MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 2 -- The Medical College of Wisconsin issued the following news: The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) will fund 40 new projects focused on improving health in Wisconsin. The grants of up to $250,000 were awarded through a competitive application process. AHW's Momentum Grants support efforts to address Wisconsin's most pressing health challenges. The funding is for projects to be completed within a 24-month timeframe beginning in July 2024. Grant appli  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Harry Minium Stephanie Roble began sailing when she was five years old on Lake Beulah in rural Wisconsin about a half hour southwest of Milwaukee. Her father was a sailing aficionado, and his daughter enthusiastically followed in his footsteps. The day after she was born, her father and brother sailed around the lake with a sign that read, "It's A Girl." Clearly, she was destined to become a great sailor. She   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: A large, population-based study shows that people receiving regular dialysis to treat kidney disease are vulnerable during heat waves, especially those living in cities in the humid southeastern states, resulting in higher death rates. The new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that deaths among adults  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Husch Blackwell served as counsel to a consortium of orthopedic practices--The Orthopedic Institute of Wisconsin--in the roll up and sale of 14 Wisconsin-based groups and two ambulatory surgery centers to Surgery Partners. Partners Tom Shorter and Jack Enea led the deal, which brings broad network access and value to patients and physicians through a consolidated delivery model tha  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 -- Milwaukee Area Technical College issued the following news: Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) will for the third straight year participate in the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI), an effort by the band and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to support "heavy metal" careers such as automotive/diesel, CNC machining, HVAC, trucking and welding. All Within My Hands (AWMH), a nonprofit established by the members and management   more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 2 -- Encore Wire, a manufacturer of wire and cable, issued the following news release: Prysmian, a world leader in the energy transition and digital transformation, alongside Encore Wire are pleased to announce our new combination of best-in-class sales representation for the US Industrial and Construction market with the following agencies: * AJB Sales: Minnesota, West Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana * Apex Electrical Sales, Inc.: Arizona * Arthur A. Boy  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: This photo shows the Zongo glacier near the summit of Huayna Potosi, a mountain near La Paz, Bolivia. The glacier is one of several in the tropical Andes Mountains that are now smaller than at any point since the end of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, according to new research from UW-Madison researchers and their collaborators. Photo by Ethan C. Parrish/Whispering Rivers Media As they are in  more