Healthcare
By preparing highly trained physicians, nurses, and clinical staff – and partnering with communities and healthcare agencies – the UW System is helping to ensure quality, affordable healthcare is available throughout the state of Wisconsin. Learn more about some of the important breakthroughs UW System institutions are making to improve health and safety in everyday life.
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UW-Eau Claire student researchers win award for medical innovation
December 18, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students Aaron Ellefson and Cuyler Monahan didn’t let COVID-19 deter their collaborative research into developing a clinical foam to protect cancer patients from radiation during treatment.Ellefson, […]
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UW-Stevens Point program offers careers in caring for children when they need it most
December 14, 2020
When a child is sick, needs emergency stitches or an MRI, a hospital or clinic visit can be scary. A child life specialist can ease the anxiety for both the […]
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UW-Superior receives $35,000 grant for speaker series on civic, public health during a pandemic
September 21, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Center for Community Engaged Learning has received a $35,000 grant from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to host a speaker series titled, “Bridging Civic and Public Health […]
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UW-Eau Claire Dean Linda Young inducted into American Academy of Nursing class of 2020 fellows
September 9, 2020
Dr. Linda Young, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is among the national nursing leaders selected to be part of the […]
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Grant to fund new UW-Eau Claire certificate in humanities, health research
July 27, 2020
The global pandemic has provided insight into how human behavior affects critical health care decisions, says Dr. Louisa Rice, professor and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s history department. […]
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UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic and community makers working together to produce face shields for local hospitals
April 22, 2020
When medical workers everywhere — including the Chippewa Valley — began pleading for more personal protective equipment as they battle COVID-19, Dr. Doug Dunham knew UW-Eau Claire’s Materials Science and […]
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UW-Milwaukee researcher is taking a clean look: Examining the toxicity of new antibacterial additives to hand soaps
April 8, 2020
Hongbo Ma used to think antibacterial soap was her friend – or, at the very least, her ally – if she thought of it at all. Ma, an associate professor […]
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UW-Oshkosh alumnus moves forward, gives back
December 12, 2019
UW-Oshkosh alumnus Patrick Gaughan, Class of ’71, is taking lifelong learning seriously. After a 28-year career in public service with the city of Jacksonville, Florida, he returned to school […]
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New UW-Madison nursing immersion program offers students hands-on experience at respite camp
October 15, 2019
A new summer immersion program at UW-Madison helps prepare nursing students to provide services for people with a broad spectrum of disabilities. Students in the summer respite camp meet with […]
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DNA research paves career path to Marshfield lab for UW-Stevens Point students
August 20, 2019
UW-Stevens Point students not only learn useful information in a molecular biology course, they also conduct research for PreventionGenetics, a genetics testing laboratory in Marshfield. This gives students valuable research […]