Top Ten Research Stories for 2025
The numbers are in — the end-of-year web analytics, that is — and they show robust interest in research at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health! In 2025, articles about new discoveries and one-on-one interviews with researchers were among the most-viewed stories of the year.
Medical students seize opportunities to gain knowledge and serve
It’s not every evening that medical students have the chance to suture a wound, tape a sprain or place an IV, but they were doing all that and more as part of the annual Family Medicine Procedures Fair in the Health Sciences Learning Center.
UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles
Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Wisconsin. Its rise has been linked to limited access to healthy food and health care in some communities, lower levels of physical activity, and a rise in obesity, among other factors.
Radiopharmaceutical research agreement signed with NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes
A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC (NorthStar) is aimed at advancing research and supporting workforce development in the nuclear medicine sector.
Improving rural access to rheumatology care
A new collaborative training program, known as STARS-R aims to help rural primary care physicians build skills in managing existing patients with rheumatologic conditions by pairing them with professors of rheumatology from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Q&A: Jacques Galipeau on cell therapies to cure disease
Dr. Jacques Galipeau is the associate dean for therapeutics development and the director of the Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), a collaboration between UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that aims to bring innovative cell therapies to patients. He is also a practicing hematologist, treating patients with blood clot disorders, anemia, and other diseases and conditions.
First impressions: a Q&A with Dean Ahuja
On May 15, 2025, Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, became the 10th dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW–Madison.
Training medical students for rural practice
Stronger communities, healthier futures: the Wisconsin Idea at work
Newborn genomic testing expands with support from Wisconsin medical schools
Through an effort led by Wisconsin’s two medical schools, newborn genomic testing capacity will expand to more hospitals throughout the state, allowing rapid diagnosis of rare genetic conditions and improved medical management for critically ill newborns.
Detecting diabetic eye disease early helps prevent vision loss
Jeri Shultis knew something was wrong. He had driven south from Mauston, Wisconsin to Madison to watch his grandson wrestle at the state tournament, but he was struggling to focus on the mat.
Grants power two decades of statewide impact
The university’s medical school would not be the UW School of Medicine and Public Health without the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.