UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking participants for a clinical study that examines mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and if they pose an increased risk of allergic reactions for those considered “highly allergic.”
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found fasting can be helpful in mice to reprogram metabolism — leading to health benefits like lower weight and longer lifespans — supporting the idea that fasting can boost health in people.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have graduated in less time from enrollment to graduation in recent years as four and six-year graduation rates hit an all-time high, according to the Wisconsin Public Radio.
The statement reiterated the Remote Work Policy — which states remote work arrangements and accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis — and suggested employees who do not have disabilities or medical conditions contact the school’s human resources department.
The UW-Madison Police Department is actively investigating these incidents.
Researchers are studying ways to get kids with underlying conditions safely back in the classroom.
There were so many negatives of the pandemic, but the ability for UW-Madison to transition to online learning in the middle of the school year and ensure that there was no disruption in students’ abilities to earn their degrees was remarkable.
The U.S. Catholic Church has unprecedented capacity to help avoid climate catastrophe. It also has a responsibility to address the climate emergency as an essential part of its mission. To realize this potential and fidelity, however, individual U.S. bishops must fulfill their duty to teach the fullness of faith that includes church teaching on climate change.
(Daniel R. DiLeo is an associate professor and director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Creighton University. Sabrina Danielsen is assistant professor of sociology at Creighton. Emily E. Burke is a doctoral student in the joint Sociology and Community & Environmental Sociology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This essay is adapted from their article published in Environmental Research Letters with support from Creighton and the Louisville Institute. The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.)
Paul Richard “Dick” Moran, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine (1983-1999), Professor of Physics and Distinguished Faculty Fellow of the department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1965-1983), has passed away at home on Oct. 17, 2021, at the age of 85.
