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Sea Grant launches ‘Eat Wisconsin Fish’ campaign
Health experts agree that everyone should eat two servings of fish a week. It’s easy to make at least one of these weekly servings from a Wisconsin fish farm or the Great Lakes! Read More
Halting immune response could save brain cells after stroke
A new study in animals shows that using a compound to block the body’s immune response greatly reduces disability after a stroke. Read More
Law students provide free legal services to New Orleans residents in need
Fifteen UW Law School students spent a week of their winter break in New Orleans, where they provided free legal services to residents in need. Read More
Veteran faculty member Joe Elder speaks March 13 on “60 Years of Asking Questions”
On Thursday, March 13, Joseph Elder, a professor of sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, and integrated liberal studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will give a special public lecture about some of the subsequent questions, along with some of the surprises he has encountered along the way. Read More
UW hosts national leader in new era of Alzheimer’s prevention research
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. Read More
Wisconsin Dance Marathon: Standing for those who can’t
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. Read More
Military dads have to re-learn parenting after deployment
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. Read More
Center for Jewish Studies presents Semester of the Arts
The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce its first ever Semester of the Arts in Spring 2014. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership funds five new studies
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. Read More
The next dimension: 3D color printer wins innovation competition
Spectrom, an attachment for 3D printers that will allow users to incorporate seamless, on-demand color into the 3D printing process, won both the $10,000 Schoofs Prize for Creativity and the $2,500 Tong Prototype Prize at the 20th annual Innovation Days competition. Read More
Cycle for Sight raises money for research on blinding diseases
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. Read More
Proceeds from UW’s spring football game to benefit student literacy efforts
Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced that for the fourth consecutive year, proceeds from the Badger football team’s annual spring game will be directed to a campus partner. And in 2014, dollars raised through ticket sales will help fund efforts across UW–Madison’s School of Education dedicated to improving student literacy. Read More
Ernst & Young makes $1.1 million gift to benefit UW–Madison business students
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) has pledged $1.1 million to the Wisconsin School of Business. Read More
Young Coleoptera Collection brings the UW bunches of beetles
You know who really bugs the UW? Daniel Young bugs the UW. And he’s been bugging the UW for years, largely with his own bugs. Read More
University Roundtable’s spring series begins Feb. 12
The University Roundtable series of luncheon talks by university figures begins on Feb. 12. Read More
Students being sought as campus tour and information guides
Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus tour guides and information guides for summer and fall 2014. Read More
Climate research shows changes in Midwestern winters
A study predicting snowfall changes in the Midwest is helping to better illustrate what winters could look like later this century. Read More
Emeritus professor, physician and social activist Jeffrey Patterson dies
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. Read More
Sleep is the price the brain pays for learning
Two leading sleep scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health say that their synaptic homeostasis hypothesis of sleep or “SHY” challenges the theory that sleep strengthens brain connections. Read More