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CURRENT PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER NEWS STORIES

Friday, October 10
New Initiative Positions Wisconsin to Become Leader in Personalized Medicine
MADISON – Wisconsin may soon become an international leader in personalized medicine, a simple concept that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. With this approach, physicians will analyze an individual’s genome, or entire genetic make-up, in or [More]

Thursday, October 9
Sign Up Now For WiscAlerts Text Messaging!
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Thursday, October 9
Call for Art: AIDS Action 2008: Know it. Show it. Share it.
In recognition of World AIDS Day, December 1, you are invited to exhibit your artwork in a show relating to the social, political, and personal aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.* [More]

Wednesday, October 8
Wiederholt Wins Inaugural Astro Nurse Excellence Award
Peggy Wiederholt, RN, was recently presented the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) inaugural Nurse Excellence Award. [More]

Wednesday, October 8
Research Team Discovers Brain Pathway Responsible for Obesity
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, for the first time, have found a messaging system in the brain that directly affects food intake and body weight. [More]

Wednesday, October 8
News From the Ebling Library for the Health Sciences
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Monday, October 6
Construction Update -- Highland Ave. Near CSC
Preparations began today on Highland Ave. for storm sewer work that will take place starting Saturday, Oct. 4. [More]

Wednesday, October 1
Fighting a Different War
About 50 percent of soldiers deployed to Iraq return addicted to tobacco. [More]

Wednesday, October 1
The “Cold” Hard Facts About Asthma: Wheeze at Three, Sick by Six
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Tuesday, September 30
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy to hold Scientific Symposium
A group of exceptional researchers, educators and practitioners will discuss the rich history of the School, current trends in translational research and pharmacy practice, and strategies for an improved global approach to medicines and health care. [More]

Monday, September 29
New Study opens the Time Window for Effective Treatment of Stroke
In news that UW Health stroke neurologist Dr. Justin Sattin calls “a hallelujah for the stroke community,’’ a large study of European stroke patients gives neurologists more time to administer clot-busting drugs. [More]

Wednesday, September 24
IME Video Library Keeps Growing
A few years old and improving with age, the Innovations in Medical Education (IME) Video Library has grown to 445 recordings with topics ranging from women’s health to microbiology and infectious diseases. [More]

Wednesday, September 24
Family Medicine Increases Visibility Through YouTube Channel
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Wednesday, September 24
New Department of Family Medicine Resident Recruitment Videos
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Friday, September 19
Stephen J. Hall New Director of Business Services in the Department of Urology
The Department of Urology is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen J. Hall as Director of Business Services. [More]

Friday, September 19
Wisconsin Partnership Program 2007 Annual Report
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health, in conjunction with the Oversight and Advisory Committee and the Medical Education and Research Committee, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2007 Annual Report of the Wisconsin Partnership Program [More]

Friday, September 19
Valerie Gilchrist Appointed to the Oversight and Advisory Committee of the Wisconsin Partnership Program
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is pleased to announce that the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents recently appointed Valerie Gilchrist, MD to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) to fill an une [More]

Thursday, September 18
Unleashing “Natural-Born Killers” on Childhood Cancer
Benjamin Johnson’s cancer is not getting better despite using all treatments available. [More]

Tuesday, September 16
Free Seminar on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Set for October 14
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Friday, September 12
Nothing to Sneeze At
Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape our Lives and Landscapes, a history book by Gregg Mitman, a professor of medical history and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been selected for the long list of [More]

Thursday, September 11
GHHS Medical Student Chapter Completes Book Project
A little chicken soup and you’ll soon feel better. [More]

Wednesday, September 10
Online 'Discovery Portal' Meant to Foster Greater Research Collaboration
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is launching a new and powerful online resource for finding researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [More]

Wednesday, September 10
Digital Commons’ Aims for Increase in Library Access
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Wednesday, September 10
Can Love Change Your Mind? New Project Explores Neuroscience of ‘Positive Qualities’
What is happening in the minds of people who have developed a greater capacity for forgiveness and compassion? [More]

