WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Announces New Grants Supporting Dementia Capability in Indian Country * ACL is pleased to announce the 2025 awards for its Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) - Dementia Capability in Indian Country initiative. In September, ACL awarded two three-year cooperative agreements to deliver a range of culturally competent education and training   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Firing of Wisconsin Cinnabon Worker Over Racist Anti-Muslim Rant Targeting Somali-American Couple * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the firing of a Cinnabon worker who reportedly went on a racist anti-Muslim rant targeting a Somali-American couple.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 8 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Meet a few of UW-Madison's notable grads of winter 2025 * Gayle Worland December 8, 2025 Share this article Every one of the anticipated 2,151 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates earning their degrees this winter has a unique and remarkable story of motivation and achievement. We spoke with five of these extraordinary Badgers who have taken advantage of what the university has to offer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., both of Juno Beach, Florida, and WPPI Energy, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, announced an agreement to continue supplying electricity from the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. WPPI Energy, a member-owned utility serving 51 locally owned utilities across Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan, will continue to purchase 168 megawatts (MW) of the plant's output well into the 2050s. The Point Beach facility   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Dec. 9 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Jason and Regina Brickl Invest in the Future of Free Enterprise Northwood University is proud to announce a leadership gift from Wisconsin entrepreneurs and alumni Jason R. and Regina M. Brickl in support of the comprehensive When We Are Free campaign for America's Free-Enterprise University. The Brickls are entrepreneurs and dealer owners who built and lead Brickl Companies, a diversified portfolio of   more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Dec. 8 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus issued the following news: * * * Sydney Hoffman: Building a Blugold brand * Sydney Hoffman arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with an interest in business and the business of helping others tell their stories. In high school, she competed in an entrepreneurship challenge where she collaborated with local business leaders and experienced the excitement of bringing ideas to life. "That experience sp  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Dec. 8 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus issued the following news: * * * UW-Eau Claire fall commencement set for Dec. 20 * A total of 597 students are candidates for bachelor's degrees, including 207 from the College of Arts and Sciences, 178 from the College of Health and Human Sciences, 138 from the College of Business and 74 from the College of Nursing. Eighty-three students are candidates for graduate degrees. In the College of Business, 57 Blugol  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison wins Abbott-Big Ten blood drive, receives $1 million for health * The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded $1 million to advance student or community health after winning a blood drive competition among all Big Ten Conference universities. For the second year, global health care company Abbott sponsored the We Give Blood Drive in partnership with the Big Ten, creating one of th  more