Innovative Programs Broaden Experts’ Reach
UW faculty and staff are developing and using creative approaches to care for patients, conduct research, educate future caregivers and share knowledge.
State Laboratory of Hygiene Is a Key Public Health Partner for Wisconsin
Created with the intent of tapping into UW faculty expertise on infectious disease, the State Laboratory of Hygiene has evolved far beyond that role and become a public health juggernaut.
Modern Medicine Helps Amish Deal With Rare, Inherited Illness
Rural doctors pride themselves on being able to treat a wide range of conditions in their patients, but James DeLine’s practice brings him face to face with several rare genetic conditions that were present when the Amish and Mennonites immigrated from Europe to America and then Wisconsin.
Mending Tiny Hearts
Despite the magnificence of American Family Children's Hospital, something palpable was missing when its doors opened more than 12 years ago. A comprehensive pediatric heart program — an essential component for any state-of-the-art children’s hospital — had repeatedly proved elusive. Now, UW's program is receiving national attention.
Pathway Programs Guide Health Care Professionals From Underrepresented Populations
School leaders realize that increasing the number of underrepresented minority students in the health care workforce relies upon getting more students into educational pathways.
Innovative Neurosurgery Teaching Techniques Benefit Patients
The Lincoln Ramirez Neurosurgery Operative Skills Laboratory, which opened in University Hospital’s K Tower in late 2018, is fulfilling its mission and already has been the source of about two dozen research papers.
From Medicine to Music
The new School of Medicine and Public Health Orchestra brings together musically-inclined students, alumni, faculty and staff.
Reducing Opioid and Addiction’s Impact
Faculty in several departments and programs are dedicating their work toward raising awareness about and reducing the impact of opioid-use disorders and other addictions.
Continuing Excellence in Cancer Research
Carbone Cancer Center Director Howard Bailey builds for the future on the center's strong foundation.
Diversity Summit
The second annual event served as a call to action for academic medicine and beyond while celebrating health equity leaders.
20 Years of Stem Cells
University of Wisconsin researchers continue work towards new clinical applications, two decades after stem cell research began on campus.
Native American Center for Health Professions Focuses on Recruitment, Training
The center is chipping away at decades of American Indian and Alaska Natives being under-represented in health professions.