Wednesday, September 10
Can Alzheimer’s Disease be Blocked?
Scientists, including those from the University of Wisconsin, are planning to “block” and tackle Alzheimer’s disease. [More]

Monday, September 8
Baby's Smell Tamps Down Dad's Testosterone Levels
Does eau de infant make dad a better parent? It does, it seems, if you are a common marmoset, a New World monkey known for its collaborative approach to rearing offspring. [More]

Monday, September 8
New Initiative Launches to Provide Students with Timely Textbook Information
A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18. As a result, textbook information will display to students in their My UW-Madison Student Center. [More]

Monday, September 8
Pass/Fail System Planned for First Year Medical School Students
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health plans introduce a pass/fail system for first-year medical students starting this year when approved by a School of Medicine faculty vote. [More]

Monday, September 8
Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research Grand Opening
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health took a big step toward its goal of uniting the twin siblings of research and patient care by opening the East Tower of the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) Wednesday. [More]

Tuesday, September 2
Healing: More Than Medicine
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Tuesday, September 2
Easing the Sneezing: Could Oral Drops Replace Allergy Shots?
Sneezing, a constant runny nose and congestion that makes it hard to sleep—all are signs that it’s the middle of ragweed season. But a new method of ragweed-allergy treatment and prevention, being tested at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine [More]

Friday, August 29
Give Sight to the Blind for just $20 “Sight Walk” is Sept. 13
Lots of people talk about acting locally to change the world, but few have done it on the scale of Dr. Suresh Chandra. [More]

Thursday, August 28
Embryonic Gene Transfer Produces Working Cells Needed for Hearing
Otolaryngologist Dr. Samuel Gubbels is one step closer to realizing a dream: treating patients who have lost their hearing by regenerating the damaged inner-ear cells that are at the heart of hearing. [More]

Thursday, August 28
New SMPH Integrated Research Working Group Started
Researchers, staff, faculty, and students interested in exploring health from a multidisciplinary and integrative perspective have support from a new working group called Integrative Biopsychosocial Research in Population Health. [More]

Wednesday, August 27
Collaboration Key to WIMR Researchers
The east tower of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research is about to celebrate its grand opening, and already the building is working to foster collaboration among scientists working on similar problems — including the scourge of cancer — from [More]

Tuesday, August 26
WiCell Research Institute Launches New Stem Cell Bank
The WiCell Research Institute, a private, not-for-profit supporting organization to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is launching its own stem cell bank to distribute cell lines beyond the 21 lines eligible for federal funding and distribution through [More]

Thursday, August 21
Position Announcement, Chair, Department of Medicine UW SMPH
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Thursday, August 14
Misbehaving Gene Links Aging and Prostate Cancer
Research at the University of Wisconsin is unraveling the mystery of why aging men often develop prostate cancer, the most commonly found cancer in men. [More]

Monday, August 11
Family Medicine Resident on His Second Career
Grow old and realize your ladder is against the wrong wall. A second-year resident at the age of 49, Mike Weber personifies his favorite quote inspired by mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell. [More]

Monday, August 11
Ebling Library Staff Help Create a Useful Search for the IME Video Library
From the beginning, the librarians in the Ebling Library have been part of creating the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Innovations in Medical Education (IME) Video Library project. [More]

Tuesday, August 5
Addressing the World on HIV/AIDS
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Tuesday, August 5
New $8.9 Million Project Aims to Unlock Stem Cell Secrets
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Thursday, July 31
Laurence’s Path to Surgery
At age 47, a beginning third-year University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health student, Vincent Laurence plans to be a surgeon. [More]

Thursday, July 31
Death Rate is Three Times Higher for Sleep Apnea Sufferers
A continuing study of sleep problems in the general population shows some alarming findings: over an 18-year period, people with severe, untreated sleep apnea died a rate more than three times that of those without apnea. [More]

Thursday, July 31
Older Students in Medical School
Some people may never consider changing careers in mid-life to seek a medical degree. Yet a brave few are choosing to withstand the rigors of medical school later in life. [More]

