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The Versiti Blood Research Institute has been awarded a $12.3 million research grant by the National Institutes of Health s (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to support Versiti s research of how blood production is governed by sugars and how sugars change amid cancer and disease.
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research program seeks to yield a transformative understanding of cell surface sugars (glycans) in regulating blood cell production in health and disease. Researchers will leverage the knowledge to find novel therapeutic targets and therapeutics to support blood and blood cell production health. The research funded by this NIH grant is about how we utilize one essential building block of life to promote our health and sustain our lives, especially how sugars affect our lives, said Dr. Karin Hoffmeister, senior investigator at the
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Milwaukee County BRT project receives federal grant money, construction slated for spring
Could be open to riders by fall 2022
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Milwaukee County officials say they have formally received a $40.9 million federal grant that will allow construction to start this spring on the roughly $55 million bus rapid-transit project.
The nine-mile east-west BRT project is the first of its kind in the state, according to a news release. It will connect downtown Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa by a new bus service that is faster than traditional bus transit.
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration announced the execution of the federal Small Starts federal grant program agreement on Monday, which will cover nearly 80% of the overall project cost.
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