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Home » News About Us Educational Programs News & Events Patient Care Research Information For Alumni Business & Industry Employment Faculty & Staff Students - Prospective Information About Minority Health/Disparities Outreach Programs Wisconsin Partnership Quick Links Administrative Contacts Continuing Professional Dev. Depts, Institutes & Centers Ebling Library Facilities & Transportation Health Sci. Learning Center Interdisc. Research Complex Maps & Directions MD Student Web Site UW Health UW-Madison CURRENT PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER NEWS STORIES 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 Med Flight Crashes Near La Crosse Airport [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] 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 [More] 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 Nerve Degeneration Pathway Discovered 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. It is the first model to accurately mimic neuro-degenerati [More] Wednesday, May 7 Biocore Program Turns 40 [More] 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] 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 [More] 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 William Boissonnault Receives the 2008 Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions in Professional Literature from the A The purpose of the award is to acknowledge an individual physical therapist who has made significant contributions to literature in physical therapy or in other health care disciplines in the areas of theory, practice, basic or clinical research, educatio [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 [More] 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 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] 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] 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] Monday, February 18 WARM (Rural Medicine) Country Doctors, NBC 15 story Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) was featured on NBC 15 on Feb.12, 2008. [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 22 UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Ready to Celebrate 125 Years UW-Madison is ready to celebrate a milestone in the history of its School of Pharmacy. [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] Friday, December 14 Medical School Exhibit in Ebling Library Brings the School’s History to Life Dusting off the archives in celebration of the medical school’s centennial, the exhibit features a wide array of photos and artifacts that bring the school’s history to life. [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] Monday, October 8 Marilynn Marchione of Associated Press will be Medical/Public Health Writer in Residence at UW-Madison Marchione will spend the week working with students, faculty and staff. She will also give a public lecture, "Doctors, The Media and the Internet: Who Do We Believe and Why?" at 4 p.m. Oct. 18. [More] Tuesday, September 25 Hormone-driven Effects on Eating, Stress A hormone system linked to reducing food consumption appears to do so by increasing stress-related behaviors, according to a new study. [More] Tuesday, September 18 Major Grant to UW-Madison Supports Change in Research Focus The National Institutes of Health has awarded UW-Madison’s new Institute for Clinical and Translational Research one of the largest grants in the history of the SMPH. [More] Monday, September 17 Wisconsin Alcohol Abuse Highest in Nation Wisconsin has a serious drinking problem, according to a recent study directed by Paul Moberg, PhD, senior scientist at the UW Population Health Institute. [More] Friday, September 14 UW Hospital Transplant Program is Tops in the Nation, Times Two For the second year in a row, the nationally renowned transplant program at UW Hospital and Clinics is the number one kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant program in the United States. [More] Thursday, September 13 Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship announced at UW The SMPH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been approved for a Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc. [More] Wednesday, September 12 Study Examines Brain Changes Related To Treatment For Depression SMPH researchers have begun a study on brain changes that occur during the course of treatment for depression. [More] Monday, September 10 A New Treatment for Glaucoma Researchers in the the SMPH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences have devised a potential new treatment for glaucoma that involves a novel approach to lowering elevated intraocular pressure, a main risk factor for the disease. [More] Monday, September 10 $7.2 Million Grant to Aid Search for ALS Stem Cell Therapy The grant from the National Institutes of Health will help a team of UW-Madison researchers explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. [More] Wednesday, September 5 Lederer Appointed Chair of Medical History and Bioethics Dr. Susan E. Lederer has been appointed chair of the department of medical history and bioethics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, effective Jan. 1, 2008. [More] Monday, September 3 UW Named to Hartwell Foundation's List of Top 10 Biomedical Research Centers The designation, which UW-Madison also received in 2006, gives the UW the opportunity to enter the best research proposals from its faculty and staff in an open, merit-based competition for 10 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. [More] Friday, August 31 Laurel Rice Appointed Obstetrics/Gynecology Chair Dr. Laurel Rice has been appointed chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. [More] Thursday, August 23 Viagra Increases Release of Key Reproductive Hormone The little blue pill may do more than get the blood pumping. Sildenafil--the generic name for Viagra--also increases release of a reproductive hormone in rats, according to a new study. [More] Monday, August 13 Psychologist’s Work Gets Noticed The finding by Richard Davidson, PhD, co-director of UW-Madison's HealthEmotions Research Institute, has received significant media attention for his work. Read the full Wisconsin State Journal article. [More] Monday, August 13 Marshfield Clinic, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Sign New Agreement to Enhance Affiliation Marshfield Clinic will become an academic campus of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health under an agreement signed by the two organizations. [More] Monday, August 13 Scanning the Brain The Hedberg HealthEmotions Research Building, a low-profile building opening in Madison this month, comes with high expectatons in one of medicine 's most dynamic fields: brain research. Read the full Wisconsin State Journal article. [More] Friday, August 10 UW Health Sports Medicine Teams Up to Offer Free Physicals to Uninsured High School Athletes The Dane County Sports Medicine Council is teaming up with UW Health Sports Medicine Center and the MEDIC program, managed by students