Wednesday, July 30
UW-Madison Historian Predicts the End of Science 'Superpowers'
Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? [More]

Monday, July 28
Study: No Gender Differences in Math Performance
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Thursday, July 24
Crisis Looms for Nation’s Health Workforce
University of Wisconsin Health Deans Echo National Warning: Current United States Policies Not Addressing Workforce Demands and Rapidly Changing Economic Trends [More]

Thursday, July 24
If the Glove Fits…Maybe the Surgical Instrument Will, Too
The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. [More]

Monday, July 21
Blood-Related Genetic Mechanisms Found Important in Parkinson’s Disease
What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson’s disease? [More]

Monday, July 21
Institute Awards Second Round of Clinical and Translational Research Grants
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at UW-Madison recently awarded 22 pilots grants (listed below) for translational research projects. [More]

Monday, July 21
Extraordinary Ophthalmology Conference Draws International Audience
Ophthalmologists, residents and vision researchers attended the first-ever Extraordinary Ophthalmology Conference July 11 and 12 in Madison. [More]

Friday, July 18
Stroke Patients Needed for IRIS Trials
Even after people recover from an initial stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), statistics give reason to worry. Within five years, as many as a quarter of all ischemic stroke patients will suffer a second stroke and about half that many will suffer [More]

Friday, July 18
Heart Muscle Experts Gather in Madison
A first-ever international conference devoted to studies of heart muscle contractility brought more than a hundred researchers from all over the world to Madison in May. [More]

Friday, July 18
Professor Wins Inaugural Schuster Prize
Timothy Kamp PhD, a professor of medicine and physiology at SMPH, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school. [More]

Friday, July 18
UW-CTRI and Utah Researchers Crack “Kid-Smoking” Genetic Code
Based on multiple genetic studies, Tim Baker, Ph.D, of the SMPH Department of medicine, and colleagues here and at the University of Utah have found that if youth don’t begin daily smoking before age 17 they are dramatically less likely to ever become sev [More]

Friday, July 18
Terry Young, PhD, Received AASM's William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award
Terry Young, PhD, received the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s (AASM) William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award for 2008. [More]

Friday, July 18
Stem Cell Summit to Convene in Madison
SMPH researchers Timothy Kamp, MD, PhD, and Clive Svendsen, PhD, along with Bernard Siegel of the Genetics Policy Institute, are chairmen of the World Stem Cell Summit scheduled for Sept. 22-23 in Madison. [More]

Friday, July 18
Wisconsin Partnership Program Awards $2.5 Million in Research Grants
Improving infant health in Racine County, reducing smoking on the Menominee Reservation and using skin stem cells as models for human disease are some of the research topics funded by a new round of grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program. [More]

Friday, July 18
Research Posters Win Awards
Posters featuring basic research on Alzhemer’s disease and clinical research on smoking cession took the top awards in the Department of Medicine’s annual poster day in May. [More]

Wednesday, July 16
Flu-infected Fly Cells Reveal Dependencies of the Virus
By giving fly cells the flu, scientists have identified scores of host genes the pathogen requires for successful infection, revealing a raft of potential new pressure points to thwart the virus. [More]

Tuesday, July 8
UW SMPH Seeking Applicants for Chair of the Department of Oncology Position
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Tuesday, July 8
Catherine A. Fox Invited to NIH Molecular Genetics Study Section
Catherine A. Fox, PhD, associate professor of biomolecular chemistry in the School of Medicine and Public Health was recently selected to be a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section on molecular genetics. She began a four-year t [More]

Monday, July 7
How Not to Fracture Your Face
Safety experts have known for years that seatbelts and airbags can prevent deaths in automobile accidents. [More]

Tuesday, July 1
Physician Assistant Program Awarded Federal Grant
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant program of the Department of Family Medicine is one of 15 programs in the nation awarded a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HRSA Title VII Training Grant for 2008-2011. [More]

