Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series
If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension.
Tag: health & medicine
UW-Madison provost joins nuclear safety study
An effort to gauge the cancer risk to people living near nuclear power plants will include Paul M. DeLuca Jr., medical physics professor and University of Wisconsin-Madison provost. DeLuca was appointed this week to a team of experts assembled by the National Research Council at the request of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The roster for …
UW-Madison mourns the loss of two students
Tommy Kuehn, Anna Shoemaker both passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13.
Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series
Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well.
State smoking ban has improved indoor air quality by more than 90 percent, study finds
Services enhanced for students considering health careers
University of Wisconsin-Madison students planning for careers in health-related fields are being helped along by a new advising program made possible through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
Slide show: Entering a state of discovery
UW-Madison study links brain damage to insomnia
Schwarze to shape health policy as Institute of Medicine Fellow
UW-Madison researchers win White House science awards
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are among the country’s most promising young researchers, according to the White House.
UW-Madison begins collaborative ADHD research program
Photo exhibit and panel discussion planned for World AIDS Day
Vampire-inspired blood thinner begins new round of trials
Cancer researcher wins Era of Hope Scholar Award
Wei Xu, assistant professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is one of only three scientists in the country to have won the 2010 Era of Hope Scholar Award.
For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness
Typically, monkeys don’t know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don’t recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees and people pass this “mark” test – they obviously recognize their own reflection and make funny faces, look at a temporary mark that the scientists have placed on their face or wonder how they got so old and grey.
Jonah’s story: Overcoming Tourette’s
UW researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.
Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.