Tag School of Medicine and Public Health

Mackie to receive highest honor in medical physics

May 12, 2014

Thomas "Rock" Mackie, director of medical engineering at the Morgridge Institute for Research, will receive the highest honor in the field of medical physics for his far-reaching contributions to medical imaging.

Dane County African-Americans have high cancer rates

May 8, 2014

African Americans in Dane County were 30 percent more likely than whites to be diagnosed with cancer.

National Academy of Sciences adds three UW–Madison researchers

April 29, 2014

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the organization announced today.

Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on blood

April 24, 2014

World stem cell leaders will converge on Promega's BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Fitchburg on April 30 for the 9th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium: From Stem Cells to Blood.

The key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood

April 15, 2014

Using just a single drop of blood, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has developed a faster, cheaper and more accurate tool for diagnosing even mild cases of asthma.

Research team to search for new antibiotics from untapped microbes

April 14, 2014

Facing an imminent global public health crisis, a University of Wisconsin–Madison research team has been awarded up to $16 million from the National Institutes of Health to find new sources of antibiotics to combat the rising number of deadly antibiotic-resistant infections.

Wisconsin research shows green space keeps you from feeling blue

April 11, 2014

If you start feeling better as spring begins pushing up its tender shoots, you might be living proof of a trend discovered in data from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported feeling.

Ozaukee, Kewaunee, Portage, Taylor, Door Wisconsin’s healthiest counties

March 28, 2014

The annual County Health Rankings, released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), provide a snapshot of health for Wisconsin counties.

Symposium links human, animal, environmental health

March 28, 2014

The Global Health Symposium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison reflects a decade of interdisciplinary global health work on campus, says Dr. Christopher Olsen, this year's keynote speaker.

Halting immune response could save brain cells after stroke

March 13, 2014

A new study in animals shows that using a compound to block the body’s immune response greatly reduces disability after a stroke.

UW hosts national leader in new era of Alzheimer’s prevention research

March 12, 2014

By the time today’s 30-year-olds are senior citizens, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia will have taken an overwhelming financial toll on the United States and other countries around the world, according to Dr. Eric Reiman.

Graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News and World Report

March 11, 2014

Numerous UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2015 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”

Wisconsin Dance Marathon: Standing for those who can’t

March 5, 2014

University of Wisconsin students and members of the Madison community will put on their dancing shoes on Mar. 8 to raise money for American Family Children's Hospital.

Military dads have to re-learn parenting after deployment

March 4, 2014

Fathers who returned after military service report having difficulty connecting with young children who sometimes don’t remember them, according to a study released this week.

Stem cell advance yields mature heart muscle cells

March 3, 2014

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has induced human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to differentiate toward pure-population, mature heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes.

Wisconsin Partnership funds five new studies

February 17, 2014

Five researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) have received grants through the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s New Investigator Program.

Innovative program reduces falls, increases quality of elderly life

February 11, 2014

When Loretta, a 78-year-old central Wisconsin woman, became unable to sit on her couch because of her fear of not being able to stand back up, she knew she needed help. She didn’t want to be a burden to her husband, who was already worried about her falling, so Loretta called her local doctor to find a solution.

Cycle for Sight raises money for research on blinding diseases

February 10, 2014

To continue research on blinding diseases that affect millions of Americans, including 100,000 Wisconsin residents, the McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will sponsor Cycle for Sight, an annual indoor-cycling fundraiser.

Emeritus professor, physician and social activist Jeffrey Patterson dies

January 25, 2014

Dr. Jeffrey Patterson, a family medicine physician, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and an activist for health and environmental causes, died Jan. 23.

Education, surgery try “speed dating” for research

January 23, 2014

Dr. Craig Kent, chairman of surgery, said he hopes that it is at least as successful as a 2010 “speed dating” event with engineering faculty. That one resulted in several research partnerships between surgeons and engineers.