Monday, June 30
New Technique for Mitral Valve Surgery
MADISON — A UW Health cardiovascular surgeon is closing in on a solution for patients who are too sick to have mitral valve surgery. [More]

Thursday, June 19
From Division to Department: Urology at UW School of Medicine and Public Health Evolves
The division of urology at UW School of Medicine and Public Health is about to become the department of urology. [More]

Thursday, June 19
High Fever Can Trigger Heart Arrhythmia in People with Genetic Predisposition
Cardiologists have long known that all three can trigger heart arrhythmia in people born with the rare condition known as Long QT Syndrome. Sadly, the first symptom of the rare disorder is usually sudden death. [More]

Wednesday, June 18
New Wiscard Fulfills ID, Debit, Access, Meal Plan Functions
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Wednesday, June 18
Scientific Information Largely Ignored When Forming Opinions About Stem Cell Research
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Tuesday, June 17
Kent Named Chair of UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s
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Thursday, June 12
Wisconsin Sleep Study: Sleep Apnea Raises Nighttime Blood Pressure
When you stop breathing during sleep, it doesn’t just raise your frightened bed partner’s blood pressure. [More]

Monday, June 9
Later Birth Order May Decrease Breast-Cancer Risk among Women Breast-Fed as Infants: University of Wisconsin Study
MADISON -- Does having older siblings help protect a woman from breast cancer? It might, if she were breast-fed as an infant. [More]

Sunday, June 8
Thielke Receives Webb Lecture Award
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Thursday, June 5
It’s Never too Late to Consider a Medical Degree
Two days before the UW School of Medicine and Public Health medical school graduation commencement, Gennie Kocourek looked at her degree progress report online. [More]

Wednesday, June 4
Agent in Red Wine Found to Keep Hearts Young
How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? [More]

Tuesday, June 3
Hartwell Fellowship Aids Childhood Asthma Research
MADISON - Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days in Professor Paul Bertics' biomolecular chemistry lab at SMPH studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells. [More]

Wednesday, May 28
Dr. Leonard Levin Invited to NIH Anterior Eye Disease Study Section
Leonard A. Levin, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was recently selected to be a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section on anterior eye diseases (AED). He began a four-year term in July. [More]

Friday, May 23
Researcher Receives First HEADRUSH Award
John Kuo, MD, PhD, was recently awarded the first HEADRUSH Brain Tumor Professorship Research Award at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. [More]

Wednesday, May 21
Blood and Bodies for Profit?
Today, a “blood drive” is a cheerful community event, featuring cookies and chats with the neighbors in the high school gym. [More]

Wednesday, May 21
For Better Health: Take Four Clear Goals and Call Me in the Morning
As the country launches its once-a-decade road map for improving our nation’s health, setting priorities is key, according to population health experts at the SMPH. [More]

Tuesday, May 20
UW Researchers Study Minorities and Alzheimer’s Disease in Milwaukee
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Monday, May 19
Clinical Trials: Best Kept Secret?
Why do so few cancer patients take advantage of clinical trials? A new study says one reason is they are not hearing that such trials are a treatment option for them. [More]

Thursday, May 15
2008 Spring Commencement Ceremonies Streamed Live
Friends and relatives who are not able to attend the 2008 spring commencement ceremonies at the Kohl Center will be able to watch them online. [More]

Thursday, May 15
Institute Sponsors Symposium to Explore Integration of Math, Biology
The symposium will be held Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 2-3, at the Microbial Sciences Building. [More]

Monday, May 12
Alumnae to Speak at Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Two high-powered alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center. [More]

Monday, May 12
Med Flight Crashes Near La Crosse Airport
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Thursday, May 8
Virus Mimics Human Protein to Hijack Cell Division Machinery
Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. [More]

Thursday, May 8
Team Discovers a Pathway of Nerve Degeneration in Fatal Childhood Genetic Disorder
fruit fly model of ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) developed by SMPH researchers has helped clarify a long-standing mystery: the cause of crippling nerve degeneration that is the hallmark of the disease. It is the first model to accurately mimic neuro-degener [More]

