Category Health & Wellness

Recycle your car seat with Safe Kids Coalition on May 7

April 25, 2011

Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings

March 30, 2011

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released the 2011 County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings are the most comprehensive report of its kind to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states by using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live.

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

February 16, 2011

Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders

February 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.

Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series

February 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

January 19, 2011

An effort to gauge the cancer risk to people living near nuclear power plants will include Paul M. DeLuca Jr., medical physics professor and…

UW-Madison mourns the loss of two students

January 15, 2011

Tommy Kuehn, Anna Shoemaker both passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series

January 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

December 14, 2010

Services enhanced for students considering health careers

December 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

November 29, 2010

Schwarze to shape health policy as Institute of Medicine Fellow

November 19, 2010

UW-Madison researchers win White House science awards

November 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

November 13, 2010

Photo exhibit and panel discussion planned for World AIDS Day

November 8, 2010

Vampire-inspired blood thinner begins new round of trials

October 29, 2010

Cancer researcher wins Era of Hope Scholar Award

October 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

August 5, 2010

Wisconsin children exposed to too much secondhand smoke, research shows

July 29, 2010