In response to COVID-19, the Department of Pediatrics’ annual Research Week will offer alternative programming to spotlight the scholarly work from its residents, fellows, faculty and staff. Through a mix of livestreamed lectures and interactive …
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What We Published in March 2020
Coller RJ, Berry JG, Kuo DZ, Kuhlthau K, Chung PJ, Perrin JM, Hoover CG,Warner G, Shelton C, Thompson LR, Garrity B, Stille CJ. Health System Research Priorities for Children and Youth With Special Health Care …
Drs. Mollie Kane and Megan Moreno Selected for 2020 Champions in Women’s Health Award
Mollie Kane, MD, MPH (Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) and Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH (Vice Chair of Digital Health, Professor and Academic Division Chief, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) will …
What We Published in February 2020
The following scholarly articles were published by Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff during February 2020: Affenzeller S, Wolkenstein K, Frauendorf H, Jackson DJ. Challenging the concept that eumelanin is the polymorphic brown banded pigment …
UW Study Designs Novel Approach for Better Understanding Teens and Technology
What teens find important on social media is a better measure of how they interact with technology than how many minutes they spend using social media, according to a new study led by Megan Moreno, …
What We Published in January 2020
The following scholarly articles were published by Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff during January 2020: Altman MC, Beigelman A, Ciaccio C, Gern JE, Heymann PW, Jackson DJ, Kennedy JL, Kloepfer K, Lemanske RF Jr, McWilliams LM, Muehling …
27 Pediatrics Faculty Awarded Top Teacher for 2018 – 2019
Each year, teachers are awarded based on evaluations from medical students and residents. Congratulations to the following faculty: David Allen, MD Awni Al-Subu, MD Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH Aaron Carrel, MD Paula Cody, MD, MPH …
Faculty and Staff Attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition
The Department of Pediatrics had several faculty and staff attend the AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE), held October 25-29, 2019, in New Orleans. Ellen Wald, MD, FAAP (Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Chair, …
Students & Faculty Mentors Selected for the Shapiro Summer Research Program
The following students and their mentors were recently awarded Shapiro Summer Research Awards. The Shapiro Summer Research Program provides opportunities for first-year medical students to participate in eight- to 12-week summer research projects with UW-Madison …
How Young Teens See the Smartphone Debate: UW Research Provides Novel Findings
Young adolescents think a child’s maturity, not necessarily age, should be a factor in when a child gets a smartphone – and they worry about using that phone to bully other children. As debate rages …