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- UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research March 10, 2011 The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention.
- Public health conference to focus on environmental health Feb. 16, 2011
- Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders Feb. 9, 2011 Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness such as addiction.
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Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series
Feb. 1, 2011
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.
- UW-Madison provost joins nuclear safety study Jan. 19, 2011
- UW-Madison mourns the loss of two students Jan. 15, 2011 Tommy Kuehn, Anna Shoemaker both passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13.
- Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series Jan. 6, 2011 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 Dec. 14, 2010
- Services enhanced for students considering health careers Dec. 6, 2010 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.
- UW-Madison study links brain damage to insomnia Nov. 29, 2010
- Schwarze to shape health policy as Institute of Medicine Fellow Nov. 19, 2010
- UW-Madison researchers win White House science awards Nov. 15, 2010 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 Nov. 13, 2010
- Photo exhibit and panel discussion planned for World AIDS Day Nov. 8, 2010
- Vampire-inspired blood thinner begins new round of trials Oct. 29, 2010
- Cancer researcher wins Era of Hope Scholar Award Oct. 26, 2010 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.
- Vaccinating college students against meningitis Aug. 5, 2010
- Wisconsin children exposed to too much secondhand smoke, research shows July 29, 2010
- 2010 Transplant Games: Celebrating the gift of organ donation July 16, 2010
- U.S. News and World Report ranks UW Hospital and Clinics in seven specialties July 15, 2010