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UW to open Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center
The center will aim to improve the health of low-income women, infants and families in Wisconsin.
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Search for new antibiotics gets major funding boost
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than two million drug-resistant infections a year are reported.
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The Badger Herald: Experts say vaccines central to public health, while fallacies must be dispelled
The Center for Child and Family Well-Being and University Communications hosted a panel, including GHI Associate Director James Conway, on vaccination which discussed how physicians, scientists and journalists can “promote public health.”
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Antibiotic resistance across Wisconsin revealed by new maps
Researchers at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy and the State Cartographer’s Office have developed a prototype system that maps out trends in antibiotic resistance across Wisconsin.
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A Diverse Continent: African Textiles in Context exhibition opening May
A Diverse Continent showcases 36 textiles from 18 countries representing the diversity of African culture and textile-making traditions.