Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on April 14, 2016
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup report available as resource for citizens and local municipalities
The Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup, a UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led group tasked with assessing the potential advantages and concerns associated with manure irrigation, released its final report today […]
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Posted on April 8, 2016
Ecuador: Better Health Through Messaging
Some communities in Ecuador face high incidences of water-borne illness because of contaminated water or poor hygiene and sanitation. It’s a multipronged problem calling for […]
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Posted on April 6, 2016
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup to release report and hold webinar on April 14
A UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led workgroup tasked with assessing manure irrigation practices will share its findings during a webinar held on Thursday, April 14. Immediately following the webinar, […]
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Posted on March 21, 2016
Keeping us safe
It’s hard to believe now, but when the Food Research Institute (FRI) was established in 1946—two years prior to the founding of the World Health […]
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Posted on November 10, 2015
Bitten: When it comes to mosquitoes, nobody wants to be attractive
There’s no ignoring it. Some of the students enrolled in this medical entomology class are far more attractive than others. They know it, their classmates […]
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Posted on November 6, 2015
Food safety for the holidays – Audio
/RSS FeedFood safety tips for the holiday Kathy Glass, Distinguished Scientist Food Research Institute UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences kglass@wisc.edu Phone (608) 263-6935, (608) […]
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Posted on November 2, 2015
Judith Kimble: Rescuing biomedical research in the U.S. – Audio
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In this podcast, produced by CALS’ Sevie Kenyon, biochemistry professor Judith Kimble describes challenges facing America’s biomedical research enterprise and her effort to help […]
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Posted on August 31, 2015
Morgridge Institute selects Pagliarini to lead campus metabolism initiative
Dave Pagliarini, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor whose departmental home put metabolism research on the map worldwide, will help define the future of Wisconsin […]
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Posted on August 28, 2015
Farm to school food program grows – Audio
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Farm to school program grows Vanessa Herald, Outreach Specialist Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences vherald@wisc.edu Phone (608) 263-6064 […]
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Posted on August 26, 2015
A novel method for replacing defective proteins offers a new way to treat diseases
Many human diseases—including cancer—are caused by protein malfunctions. Those malfunctions, in turn, are caused by damaged DNA that gets translated into the damaged proteins. While […]
