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Wisconsin Youth Rugby: Women’s rugby – WI high school & college rugby teams prepare for fall season

Oregon, WI – Wisconsin Youth Rugby has announced that August is RUGBY SIGN-UP month for all Women and Girls Rugby teams throughout Wisconsin. Practices for most clubs start the first week in September, gearing up for Nationals held during the 1st week in December. “Women’s Rugby is growing quickly in Wisconsin. We are seeing a 20% growth yearly...

Kids Forward: Back-to-school means language access more important than ever

Better access to services and resources for multilingual community members begins with proactive approach to language barriers Madison, WI – With kids heading back to the classroom and many employers and organizations budgeting for next year, now is the time to ensure that everyone in Wisconsin can participate by including language access in an...

Wisconsin LGBT Chamber: LGBTQ+ entrepreneur bootcamp in Stevens Point on September 19

STEVENS POINT, WI  – The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its upcoming LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Bootcamp, set to take place on September 19 in Stevens Point, WI. This event is designed to empower business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools, resources, and connections needed to build and grow successful businesses.

Near West Side Partners: Hosts fourth annual Near West Side Week

Neighbors, visitors and business owners will come together Sept. 8 -14 for a weeklong celebration of Milwaukee’s Near West Side with social activities, events and free giveaways MILWAUKEE - Near West Side Partners (NWSP) invites the Milwaukee community to participate and engage in its fourth annual Near West Side Week – a weeklong celebration filled...

Wisconsin Technology Council: Showcase your startup: Apply to pitch to investors at Early Stage Symposium in Madison

MADISON, Wis. – Applications are now welcome from companies looking to tell their stories to investors at the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. This year’s event will be held in-person on Nov. 13-14 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.  The 2024 format includes two pitch opportunities – the Tech Council Investor Networks track (five-minute presentations) and the 90-second Elevator...

Civic Media: Welcomes Dan Shafer and The Recombobulation Area to its growing Wisconsin network

Madison, Wis. – Civic Media is pleased to announce the addition of The Recombobulation Area to its growing Wisconsin media network, the first non-radio acquisition since its founding in 2022.   Dan Shafer, founder of The Recombobulation Area and longtime Milwaukee-based journalist, is joining Civic Media as Political Editor. In his new role, he will continue to edit and...

Dept. of Health Services: Announces Seal-A-Smile to return for 25th year

As the 2024-2025 school year gets underway, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is marking the 25th year of its successful Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile program, which brings preventive dental services to children of all ages statewide. Led by DHS, in collaboration with the Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin and Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation, the program provided care to more than...

Medical College of Wisconsin: NIH awards $2.4 Million grant to cross-disciplinary team of researchers to study psychedelics for methamphetamine addiction

Milwaukee, Wis., August 27, 2024 – John McCorvy, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW); Adam Halberstadt, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Director of the UCSD Center for Psychedelic Research; and Kevin Murnane, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and...

Dept. of Natural Resources: Long Lake public access parking lot And boat launch to close for construction

CASCADE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a temporary closure of the Long Lake Public Access parking lot and boat launch located at the Long Lake Recreation Area of the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit, N3450 Division Rd., Cascade, Wisconsin. The temporary closure...

Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce: Finalists Announced for the Eau Claire Chamber’s 2024 Bravo to Business Awards Event

Eau Claire, WI – The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to reveal the finalists forthe highly anticipated 2024 Bravo to Business Awards, an annual event that recognizes andcelebrates exceptional achievements in the local business community. The awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at The FlorianGardens Conference...

UW-Stout: Drawing card: UW-Stout’s B.F.A. in illustration provides new pathway to visual storytelling

Menomonie, Wis. — Illustration has been a common thread uniting students in University ofWisconsin-Stout’s School of Art and Design for many years. Now, they can pursue a Bachelorof Fine Arts in illustration, the first degree of its kind in the Universities of Wisconsin. The program, approved last spring by the UW Board of Regents,...

Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions: Announces new money transmitter license

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced the agency will begin accepting applications for a new money transmitter license through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS®) on October 1, 2024. “The new money transmitter license replaces the current seller of checks license,” said DFI Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins. “Companies holding a Wisconsin seller of checks license will...

Medical College of Wisconsin, UC San Diego, LSU Health Shreveport: NIH awards $2.4 million grant to cross-disciplinary team of researchers to study psychedelics for methamphetamine addiction

Media Contacts Colleen McDonald Sr. Consultant, Earned MediaKara Reed Director of DevelopmentLisa Babin Executive Director of CommunicationsMedical College of WisconsinUniversity of California San DiegoLSU Health Shreveport 414.801.3146 | cmcdonald@mcw.edu217.390.6629 | k3hendrickson@ucsd.edu318.675.8769 | lisa.babin@lsuhs.edu Research project led by Drs. John McCorvy, Adam Halberstadt, and Kevin Murnane selected by NIDA for first-ever funding...

Johnsonville: Scroll less, connect more: Johnsonville And Broken Bat Brewery team up for “No-Phone Friday” 

Brand joins local brewery in shared mission to bring people together  and live in the moment SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (Aug. 27, 2024) — No. 1 national sausage brand Johnsonville is getting behind “No-Phone Friday,” a new effort from Milwaukee’s Broken Bat Brewery that encourages guests to ditch the mobile screen and be fully present for good times...
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