Thursday, May 8
How Much Vitamin D Is Enough?
Your mother told you to drink your milk for vitamin D and calcium to build strong bones and teeth. [More]

Thursday, May 8
Many New Campus Construction Projects Scheduled for Summer
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Wednesday, May 7
New National Tobacco-Treatment Guidelines Released Today
Wisconsin is at the forefront of a renewed national public health initiative that kicks off today with the release of recommendations on helping people quit smoking. [More]

Wednesday, May 7
Pioneering Ethicist Makes an Enduring Mark
If ever there was a gnarly ethical trail to blaze, it’s the one that wends through modern biomedical science. [More]

Wednesday, May 7
Biocore Program Turns 40
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Thursday, May 1
Team Discovers a Pathway of Nerve Degeneration in Fatal Childhood Genetic Disorder
A fruit fly model of ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) developed at the UW SMPH has helped clarify a long-standing mystery: the cause of crippling nerve degeneration that is the hallmark of the disease. [More]

Tuesday, April 29
Stratatech Corporation: Healing Wounds with Bioengineered Skin
Stratatech Corporation recently completed patient enrollment in a Phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate StrataGraft™ skin tissue in the temporary management of full-thickness skin wounds that require autografting. [More]

Tuesday, April 29
UW Neurosurgeon Honored For Study of Novel Brain Tumor Therapies
John S. Kuo, MD, PhD has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2008 Young Clinician Investigator Award. [More]

Tuesday, April 29
James Thomson Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Pioneering stem cell scientist James Thomson, PhD, SMPH anatomy professor, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences on April 29, 2008. [More]

Monday, April 28
SMPH Academic Staff Showcase Creates Connections
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Friday, April 25
Endowed Professorship Designed To Improve Care Of Children
“My greatest interest was in finding ways to prevent children from being traumatized in the hospital.” [More]

Wednesday, April 23
Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute Launches Community Teams Program
Four Wisconsin communities and one statewide coalition will receive training and technical assistance as they address issues their communities identified as critical to improving health. [More]

Saturday, April 19
Symposium Tackles Science Underlying
Depression. Autism. Schizophrenia. Anxiety. These conditions all have two things in common—they’re directly related to serious changes in consciousness and brain activity... [More]

Thursday, April 17
Midwest’s First-Ever Comprehensive Study on High Tobacco Use/Tobacco-Related Deaths
The University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) today announced a new planning initiative to address high rates of smoking-related deaths among Wisconsin residents with mental illness and substance-use disorders.">More]

Thursday, April 17
Leading Scientists Showcased at Stem Cell Research Symposium
A cadre of North America's leading stem cell scientists gathered in Madison April 16, 2008, for the third annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium. [More]

Thursday, April 17
Institute Awards $640,000 in Clinical and Translational Research Grants
In a major step towards involving Wisconsin communities in UW-Madison health research, the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) has awarded 16 pilot grants (listed below) totaling $640,000. [More]

Thursday, April 17
Sharon Younkin Presented the 2008 Partnership Award
The award is for working with community partners in creatively developing six community programs that provide experience for UW medical students in working with the underserved and at-risk populations. [More]

Tuesday, April 15
Sustainability the Focus at Green Medicine Conference
We've got a lot of work to do. We've got to save the world." [More]

Tuesday, April 8
Patricia Tellez-Giron Awarded UW-Madison Outstanding Woman of Color
In recognition of her contributions to prevention and outreach in the Latina community, Patricia Tellez-Giron, MD, assistant professor of the UW SMPH Department of Family Medicine, has been named recipient of the first annual UW-Madison Outstanding Woman" [More]

Tuesday, April 1
Smoke-Free-Air Law Means More Smokers Will Consider Quitting
With Eau Claire’s smoke-free workplace ordinance set to take effect July 1, more area smokers than ever will be thinking about quitting. And there are free resources available to help. [More]

