Tag University Health Services
UW-Madison prepares for new semester with flu in mind
August 27, 2009As University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff prepare for next week's start of the 2009-10 academic year, administrators and campus health officials are finalizing plans to manage an expected re-emergence of the H1N1 influenza virus, or "swine flu."
UW-Madison cancels early summer Mexico programs
May 8, 2009Based on the recommendations of the university’s International Emergency Response Committee, Chancellor Biddy Martin is instructing campus units to cancel student programs in Mexico that are scheduled to depart before June 1.
UHS to offer ‘pet therapy,’ other stress-reduction services
May 4, 2009As University of Wisconsin–Madison students hit the libraries to prepare for final exams, research papers and presentations, the University Health Services (UHS) "Counseling Canines" are headed back to Library Mall for the annual Pet Therapy study break.
University Health Services selects clinical services director
April 21, 2009Gerald Ryan has been named director of clinical services at University Health Services (UHS), the student health clinic at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW-Madison awarded grant to address sexual assault, stalking, dating violence
January 22, 2009The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been selected to receive a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women to help address the causes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Thousands at UW–Madison receive flu vaccine
December 10, 2008Nearly 11,000 University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff members have received flu vaccinations so far this season.
University Health Services offers stress-reduction resources
December 3, 2008With final exams scheduled to begin on Sunday, Dec. 14, the workload for many University of Wisconsin–Madison students is steadily increasing.
UW-Madison continues to address gastroenteritis outbreak
November 14, 2008The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to monitor reported cases of gastroenteritis among students and provide information to help limit the spread of disease, following the first cases of suspected norovirus that were seen at University Health Services on Nov. 7.
Van Orman named University Health Services executive director
June 13, 2008Sarah Van Orman has been selected to lead University Health Services, the campus agency that provides University of Wisconsin–Madison students with health care services, officials announced today (June 13).
Counseling canines to help reduce study stress
May 6, 2008A group of friendly dogs will be inviting students to take a study break from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Library Mall during UW–Madison's Counseling and Consultation Services' annual Pet Therapy event.
Campus influenza cases on the rise
February 22, 2008Since the beginning of February, there has been a marked increase in the number of students coming to University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with influenza-like illness and laboratory-confirmed influenza.