Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on April 21, 2021
Center for Dairy Research partners with entrepreneur on innovative, milk permeate-based sports drink
GoodSport, a new sports drink developed in part at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, has the potential to turn the sports hydration […]
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Posted on April 20, 2021
UW students team up to develop innovative solutions to dairy industry challenges
Cold milk has long been offered alongside a lunch or snack in elementary schools. Over the years, the vessel for that milk has remained the […]
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Posted on April 7, 2021
UW–Madison course offers a taste of many cultures
How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by University of Wisconsin–Madison instructor Erika Anna […]
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Posted on January 25, 2021
Hype, hope and reality of hemp: CALS and Extension experts help farmers as the industry makes its resurgence in Wisconsin
In late 2018, Ralph and Beth Aschenbrenner started hearing a lot of good things about growing industrial hemp. Hemp is an incredibly versatile plant, known for its strong fiber […]
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Posted on December 23, 2020
How to communicate with students about COVID-19, according to science
As universities look to welcome students back for another pandemic-era semester, they can turn to new insights from the National Academy of Sciences backed by research on […]
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Posted on December 9, 2020
UW researchers honored as inventors
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Charles Mistretta, Denise Ney and Ann Palmenberg — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. NAI […]
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Posted on November 25, 2020
Dairy Innovation Hub holds first Dairy Summit
The Dairy Innovation Hub held its first annual Dairy Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The event, held in a virtual format, included welcome remarks, progress […]
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Posted on November 18, 2020
UW launches new global health major
2020 has been a time of expanded visibility of—and appreciation for—global public health efforts, a year when people have been paying attention to the complex […]
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Posted on November 16, 2020
Let food be your medicine: Huichuan Lai finds ways to improve the lives of people with cystic fibrosis
Medical student Alice Huang was dutifully taking notes during a lecture at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine when she snapped to attention. There on the […]
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Five things everyone should know about the economic impacts of COVID-19
1. In a single month, the COVID-19 pandemic erased more than a decade’s-worth of new jobs. During the Great Recession (2007-09), Wisconsin’s employment level fell to […]