Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on December 12, 2022
Jo Handelsman among UW researchers honored for inventions
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The […]
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Posted on December 2, 2022
Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs.
A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, […]
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Cold hard science in the heart of cranberry country
In early March of 2017, Nicole Hansen found herself kneeling in a cranberry bed, drilling into the soil to check the amount of frost in […]
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Posted on November 9, 2022
Six facts about antioxidants you won’t learn from advertising
It’s hard to walk through the grocery store without encountering at least one product that touts the health benefits of antioxidants. Marketed as the enemy […]
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Posted on October 31, 2022
Horticulture department serves up satiating course on Indigenous foodways
On a frigid February afternoon, around 60 UW–Madison students in Horticulture 380 – Indigenous Foodways: Food and Seed Sovereignty gathered around a campfire near campus’ […]
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Posted on October 26, 2022
Innovation through campus cooperation in America’s Dairyland
In 2019, Wisconsin dairy leaders approached state legislators with a long-standing problem and a request for help. The state’s dairy farm numbers were in a […]
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Posted on October 12, 2022
Two UW biochemists look to unravel secrets with NIH New Innovator Awards
With support from the National Institutes of Health 2022 High Risk, High Reward New Innovator Awards, University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry professors Ci Ji Lim and Amy […]
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Posted on September 19, 2022
Decoding how bacteria talk with each other
Bacteria, the smallest living organisms in the world, form communities where unified bodies of individuals live together, contribute a share of the property and share […]
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Posted on September 15, 2022
UW’s Allen Centennial Garden hosts Harvest Festival on Oct. 8
Members of the UW–Madison, Madison and broader community are invited to celebrate Allen Centennial Garden’s abundant and diverse harvest during the garden’s Harvest Festival on […]
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Posted on September 9, 2022
Lessons in the garden: The horticulture department teams up with schools and communities
Plants and humans have always been connected. They evolved together. Yet many people fail to realize how fundamental plants are to their daily lives — […]