Friday, March 28
Health Sciences Premises to be Smoke-Free
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Wednesday, March 26
New Database Shows ‘Wisconsin Idea in Action’
A new searchable, online database called the Wisconsin Idea in Action, which documents hundreds of examples of UW–Madison’s service to the state, made its campus debut this week. [More]

Wednesday, March 26
Study Shows Compassion Meditation Changes the Brain
Can we train ourselves to be compassionate? A new study suggests the answer is yes. [More]

Wednesday, March 26
Statins Show Promise For Alzheimer’s Disease TreatmentPrevention
You may be preventing more than just cholesterol buildup and heart disease by taking statin drugs. [More]

Tuesday, March 25
200,000+ Wisconsin Kids Regularly Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home
Despite substantial progress in the past few years, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin kids are still regularly exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke in their homes. [More]

Monday, March 24
ICTR Announces $1 million to Fund Pilot Projects
ICTR will award a total of $1 million pilot project funding, $500,000 in Clinical and Type 1 Translational projects and $500,000 in Type 2 projects. [More]

Monday, March 24
Match Day at UW School of Medicine and Public Health
You could feel the anticipation and excitement as students, faculty, staff, family and friends waited in the packed Alumni Hall in the Health Sciences Learning Center to hear where the students’ training would continue. [More]

Wednesday, March 19
What is Green Medicine and what does it mean for human health?
One of the nation's first "green medicine" conferences will highlight the often-ignored relationships between the health of people and the health of the planet. [More]

Saturday, March 15
University of Wisconsin Researchers Discover Strong Predictor for Asthma
Researchers at the SMPH have found that wheezing illnesses caused by rhinovirus in the first three years of life are the strongest, single predictor of asthma that develops at age six. [More]

Friday, March 14
Endoscopic Ultrasound Technology Applied to Staging Lung Cancer
Surgeons at the UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center have begun using endo-bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to assess and perform the lymph node biopsies they need to best determine the stage of lung cancer in their patients. [More]

Wednesday, March 12
Engels Honored for Research with Kellett Mid-Career Award
William Engels, PhD, professor of genetics at the SMPH and the UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, was among six UW-Madison faculty to receive an Kellett Mid-Career Award. [More]

Tuesday, March 11
Wagging a Finger at Old Ideas:
Researchers at the SMPH are wagging a finger at currently held notions about the way digits are formed. [More]

Tuesday, March 11
UW to Test Egg Therapy in Treatment of MS
A new medical study will combine both ideas. The result? A therapeutic liquid containing the eggs of an unusual creature. [More]

Friday, March 7
Alzheimer’s Disease Researcher Named “Tomorrow’s Leader”
An SMPH researcher leading groundbreaking studies on Alzheimer’s disease risk has received the prestigious Tomorrow’s Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Award from the national Alzheimer’s Association. [More]

Thursday, February 28
Calls to Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Break All Records
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line today announced that in the first two months of 2008 it has fielded a record-breaking 20,000 calls from Wisconsinites looking for help to quit. [More]

Thursday, February 28
Physical Activity Linked To Breast Cancer Survival
Can an active lifestyle after a breast cancer diagnosis improve a woman’s chance of surviving the disease? Based on a study published recently, moderate to vigorous exercise may be an important part of breast cancer patients’ treatment. [More]

Thursday, February 21
3-D Imaging Provides New Insights Into Cardiac Muscle Function
SMPH physiology professor and chair Richard Moss, PhD, and collaborators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School recently gained new insights into the way heart muscle works. [More]

Thursday, February 21
Genetic Pathway Critical to Disease, Aging Found
The same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust plays a similarly corrosive role in our bodies. [More]

Thursday, February 21
Rep. Kind Discusses Research Funding with UW Administration
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI, 3rd District) paid a visit to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Wednesday to discuss health care and education funding with UW Health and SMPH administration. [More]

Thursday, February 7
Neurologists Distinguished as Lennox Lecturers
[More]

Tuesday, February 5
Research Sheds Light on a Key Component of the Visual System
Researchers at SMPH and colleagues at CALS have zeroed in on a component of an important player in phototransduction—the primary molecular event underlying vision. [More]

