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A collaborative team of researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, and BloodCenter of Wisconsin has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin to study genomic factors that impact necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe form of bowel disease that develops in 5 to 10 percent of premature infants and has a mortality rate of 25 to 40 percent.

The Bradley Family Foundation and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation have opened up the application process for the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists program.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County will add 7,500 square feet to its existing 4,000-square-foot building in West Bend.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee is determined to raise $53.8 million during its 2014 Community Campaign, the organization announced during a kickoff event at Discovery World Museum on Wednesday.

BizTimes Media is heading into the final week of the nomination process for the inaugural BizTimes Media Nonprofit Excellence Awards.

As a membership organization committed to supporting and promoting effective philanthropy in Wisconsin, the Donors Forum of Wisconsin (DFW) provides resources that help funders perform more effectively and efficiently. DFW provides a network for grantmakers (i.e. funders) from across the state. As Wisconsin's premier resource in philanthropy, DFW is committed to advancing and promoting the philanthropic sector.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to award up to $200 million in competitive grants that will fund new employment and training programs intended to help low-income individuals and families find jobs and increase their earnings. The grant recipients are scheduled to be announced in February of 2015.

BizTimes Media and ActionCoach of Elm Grove have created a new workshop series to guide business owners and C-level executives through steps that are critical to growing their businesses.

More and more employers are choosing to conduct background checks on potential hires, including checks for criminal and credit history. There are a number of legitimate reasons for doing so, including compliance regulations in certain industries, concern about liability for negligent hiring, and simply a desire to ensure that employers are selecting the right person for the job. Employers must be mindful, however, that administrative agencies at both the state and federal levels are scrutinizing these practices like never before, and that many states (like Wisconsin) have laws on the books that regulate how employers are permitted to use background check information.

City Year Milwaukee is introducing its corps services to Bay View Middle and High School this fall, expanding its presence to nine schools under Milwaukee Public Schools.