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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.
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.
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.
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.
University Roundtable’s spring series begins Feb. 12
The University Roundtable series of luncheon talks by university figures begins on Feb. 12.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers Link Protein With Breast Cancer’s Spread to the Brain
A cancer-research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a protein that may be a major culprit when breast cancer metastasizes to the brain.
UW researchers link protein with breast cancer’s spread to the brain
A cancer-research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a protein that may be a major culprit when breast cancer metastasizes to the brain.
UW Health launches new program designed to improve patient experience and surgical outcomes
UW Health patients getting total joint-replacement surgery now have access to a new online support tool designed to take them through treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
UW System president finalists named
Michael J. Falbo, president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, today announced three finalists to be considered for the System’s top post.
CALS researchers developing novel treatment for septic shock
By the time doctors diagnose septic shock, patients often are on a knife’s edge. At that point, for every hour that treatment is delayed, a person’s risk of death rises an alarming six percent.
Wisconsin Partnership awards $3.6 million in community grants
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has pledged $3.65 million to 16 projects aimed at making Wisconsin communities healthier.
UW Global Gateway offers funded, short–term study abroad opportunities
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who are curious about studying abroad, but still reluctant about plunging into an overseas experience will have a new way to test international waters, starting next summer.
Researchers discover early step in blood stem cell development
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) researchers have discovered a very early regulatory event that controls the production of blood stem cells and the adult blood system.