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UW Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health launch UW Clinical Trials Institute

05/24/2023

UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are announcing the formation of the University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute to advance health care innovations via clinical trials at UW–Madison.

2023 graduates embrace the challenge of advancing health and health equity

05/16/2023

Members of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s class of 2023 followed a myriad of paths to the university to pursue their degrees under one unifying vision: to advance health and health equity. Poised for their next career steps in...

Survey highlights changes in Wisconsinites’ alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic

05/04/2023

A new survey from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health details which populations experienced the greatest change in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that higher-earning younger adults increased drinking...

UW Native American Center for Health Professions receives funding to expand recruitment of indigenous students into health professions

04/27/2023

A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health center will be expanding its effort to recruit more American Indian/Alaska Native people into health professions.

Ed Chapman’s tenacious approach to the 'most important' problems in biology

04/25/2023

No matter how obscure his latest study of fundamental nervous processes might seem, Ed Chapman, PhD, will try to ease people’s minds.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health accepting applicants for grants to improve maternal and child health

04/24/2023

Nonprofit health organizations in Wisconsin seeking to improve the health outcomes of mothers and their infants during the prenatal and postpartum periods have until May 30 to apply for funding from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine a...

Elizabeth Quinlan chosen as new chair of Department of Neuroscience

04/19/2023

Elizabeth Quinlan, PhD, an accomplished research scientist and strategic leader, will be the next chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

UW study details how HPV may promote head and neck cancer

04/12/2023

Cancer researchers have long known that the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) is a leading cause of head and neck cancer, and now a study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health sheds light on how HPV tu...

UW Population Health Institute helps bolster community health worker workforce with CDC grant

04/06/2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers like Hmongshee Khang were on the front lines focusing on an equitable response to reducing the disease’s spread.

Federal agency uses UW–Madison Neighborhood Atlas research to shape national health policy

03/30/2023

A data tool developed by UW–Madison researchers showing health-relevant metrics for every neighborhood in the United States is guiding a national model to help Medicare beneficiaries from under-resourced communities access health care more effecti...

New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Wisconsin

03/29/2023

Ozaukee County ranks the healthiest in Wisconsin and Menominee is the least healthy county in the state, according to new County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Wisconsin Partnership Program accepting applicants for Community Impact Grant Program

03/27/2023

The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has released its 2023 Community Impact Grant Program Request for Partnerships. The Community Impact Grant Program supports community partnership initiatives that...

Match Day 2023 brings excitement

03/20/2023

Excitement, nerves and anticipation often accompany travel plans — so the student-selected theme of “Where to Next?” was the perfect complement to Match Day at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health on Friday, March 17, the day me...

New Osher Center for Integrative Health launches at UW–Madison

03/02/2023

After more than a year of planning and development, the University of Wisconsin Integrative Health program officially opened the Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin‒Madison.

UW–Madison health professions schools partnership in continuing education earns reaccreditation with commendation

02/14/2023

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP), which offers continuing education for practicing healthcare providers throughout their careers, earned special recognition during its recent reaccredita...
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