Saturday - March 28, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin

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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Trained CPR Coaches Add Impact to PICU Response Team
ALISO VIEJO, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Study in American Journal of Critical Care evaluates impact of a curriculum and role implementation for quality CPR coaches to support hospital-based resuscitation teams during real compression events in a pediatric ICU * * * Specialized training at a Wisconsin children's hospital prepared pediatric critical care nurse practitioners to serve as designated card  more
Dinosaurs roamed the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to new analysis of the oldest North American fossils
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: An artist's rendering shows how Ahvaytum bahndooiveche may have appeared in a habitat dating to around 230 million years ago. Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto How and when did dinosaurs first emerge and spread across the planet more than 200 million years ago? That question has for decades been a source of debate among paleontologists faced with fragmented fossil records. The mainstream view has h  more
Dinosaurs roamed the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to new analysis of the oldest North American fossils
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: An artist's rendering shows how Ahvaytum bahndooiveche may have appeared in a habitat dating to around 230 million years ago. Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto How and when did dinosaurs first emerge and spread across the planet more than 200 million years ago? That question has for decades been a source of debate among paleontologists faced with fragmented fossil records. The mainstream view has   more
UW-Parkside to Host Nonprofit Fund Development Certificate
KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Jan. 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: * * * Introducing the Fund Development Certificate Program: A Transformative Opportunity for Aspiring and Experienced Fundraising Professionals * * * Nonprofit fundraising professionals looking to elevate their skills and impact can now enroll in the Fund Development Certificate Program at UW-Parkside. Launching March 7, this dynamic and highly interactive professional development opportunity  more
Why do birds make so many different sounds? A new UW-Madison study gets at the underlying factors
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 8 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Ecological and evolutionary traits like body mass and beak size influence the vocalization frequency of bird species, such as the white-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus), in Chikkamagaluru, India. Photo by Madhu Venkatesh, Wildlife Conservation Action Team Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions t  more