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CONTACT: Clifton Conrad, 608-263-3411, conrad@education.wisc.edu MADISON - Clifton Conrad, a professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with Marybeth Gasman of the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education, USA Funds and the Kresge Foundation. Consisting of $500,000 from each of the funding agencies, the...

CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, 608-890-1317, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu; Lawrence Berger, 608-263-6332, lmberger@wisc.edu; J. Michael Collins, 608-262-0369, jmcollins@wisc.edu MADISON - Three researchers with the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received honors from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to explore the role housing plays in the long-term health and well-being of children, families and communities. Timothy Smeeding,...

CONTACT: Stephanie Richards, 608-890-1442, stephanie.richards@chess.wisc.edu MADISON - Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness such as addiction. The system they've developed, called Addiction-CHESS (A-CHESS) gives users access to an...

LOUISVILLE, Colo., February 9, 2011– Louisville, Colo.-based Coalfire Systems (Coalfire) today announced it has secured a $5 million Series A investment from Baird Venture Partners (BVP), the U.S.-based venture capital fund of Baird Private Equity. Coalfire, a leading provider of IT audit and compliance management services to more than 1,000 small and mid-sized businesses, will use the proceeds...

Contact: Louise Bentley, Momentum West Telephone: 715-874-4673 Email: info@momentumwest.org EAU CLAIRE -- Momentum West exhibited at the 2011 Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Conference and Trade Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California February 8-10, 2011. This is the largest event of its kind in the United States, and the first time that Momentum West had sent a contingency. The Momentum representatives included...

CONTACT: Thomas J. Wilkinson, Chairman and CEO 608.203.1201 or twilkinson@thewcb.com MADISON, Wis. - Feb. 8, 2011 - Wisconsin Community Bank reported earnings of $7.4 million for the four quarters of 2010 compared to $4.4 million in 2009, an increase of 66 percent. Return on average common equity for the same period was 14.7 percent and return on average assets was 1.59...

(Viola, WI) Don't miss S&S® Cycle at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) in Chicago, IL this weekend. The show will be held in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Village of Rosemont, and runs from Friday Feb. 11 through Sunday Feb 13. Here's your chance to see all the new S&S, Flathead Power® and...

(Viola, WI) High performance v-twin engine manufacturer, S&S Cycle Inc. announced that they have received the coveted "Engine of the Year" award for the new KN-Kone engine, at a ceremony held during the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio. The award was given at a ceremony on Saturday evening February 6, at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati. ...

Contact: Randy Dimond, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer Promega Corporation Cell: (608) 575-5169 or Char.Gudgeon@Promega.com Today’s economic realities make UW System management...