Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on April 3, 2023
The Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and the Center for Dairy Research get major updates in form and function
When it was first constructed in 1951, Babcock Hall — UW’s beloved producer of ice cream, cheese, and other famous dairy goods — was a […]
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Posted on March 15, 2023
Students explore personal connections to nutrition and food in summer term course
For students interested in global health, nutrition, health equity or the economics of food, there is a lot to learn in World Hunger and Malnutrition. […]
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Posted on March 3, 2023
Americans put carbon on a diet
Every choice we make as consumers has a climate impact. It’s often measured in terms of a “carbon footprint” — that is, the amount of […]
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Posted on March 1, 2023
Fixing the future: UW researchers offer reasons for hope
UW–Madison professors aren’t merely dreaming of a better world — they’re actively building it. We asked faculty members across campus to describe breakthroughs in their […]
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Posted on February 28, 2023
A new tactic in the superbug battle
During a 2015 trip to Egypt, Tom Patterson suffered a gallstone attack and soon fell terribly ill. But that’s not what nearly killed him. Patterson […]
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Posted on February 8, 2023
Global Health among UW’s 5 hottest majors
For 175 years, UW–Madison has relentlessly worked to make Wisconsin a better place by strengthening the economy, unlocking medical and scientific innovations, and creating pathways […]
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Posted on February 3, 2023
Six UW-Madison postdoctoral fellowships funded by state sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently announced a second cohort of six, two-year postdoctoral fellowships to help increase dairy-related […]
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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 […]