Health & Wellness
Researchers wake monkeys by stimulating ‘engine’ of consciousness in brain
A small amount of electricity delivered at a specific frequency to a particular point in the brain will snap a monkey out of even deep anesthesia, pointing to a circuit of brain activity key to consciousness and suggesting potential treatments for debilitating brain disorders.
UW–Madison researchers lead efforts to understand, thwart new coronavirus
Within the next few weeks, an interdisciplinary team of UW scientists hopes to begin studies of 2019-nCoV to "erect more barriers to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.”
Scout’s Super Bowl story is a viral hit
A 7-year-old Golden Retriever named Scout and UW–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine are already stealing the show in the run-up to the Super Bowl. Scout’s story, in the form of a 30-second commercial for WeatherTech, has already received an overwhelming reaction since it was first released on Tuesday.
Health & Wellness Events
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Ecological Restoration Work Party9:00 am, Kiosk at entrance to Picnic Point, 2004 University Bay Dr., Madison WI 53706
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Arboretum Core Area and Curtis Prairie
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10:15 am, Check TITU Boards, Memorial Union
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Arboretum Family Nature Program
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Field Trip sponsored by the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 pm, Kiosk at entrance to Picnic Point, 2004 University Bay Dr., Madison WI 53706