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CONTACT: David Gustafson, dhgustaf@wisc.edu, 608-263-4882, 608-262-3768 MADISON - A five-year, $9.5 million grant has been awarded to a collaborative research program led by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The purpose of the grant is to develop innovations that help older adults remain in their homes as long as possible. The grant comes from...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome 15 sales associates who joined Shorewest, Realtors(r) in May 2011. Brookfield/Waukesha Office (2212 E. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha) Jay Goodman Burlington Office (911 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington) Carolyn Chabron Cedarburg/Grafton Office (1245 Cheyenne Ave., Suite 103, Grafton) Adam Joseph Downtown Milwaukee Office (1610...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Company given EEI Vendor Opportunity Award for work with diverse businesses MADISON, Wis. – June 8, 2011 – Alliant Energy Corporation has been recognized for its supplier diversity program by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) with the EEI Vendor Opportunity Award. The award is provided annually to an EEI member company that makes a strong...

Contact: Matthew Pagel, (608) 266-9600 Tips to Manage Costs, Stay Cool, and Enjoy Summer MADISON - – Utility bills can soar with rising temperatures. To stay cool this summer while conserving energy and keeping costs down, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) offers these easy, low-cost steps: * Use cold water for doing laundry and air dry your clothes on...

CONTACT: Sarah McDaniel, 608-262-4808, smcdaniel@library.wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "Enrique's Journey" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario as the book for the third year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program. Martin chose the book from a short list compiled by a review committee from nearly 198 titles nominated. The program engages students,...

MILWAUKEE – Australian scientist David E. J. Garman, a specialist in water resources and pollution control, has been named as the founding dean of the graduate School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). His appointment becomes effective Sept. 1, 2011. Garman comes to UWM from the Environmental Biotechnology Cooperative Research Centre (EBCRC) in Eveleigh, New South Wales,...

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, 608-266-2300 Today, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue has reversed automatic payment withdrawals for 5,154 taxpayers with installment agreements who had a duplicate payment withdrawn from their account in error. The funds that were withdrawn today will be returned to the affected accounts tomorrow, June 8th,. The department has asked the financial institutions involved to...

Weekly News Article Published: May 17, 2011 by the Central Office MADISON -- Industries, large irrigators, cranberry growers and other facilities that have a water supply system that can withdraw 100,000 gallons per day or 70 gallons per minute or more on their property are required to register with the state by June 30, 2011. Properties with high capacity well approvals...

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CONTACT: Dian Land, 608-261-1034, dj.land@hosp.wisc.edu; Susan Smith, 608-262-7335, ssmith5@uwhealth.org MADISON - A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has solved a 25-year mystery that may lead to better treatments for people with learning deficits and mental retardation. Synaptophysin is the first protein and most abundant ever found on the membranes surrounding the tiny sacs that carry chemical messengers to synapses, the gaps...

Help save the day by donating blood through the American Red Cross Blue Mounds, WI -- A+ Plumbing, JG Development and Kittleson Landscaping will host an American Red Cross, Badger Chapter blood drive on Wednesday, July 6 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The blood drive will be held at JG’s Natural Element Homes Gallery located at 4070 E....

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MILWAUKEE – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Geneva E. McKinley has been charged with two counts of filing false and fraudulent income tax returns. An initial appearance has been scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2011, in Dane County Circuit Court. According to the criminal complaint, McKinley filed income...

FEATURED EVENT Business Roundtable for Manufacturers with Lt. Governor Kleefisch June 14 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | MMAC Offices - Wisconsin Room REGISTER ( http://www.mmac.org/index.php?src=events&submenu=AboutMMAC&srctype=detail&category=Public ) Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch will host an exclusive Business Roundtable for MMAC manufacturers to gather input and...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker named Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Interim Secretary Scott Baumbach as the department’s full-time secretary today. “Scott Baumbach has done a tremendous job in the Department of Workforce Development since day one, both as a deputy and interim secretary, and I know that he will continue to succeed in his new role,”...