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From stem cells to technology, the next Wisconsin RISE initiative focuses on improving health
Today, Aug. 28, 2024, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced that the newest area of focus for the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, called RISE-THRIVE, will be aimed at advancing health and improving lives. The Wisconsin RISE Initiative, which Mnookin unveiled in February, takes...
Excessive heat hits Wisconsin Tuesday
WISCONSIN — A large portion of the state spent much of Tuesday under an excessive heat warning. While many people stayed inside to avoid the high temperatures, others ventured outside or had to work outdoors. Casey Peckham is from Rice Lake. She’s in Milwaukee visiting family and took her...
Wisconsin man steals utility vehicle and crashes into several signs & parked cars
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested on Sunday morning after stealing a vehicle, crashing into several objects, and then trying to blend in with several unhoused individuals. According to a release, officers with the Madison Police Department were sent to East Wilson Street at John...
Universities of Wisconsin leader says layoffs were needed because of falling demand
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is defending a leadership decision to lay off tenured faculty as a necessary response to declining enrollment and lagging state aid. Earlier this month, the Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly to lay off 32 tenured faculty members in the College of General Studies from...
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday.
VP nominee JD Vance Wisconsin visit; economy, inflation focus on Aug. 28
DE PERE, Wis. - Vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is scheduled to deliver remarks on the economy, inflation and energy when he visits De Pere on Wednesday evening, Aug. 28. Vance was just in Wisconsin on Aug. 20 when he visited Kenosha to talk about crime and safety. Vance's...
Hospital Sisters Health System announces new leadership team
Hospital Sisters Health System introduced its newly formed team of executive leaders serving its Wisconsin Market at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay, HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan and HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls. Robert J. Erickson...
Hazelden’s CEO on the evolution of addiction treatment
ListenMPR News with Angela Davis - Hazelden’s CEO on evolution of addiction treatment. Addiction was seen as a moral failing in 1949 when what’s now the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation opened its sanctuary for alcoholic men in Center City, Minn. In the 75 years since then, much has...
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