of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, to offer free athletic physicals on Aug. 14. [More] Friday, August 10 Small Wisconsin Town, Large Worldwide Impact The Beaver Dam Eye Study, begun in 1987 with 4,926 Beaver Dam residents, has generated information described in more than 200 original publications and has had worldwide implications for the eye care community. [More] Friday, August 10 Study Examines Role of Metabolic Rate in Obesity Related to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Investigators in the SMPH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have begun a study to compare metabolic rates in healthy women and women with polycystic ovary syndrome. [More] Wednesday, August 8 Neuroscientist Ann Kelley Dies SMPH faculty member Ann E. Kelley, whose research focused on brain mechanisms supporting drug addiction and obesity may someday advance treatments for these afflictions, died on August 5 in Madison. [More] Monday, August 6 UW Cancer Researchers Honored by Ladies' Home Journal Minesh Mehta, MD, and T. Rock Mackie, PhD, are among a select few to receive this year’s Ladies’ Home Journal Health Breakthrough Award, designed to recognize medical professionals who have transformed their area of health in a way that dramaticall [More] Wednesday, August 1 Stem Cell Therapy Rescues Motor Neurons In ALS Model In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, UW scientists have shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of ALS. [More] Monday, July 23 Last Concrete Poured for Phase One of IRC At a topping out ceremony on July 18, construction workers poured the final bucket of concrete onto the roof of the east tower of the new $134 million Interdisciplinary Research Complex (IRC) at the SMPH. [More] Friday, July 13 U.S. News & World Report Ranks UW Hospital & Clinics Among Top Hospitals The hospital ranked in the top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals in five medical specialties, according to the 2007 edition of the magazine's “America’s Best Hospitals” guide. [More] Sunday, July 1 Wisconsin Receives Mixed Grades in First Health Report Card Taking home a B- in overall health, Wisconsin was slightly above average compared to other states. However, it received a D in the area of health disparities. [More] Sunday, July 1 UW-Developed Bone Growth Drug Goes into Phase 2 Clinical Trial The trial will determine if a new class of drug derived directly from Vitamin D and developed by Madison-based Deltanoid can promote new bone growth in post-menopausal women with low bone density. [More] Thursday, June 28 Variable Drug Sensitivity Found Among Hepatitis C Viruses An SMPH study offers new promise for a double-duty treatment that may provide both immune suppression and anti-HCV activity in a single drug. [More] Tuesday, June 26 Bill To Save Wisconsin Family Medical Training Introduced Legislation to restore funding for physician training at the nationally acclaimed Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency Program has been introduced in the House of Representatives. [More] Tuesday, June 12 Grant To Fund New Pet Scan Cyclotron Equipment will enhance clinicians’ ability to diagnose cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders. [More] Tuesday, June 12 Proteomics Experts Gather in Madison The SMPH hosted the second annual Human Proteomics Symposium this summer, attracting some 125 scientists from around country. [More] Tuesday, June 12 “Virulence Factors” Offer Promising Drug Targets for Parasitic Infections With a single approach, SMPH microbiologists have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts. [More] Monday, June 4 Summertime Equals Fitness Loss for Middle-Schoolers UW Health researchers, pediatricians and sports medicine experts found that fitness improvements by students who participated in a fitness-based program at school lost those benefits during the summer. [More] Monday, June 4 Soliciting Applications for "Si Se Puede" Medical School Application Scholarship The Latino Medical Student Association is soliciting applications for a scholarship to assist pre-medical students who have an interest in a career serving the Latino community with the financial burden of applying to accredited U.S. Medical Schools and t [More] Thursday, May 31 2006 Annual Report of the Wisconsin Partnership Program Released The report covers activities and expenditures through Dec. 31, 2006, and describes the activities leading to the awarding of grants by the Oversight and Advisory Committee and by the Medical Education and Research Committee for health improvement initiati [More] Wednesday, May 30 UW Psychiatrist Addresses Topic of Recovery from Mental Illness View an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's online version. [More] Wednesday, May 30 Growing Bone, Preventing Fractures: New UW-Developed Drug Goes into Phase 2 Clinical Trial A new experimental medication may promote new bone growth in those with low bone density. [More] Wednesday, May 30 Growing Bone, Preventing Fractures: New UW-Developed Drug Goes into Phase 2 Clinical Trial A new experimental medication may promote new bone growth in those with low bone density. [More] Tuesday, May 29 ProCertus BioPharm, Improving the Lives of Cancer Patients UW-SMPH Professor William Fahl has created a Madison-based pharmaceuticals company called ProCertus BioPharm, which is developing topically-applied pharmaceuticals to reduce or eliminate the side effects most often associated with cancer therapy. [More] Thursday, May 24 With Wisconsin Skin Cancer Deaths Increasing and Summer Coming, While many other common cancers are declining, skin cancer in Wisconsin and the U.S. is increasing. [More] Tuesday, May 22 Wisconsin will Launch Study to Clarify Safety, Effectiveness of Hormones in Menopausal Women The nationwide study will be the first in the world to address the most significant questions remaining about the use of hormone therapy in women. [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] Wednesday, June 14 Medical Education Exhibit in Ebling Library Brings the Medical School's History to Life [More] FEATURES SMPH Academic Staff Showcase Creates Connections [More] Centennial Kickoff [More] Student Research Opportunities Grow [More] Good at Dodging Bullets [More] Stem Cell Breakthrough [More] CURRENT EVENTS May-August, 2008: The Moment…Captured in Danish Paper Cutting, Photography and Watercolor [More] May 19, 2008: Focus on UWHC Employee Forum [More] May 20, 2008: Effects of Compassion Meditation Expertise on The Neural Circuitry of Emotion [More] May 28, 2008: Crossing the Quality Chasm for Children [More] May 29, 2008: Immunology Research Symposium [More] June 12-13, 2008: Short Course in Clinical Research [More] June 23, 2008: Deadline for Graduate Scholars Associates Program Proposals [More] July 14-Aug. 22, 2008: Summer Public Health Institute [More] August 6, 2008: WARM Symposium Registration Begins [More] Sept. 2-3, 2008: Institute Sponsors Symposium to Explore Integration of Math, Biology [More] Sept. 26, 2008: Charting the Way to Change Advancements in Health Disparities Research [More]

Date Last Updated: 04/17/2008