Monday, February 4
Center of Excellence Expands Research
The school will receive a three-year, $450,000 grant and join 26 other leading schools including Harvard, UCLA, Yale, Johns Hopkins and Duke that have received this prestigious award. [More]

Monday, February 4
Wicab Launches Clinical Trial to Test
The scientists hope that the device, which uses nerve fibers on the tongue to transmit information about head and body position to the brain, can make a serious difference for patients who have suffered a stroke or a brain injury—both in speed of rehabili [More]

Tuesday, January 29

New research from the SMPH clarifies the phenomenon, supporting the idea that sleep plays a critical role in the brain’s ability to change in response to its environment. [More]

Tuesday, January 15
Got Dirt? Brown County Receives Wisconsin Partnership Program Grant
Improve child health and nutrition by increasing access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables through youth gardens at child care centers and schools in Wisconsin. [More]

Tuesday, January 15
Can You Balance With Your Tongue?
Sensitive nerve fibers on the tongue make the transfer of electrical information easy. [More]

Friday, December 21
Wisconsin Partnership Fund Awards 21 Grants Totaling $5.3 Million
“The fourth annual community grants will build on a diverse mix of creative initiatives funded in the past three years,” says Susan Goelzer, MD. [More]

Tuesday, December 18
UWCRC Research Collaboration Opportunities
The CRC held its 13th annual scientific poster fair on Dec. 4 in the HSLC atrium, where 68 topics were presented by researchers from across campus. [More]

Wednesday, December 5
Center Formed to Advance Innovative Medical Imaging Technology
The Wisconsin researcher who created the “gold standard” for medical imaging of blood vessels will lead a new center to tackle the next generation of imaging: taking sharper, cleaner, four-dimensional pictures hundreds of times faster than is possible now [More]

Monday, November 12
Scientists Guide Human Skin Cells to Embryonic State
UW-Madison researchers report the genetic reprogramming of human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. [More]

Monday, November 12
Overall Wisconsin Smoking Rate Declines; Some Groups See Increase
State smoking rates for adults declined from 25 percent to 21 percent from 1990 through 2006. Similar declines occurred at the national level. [More]

Monday, November 12
Health Toll of Climate Change Seen as Ethical Crisis
The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study. [More]

Monday, October 22
SMPH Kicks Off 100th Anniversary Celebration
For a school that began in an attic, the UW SMPH has done rather well over the last 100 years. [More]

Friday, October 12
Gilchrist Named Chair of Family Medicine
Dr. Valerie J. Gilchrist has been appointed chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the UW SMPH, effective Jan. 1, 2008. [More]

Tuesday, October 17
Fewer Pregnant Wisconsin Women Smoking
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy in Wisconsin declined from 23% in 1990 to 14% in 2004 according to a report released today by the University of Wisconsin’s Paul C. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. [More]

