Pacemaker offers hope for patients with overactive bladders
For women whose overactive bladders aren't settled by standard therapies, urologists at UW Hospital and Clinics now have another option: a pacemaker for bladder function. Read More
Renovation work begins on Bascom Hall portico
The white-columned Bascom Hall portico, an enduring symbol of the university, is getting a makeover. Read More
Heart health: tool brings people out of the ‘gray zone’
By non-invasively imaging the thickness of carotid arteries — the major vessels running up the neck and supplying the brain with blood — preventive cardiologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have helped to show people a clearer picture of their chances of developing heart disease or having a stroke. Read More
School of veterinary medicine sponsors 21st annual Dog Jog
The dogs are at it again! Hundreds of canine paws and wagging tails will join their owners in the 21st annual Dog Jog on Sunday, Sept. 19, to raise money to benefit homeless animals. Read More
Media giants don’t always lead to less-diverse content
Just because a big company owns all the media outlets in town doesn’t necessarily mean newspapers and broadcast stations will look and sound alike, according to a review of the research in this area published in the summer issue of the journal Contexts. Read More
UHS unit hosts state substance abuse prevention conference
After a seven-year hiatus, the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, a unit of UW–Madison's University Health Services (UHS), will again host the Wisconsin State Prevention Conference. Read More
Area charities collecting goods during UW moving days
Every August, thousands of students move in and out of downtown apartments and houses. To minimize the mess and maximize donations to local charities, UW–Madison and a broad coalition of local partners are working together to hold "Moving Days." Read More
Titan Arum blossoms
Responding to a change of scenery and a little hormone therapy, UW–Madison's Titan Arum plant blossomed today (Aug. 5). Read More
SBC Foundation awards grant to PEOPLE Program
The SBC Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin Foundation in support of UW–Madison's PEOPLE (Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) Program, an innovative partnership designed to encourage post-secondary education for Wisconsin disadvantaged and minority students. Read More
Warmer weather, human disturbances interact to change forests
While a rapidly changing climate may alter the composition of northern Wisconsin's forests, disturbances such as logging also will play a critical role in how these sylvan ecosystems change over time. Read More
UW Hospital among top performers for safety
According to survey results compiled by The Leapfrog Group, a national consortium of more than 150 public and private organizations that provide health care, UW Hospital and Clinics recently landed in the top performance quartile in several key areas of patient safety. Read More
Forest managers can fight invasive species that come with roads
Road density in northern Wisconsin has doubled during the last 60 years, but forest managers have a time window to fight the non-native plants that often come with construction and overwhelm native plant life, according to new research. Read More
Exhibition uses technology to celebrate women’s art
When Helen Klebesadel read Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" in a women's studies class some 20 years ago, Klebesadel's artistic life changed forever. Read More
A changing landscape may have dire implications for birds
In their desire to get close to nature by building lakeside cottages and homes in the woods, Americans may very well be hastening the decline of many native bird species that breed in forest habitats. Read More
Lake research offers clues to managing crayfish invasions
Rusty crayfish, an invasive species now crawling across the rocky bottoms of lakes and streams throughout the United States and Canada, may not always have a stronghold once they enter these bodies of water. Read More
UW veterinarians try new drug for equine heart fibrillations
Veterinarians at UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine believe they're the first to use the oral drug flecainide to resolve a chronic case of atrial fibrillation in a horse. Read More
States fail to cover smoking cessation treatment for employees
Despite recommendations from federal public health experts that smoking cessation treatment should be provided to all smokers, state employers are failing to provide their employees with recommended smoking cessation treatment coverage, according to a study published in this month's American Journal of Public Health. Read More
Study: Mothers turn fearless when peptide level drops
Everyone knows not to get between a mother and her offspring. What makes these females unafraid when it comes to protecting their young may be low levels of a peptide, or small piece of protein, released in the brain that normally activates fear and anxiety, according to new research published in the August issue of Behavioral Neuroscience. Read More
New England forests at greater risk from air pollution
When it comes to forests, air pollution is not an equal opportunity hazard. Read More
Third Titan arum expected to bloom
A third Titan arum, or corpse flower, is expected to bloom sometime this week at Birge Hall. Read More