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UW–Madison researchers are making strides in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by studying people who don’t have it.
Eight other medical schools turned Tim Cordes MD’04, PhD’07 down flat, but the UW said yes — and discovered a remarkable physician who earned “student of the year” honors, created his own biochemistry software, specializes in addiction, and happens to be blind.
Who are the UW’s all-time awesomest alumni? On Wisconsin picks its list of greatest grads (and even one non-grad) in fields ranging from agriculture to technology.
UW’s connection to the volunteer program runs deep
A new UW center is exploring what Americans need to know about their finances.
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.
Research leads to a smoother transition for patients and caregivers.
UW researchers help Wisconsin tribes fight obesity on their own terms.
Erin Kimball says choosing the rural track in medical school taught her “what it really means to be a physician.”
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.
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.
The welcome mat is out when today's soldiers return to campus, unlike what their Vietnam counterparts experienced while reentering civilian life during an uncivil era.
Before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, there was George Schaller MS’57, PhD’62, whose crusade to protect the world’s most beautiful and endangered animals has taken him to the globe’s most remote regions.
When President Obama turns to the who, what, when, and where of his daily agenda, he has a Badger to thank.
Food Summit headlines changes to Alumni Weekend.
After the quake, student group returns safely from Haiti.
The UW’s legacy with environmental issues started in the 1860s when student John Muir embraced nature. It continues evolving on today’s campus, where classes meld filmmaking skills with community activism.
For two alumni, the Peace Corps provided lessons in sustainability.
Gaining hands-on experience, helping those who have nowhere else to turn, and contributing to the UW medical school’s culture of giving back‚ it’s all woven into student-organized clinics like this one at Grace church.
After the initial shock of hearing a grave health prognosis comes the confusion. But thanks to a unique UW program, patients can count on help to weigh the options and chart their own paths.
Author Michael Pollan addresses a crowd at the Kohl Center.
A new common reading program puts campus on the same page.
Wisconsin Innocence Project goes beyond DNA to ferret out bad courtroom science.
Thirty-five years ago, Wisconsin had no gray wolves. Today it has more than it knows what to do with. Now UW researchers are trying to help the state figure out how many wolves it wants and needs.