FEATURES

Selecting the Ideal Future Physician
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Showcasing Academic Staff
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Patient Safety Drives Switch to Electronic Health Record
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Students' Words from the Navajo Nation
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Patient Safety Drives Switch to Electronic Health Record
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Patient Safety Drives Switch to Electronic Health Record
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Travel the World Offering Help
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Kryger is New WMAA Leader
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Healthy Classrooms
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A Significant Stretch
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Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
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Alumni Weekend May 8-11, 2008
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Frank Larson and David Bradley
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Electronic Health Records
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Fiore and Koop: Alliance Against Tobacco Dependence
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CURRENT EVENTS
Sept. 15-Dec.12, 2008: Pareidolia: Inkspill Drawings by Vesna Jovanovic
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Oct. 10, 2008: Managing Your Citations with EndNote/EndNote Web
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Oct. 2008: Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health
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Oct. 2008: IME Video Library Update
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Oct. 13, 2008: Sleep Need and Sleep Loss: From Laboratory Findings to American Time Use
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Oct. 14, 2008: Evidence-Based Public Health
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Oct. 14, 2008: Macular Degeneration: Progress in Sight VII
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Oct. 15, 2008: Audition Call: "Sing for the Children 2"
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Oct. 15, 2008: Problems of Providing Anesthesia in Difficult Situations
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Oct. 16, 2008: Developmental Origins of Behavioral Problems in At-Risk Children
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Oct. 16, 2008: mRNA Traffic, Local Translation and Fragile x Syndrome
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Oct. 17, 2008: Screening the microenvironment: Challenges and Tools for a Systems Biology Approach to Examining the Niche-cell
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Oct. 18, 2008: Madison Start! Heart Walk
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Oct. 18, 2008: UW-Madison Doctor of Physical Therapy "Meet the Program"
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Oct. 17-19, 2008: American Academy on Communication in Health Care (AACH) Research and Teaching Forum
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Oct. 20,24, 2008: Blood Donation Opportunities
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Oct. 20, 2008: Reforming American Diets: Historical Perspectives on Major Dietary Changes
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Oct. 21, 2008: Becoming American
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Oct. 20-21, 2008: Healing Humor Over the Lunch Hour
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Oct. 21, 2008: Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) Committee Meeting
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Oct. 21, 2008: Cardiac Pump-Function and Arrhythmias: Two Sides of a Coin
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Oct. 22, 24, 2008: Managing Your Citations with RefWorks
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Oct. 23, 2008: Cancer is a Bitch: (Or I'd Rather Be Having a Midlife Crisis)
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Oct. 23, 2008: Pediatric HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa and Efforts to Mitigate and Eliminate It
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Oct. 24, 2008: Children's Health
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Oct. 24, 2008: Dept. of Neurology Grand Round
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Oct. 24, 2008: 7th Annual Fall Conference: Advances in Multidisciplinary Cancer Care
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Oct. 24, 2008: Cardiac Progenitor Cells: Role of ATP binding cassette transporter, Abcg2
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Oct. 23-24, 2008: Annual Book Sale to support the Friends of the Health Sciences
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Sept.-Nov., 2008: YOGA at the HSLC
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Oct. 27, 2008: Through a Mirror Darkly: Children with Disabilities in American Policy, 1912-1960
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Oct. 29,31, 2008: Effective PubMed Searching
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Oct. 30, 2008: Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice
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Oct. 30, 2008: Management of Congenital Pigmented Nevi
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Oct. 31-Nov.2, 2008:The Contemplative Way
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Oct. 31, 2008: Stem Cells, Chromosomes and CGH: Diagnostics and Significance
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Nov. 1, 2008: Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP)
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Nov. 1, 2008: Fellowships Available
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Nov. 3, 2008: Call for Papers, Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference
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Nov. 6, 2008: Kissinger and the American Century
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Nov. 6-7, 2008: Wisconsin Primary Care Research and Quality Improvement Forum
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Nov. 5, 2008: South Asian Healing/Knowledge Systems, Public Health, and Environmental Sustainability
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Nov. 7, 2008: Water Safety
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Nov. 7, 2008: Alzheimer's Disease Annual Update CME conference
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Nov. 7, 2008: Neurology/Neurological Surgery Lecture
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Nov. 7, 2008: Annual Scientific Poster Fair Posters Due
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Nov. 8, 2008: The McArdle Symposium on Cancer: The Initiation-Promotion Paradigm
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Nov. 12, 2008: Nursing in Africa: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Into Chronic Care
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Nov. 13, 2008: Roles of Wnt Signaling and polarity Proteins in Neuronal Development
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Nov. 14-15, 2008: Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Review for the Pediactric Provider
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Nov. 14, 2008: Dept. of Neurology Grand Round
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Dec. 2, 2008: Annual Scientific Poster Fair
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Dec. 4, 2008: Sleep Apnea and the Brain
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Dec. 3, 2008: Making the Village That Raises the Child
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Dec. 1-5, 2008: AIDS Action 2008: Know it. Show it. Share it. Exhibit
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Dec. 18, 2008: Autophagy and Protein Aggregation after Brain Ischemia
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Date Last Updated: 06/03/2008