WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Wisconsin Honored for Statewide Leadership in Obesity Care * Ascension Wisconsin has been recognized with the Excellence in Healthcare Award at the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) annual Wisconsin Healthcare Impact Assembly on November 14, 2025. This award honors organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, Vermont, has completed its inventory of Native American human remains and formally acknowledged cultural affiliation to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. The determination comes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and marks a significant step toward repatriating the remains of at least two individuals to a Tribal Nation with established historical ties to the region. The notice r  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 38) on November 27, 2025, entitled "Notes from the Field: Severe Illnesses After Self-Injection of Botulinum Toxin Purchased Online -- New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Injection of botulinum neuro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled announced an expansion of the federal Procurement List, approving the addition of a Base Supply Center service that will be furnished through a qualifying nonprofit organization. The action, published in the Federal Register, establishes that the Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. of West Allis, Wisconsin will serve as the designated mandatory source of supply for operation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Committee on House Administration Announces Community Resources List for Constituent Services Today, the Committee on House Administration and the Communications Standards Commission announced new guidance allowing Member offices to compile and host on their official websites a "Community Resources List" of entities providing non-federal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action Against Education Technology Provider for Failing to Secure Students' Personal Data * The Federal Trade Commission will require education technology provider Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate) to implement a data security program and delete unnecessary data to settle allegations that the company's data security failures led to a major data breach, which allowed hackers to access   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The New York State Museum, Albany, has announced plans to repatriate hundreds of cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects, according to a notice filed with the National Park Service under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice documents a total of 324 materials identified as burial-related objects affiliated with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. These items were recovered from the village of Waterford   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued Open-File Report 2025-1049, titled 'Geomorphic habitat response units for urban stream rehabilitation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,' by Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Shelby P. Sterner, James D. Blount and Jana S. Stewart, describing a new geomorphic framework to support restoration of highly modified streams in the Milwaukee area. The document, prepared in cooperation with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and publis  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: * * * UW-Parkside Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 13 The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will hold its Fall 2025 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the De Simone Arena in the Sports and Activity Center. The ceremony will honor more than 400 graduates and will be followed by a reception in the Petretti Fieldhouse. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with doors opening at 9 a.m. This sem  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Dec. 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus issued the following news: * * * Writing with fire: English, honors and Bree Muske * Muske was determined to study English and encounter new challenges at UW-Eau Claire. That drive reads to some, she thinks, as an "aggressive" intensity. "I think passionate," she clarifies. Fiery works, too. Intellectually, Muske feels that characteristic passion was not only welcomed but focused through the Cosby Honors Colle  more