LLC to resolve allegations that GlaxoSmithKline unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug Avandia®, with Wisconsin receiving $2,024,775.48. The Attorneys General allege that GlaxoSmithKline engaged in untrue, deceptive, and misleading practices...
