“Be an agent of change.” It’s a simple message, but in medicine, as in life, it can change the world. It’s also the message James Conway, MD, an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric …
Month: July 2012
Adam Wolfe, MD, PhD, Selected for NIH-Loan Repayment Program Grant Award
Please join us in congratulating Adam Wolfe, MD, PhD, as he was selected for a very competitive NIH-Loan repayment grant award. This application process involves submission of a detailed grant application, with a well-justified experimental …
Dr. John Hokanson Awarded Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Demonstration Grant
John Hokanson, MD, was awarded one of the six demonstration grants from the US Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS-HRSA) of approximately $900,000 for his 3-year project, “Wisconsin Critical …
Christine Sorenson, PhD, Awarded Intercampus Research Incentive Grant
Congratulations to Christine Sorenson, PhD, for her recent award of $50,000 through the UW-Madison/UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grant program, for her project “Oxidative Stress Detection in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD).” BPD is a major cause of …
Faculty Honored with 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award
Congratulations to our faculty members on being honored with the first 2012 UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award. They rank among the top 5 percent of the 769 physicians being surveyed by Avatar in …
Facebook Use Does Not Lead to Depression, According to New Study by Dr. Megan Moreno
A newly published study in the Journal of Adolescent Health provides the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites. Researchers led …