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Foundation increases grant to continue personal health records work
May 4, 2009Project HealthDesign, a national program designed to support health and information technology pioneers to create a new generation of personal health records (PHR) systems, has been awarded a $5.3 million addition to its grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, bringing the project's total funding to $10 million.
Wisconsin Poverty Report gauges nature and extent of problem statewide
May 4, 2009The first-ever Wisconsin Poverty Report finds that nearly 11 percent of Wisconsin's population and one in seven children lived in poverty in 2007 and that the need for food - and almost always with it is poverty - has grown substantially as the recession deepened in the last two years.
Building a health community through the Wisconsin Idea
April 30, 2009On campus, there is a lot of focus on the Wisconsin Idea — the principle that education can bring people together and improve lives outside…
Remington appointed new associate dean for public health
April 20, 2009Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH, who has spent his entire career at the interface of public health and medicine, has been appointed the first associate dean for public health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
‘Great Texts’ exposes high-schoolers to literature
March 30, 2009High school students in Wisconsin are digging into great world literature that would bewilder older and more experienced readers: “Don Quixote,” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Dante’s Inferno,” by Dante Alighieri, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. All the students need is a chance to try and the right guidance from their teachers. Both of these necessities are provided by the Center for the Humanities.
Humanities exposed
March 25, 2009Now in its fifth year, the Humanities Exposed program provides graduate students with the opportunity to apply their research in the community.
UW-Madison Connections program continues to expand
March 23, 2009The University of Wisconsin–Madison, with its national reputation as a leading educational institution and its picturesque location, is the most desired destination for thousands of academically talented college applicants in the state.
UW School of Medicine and Public Health sets school record for residency placement
March 20, 2009With a record-high rate of graduating medical students matching into their desired residency on March 19, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health leaders are cheering another highlight: More students are choosing to stay in the state for their residency training and about 40 percent plan to pursue a residency in primary care – where physicians nationwide are badly needed.
Social Work to launch part-time master’s program next fall
February 10, 2009Many college students want to finish their degree and get a job as soon as they can after graduation, while others anticipate graduate school and earning a master's degree or doctorate in their field.
Governor reflects on the Big Ten Network
February 9, 2009Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle will be the featured guest on the upcoming airing of "Wisconsin Reflections" on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.
Wisconsin Partnership to join fight against silent tragedy
February 9, 2009Earlier this decade, an African American baby born in Beloit, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Racine had worse odds for survival than a baby born in Jamaica, Sri Lanka or Central America.
Wisconsin Idea Endowment going strong in its seventh year
January 28, 2009The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is supporting a diverse portfolio of community-inspired projects for 2009, from improving Midwest flood-response policies to exploring Wisconsin’s language roots.
UW grads create Web business to save consumers cash on groceries
January 26, 2009It doesn't take a math guru or an economist to know how to save money buying groceries. Or does it? Maybe you should ask the founders of a Web site designed to find the absolute best grocery deals for stores in Madison.
Global Health Certificate program celebrates first graduates, welcomes new students
January 15, 2009Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Global Health, called "a very special occasion."
Careers Conference addresses uncertain economy
January 14, 2009The 23rd annual Careers Conference will focus on the valuable role that career development and counseling plays in times of economic uncertainty.
Record 122,000 callers seek help from Quit Line to stop smoking
December 17, 2008University of Wisconsin and state health officials announce a record-breaking 39,000 calls to the state’s Tobacco Quit Line in 2008 and celebrated the Quit Line fielding 122,000 calls in its seven-year history. Smokers are encouraged to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get the support they need in quitting in the year ahead.
Professor Jorge Avendaño receives Wisconsin Global Citizen Award
December 17, 2008Professor Jorge Avendaño of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú was awarded the Wisconsin Global Citizen Award for 2008 at a ceremony Dec. 12 at the UW Law School. The UW–Madison Division of International Studies and Wisconsin Alumni Association jointly presented the new award to Avendaño, who traveled from Lima for the occasion.
Poll: Boaters and anglers taking steps to prevent spread of invasive species
December 9, 2008The vast majority of Wisconsin residents say that preventing the spread of VHS fish disease and other aquatic invasive species to new lakes and rivers is very important, a recent statewide poll shows.
Organization helps save lives through organ donation
November 28, 2008The slogan "Got your dot?" has quickly worked to raise the rates at which Wisconsinites place an orange donor dot on their driver's license and say "yes" to donation.
Survey will help officials understand, control Lyme disease
November 19, 2008This Saturday, as hunters seek white-tailed deer in Wisconsin's forested areas, a research team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz will be conducting a hunt of its own.