MADISON, Wisconsin, July 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * A new kidney -- free of daily meds * Shawn Wiederhoeft is a pretty regular guy in his 30s. The Madison native works as a video game developer and maintains an active lifestyle. He's healthy -- in the best shape of his life -- and regularly spends time with friends and family in southern Wisconsin. But it wasn't always a given that Wiederhoeft would be able to participate in life so fu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Johnson Controls (JCI), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding its proposal to amend the test procedure for commercial warm air furnaces. The response emphasizes JCI's position that the proposed rescindment of Appendix B, the "Uniform Test Method for Measurement of the Energy Efficiency of Commercial Warm Air Furnaces (Thermal Efficiency Two)," is essential due to the burdensome nature of the revisions. In th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Therma-Stor, Madison, Wisconsin, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy addressing potential issues with proposed changes to energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers. The company concerns stem from a proposed rule published by the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office, which aims to rescind part of the amended energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers. The proposed changes, according to Therma-Stor, could create signifi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Tiffany Announces Nearly $1 Million for Superior Shipyards * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced that Fraser Shipyards in Superior will receive $817,146.23 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) (link is external). The funding comes through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, which Congressman Tiffany has long supported (link is external). The funding will help more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 22 -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: * * * Freeing kidney transplant patients from daily anti-rejection medications Kidney transplant patients are embracing a new chapter of life, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial that eliminates the need for a lifelong regimen of anti-rejection drugs, which can cause serious side effects. Along with their new kidney, each recipient received blood stem cells from  more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, July 22 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news: * * * (SUSP)ense and Discovery By Christine Bellport Where else can you find research projects in theater lighting design, improving alfalfa with seed priming and the preservation of decades-old artifacts from the Isle of Man all under one roof? At the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program (SUSP), that kind of academic diversity is exactly what's celebra more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison medical training program improves health care for rural communities * Having grown up in a small town in northern Minnesota, Dr. Mike Medich knows all too well how difficult it can be to receive prompt, quality health care when you live in the countryside, or anywhere outside of a large metro area. "We had physicians in town, but sometimes depending on the medical problem,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Wisconsin Bankers Association has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the agency's Interim Final Rule on Small Business Lending Data Collection. Representing nearly 180 financial institutions in Wisconsin, WBA expressed the need for clearer timelines and a more manageable rollout of compliance dates tied to Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. In the letter, WBA acknowledged the CFPB's rapid adjustments to compliance  more ST