While American physicians have ready access to medication to help their cancer patients, their counterparts in many countries do not. UW experts are leading a global effort to recognize pain relief as a human right.
Winter 2010
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An innovative program staffed by law professors and students pairs crime victims and offenders who are willing to meet — and willing to learn lessons from each other.
With every brain she dissects, neuropathologist Ann McKee ’75 discovers more about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the disease that results from repeated brain injuries. Her studies are changing how sports — especially football — are played.
We offer seven examples of life-changing UW discoveries, knowing full well that it’s only a start. Think back and add a favorite to our list, then learn what’s afoot at the new Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery.
At 165 pounds in NCAA Division I wrestling this season, there’s Andrew Howe x’13 … and then there’s all the rest.
Before learning to fly, snowboarder Colin Tucker x’12 had to learn to fall.
Studying at a world-class university proves to be a life-changing experience.
When she watches television, it’s with an eye on diversity, as well as entertainment.
Khipus are an ancient method of recording information, one that goes back to the Inca empire that pre-dated the arrival of Europeans.
To feed the hungry, researcher looks to crops that aren’t being harvested.
A national study links leisure spending to a sense of well-being.
Research leads to a smoother transition for patients and caregivers.
UW researchers help Wisconsin tribes fight obesity on their own terms.
For the first time in more than sixty years, a current U.S. president visited campus when Barack Obama spoke before an estimated crowd of 17,500
Erin Kimball says choosing the rural track in medical school taught her “what it really means to be a physician.”
You never know where a story might take you
Fans took to the field in celebration after Wisconsin defeated No. 1 Ohio State.
What's that campus that looks so much like the UW? It's the fictitious Grand Lakes University, which 25 years ago hosted non-grad Thornton Melon (aka Rodney Dangerfield).
Without the sauce, it might be just another burger. And without the burger, the Plaza Tavern might be just another bar.
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish, but never had the time?
Meeting of the Minds sparks lively debate on pressing contemporary issues.
Badger Partnership aims for revised model of state support.
Just days before launching his professional career in Hastings, Minnesota, Zach Bassett ’09 was sailing a forty-six-foot yacht in the Mediterranean.
As the editor of the literary magazine Rosebud, Rod Clark has published nearly 50 issues
