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WHITEWATER – Do you know what it means to be a Warhawk? Incoming students are about to find out thanks to UW-Whitewater’s new freshman orientation programs. The programs are all about connections and preparing incoming freshman for college life at UW-Whitewater. “We know that when students feel connected, they are more likely to be successful academically, socially and personally,” Kim...

MADISON - From logging to waterskiing, rivers have always played a role in the Wisconsin's story. Now a new book by a University of Wisconsin-Madison staff member brings the state's rivers together in sharp detail. Created as both a travel guide and a comprehensive history of Wisconsin's waterways, "Explore Wisconsin Rivers" is the first book to tackle more than one...

MADISON - The WiCell Research Institute, a private, not-for-profit supporting organization to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is launching its own stem cell bank to distribute cell lines beyond the 21 lines eligible for federal funding and distribution through the National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB). "We are establishing the WiCell Bank to grow, test, store and distribute cell lines that...

Waukesha, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2008) – Beer Capitol Distributing Inc., a wholly-owned division of The Madrigrano Companies, has agreed to acquire beer wholesaler Miller Brands-Milwaukee LLC, a move that will strengthen the beer distributor’s growing portfolio of brands offered in the Milwaukee market. With this combination the brands offered by the newly formed Miller-Coors alliance will now be more...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourteen physicians who have been part of Commonwealth Medical Group have announced that they plan to enhance the care and service they provide to their patients by joining Aurora Health Care. "These are top-notch primary care physicians, and we are delighted they have decided to join our organization," said Nick Turkal, M.D., Aurora's president and...

World's Largest Privately-Held Student Housing Management Company Assumes Responsibility for Premier Student Housing Properties in Madison; Pledges Program of Capital Improvement and Renewed Focus on Customer Service. AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Campus Advantage, the world's largest privately-held student housing management company, today announced that it has been awarded management contracts for historic student properties, the Towers and...

For Immediate Release Contact: Jeff Mayers, president, WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com 608-212-9422 --U.S., State, Canadian Experts Scheduled for Sept. 19 WisPolitics.com-WisBusiness.com Event-- MADISON, Wis. - Dr. Ken Thorpe, executive director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, and the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Antonia Maioni, director of the McGill Institute for the Study...