As the only veterinary medicine school in the state, UW-Madison is working to recruit rural veterinarians as early as high school.
The program is called Food Animal Veterinary Medical Scholars. Students likely to pursue careers in food-animal veterinary medicine receive guaranteed admission and are placed on track to complete their undergraduate studies within three years.
When a Madison police officer fatally shot Corey Ruiz on July 22, his death sparked outrage — and questions.
Among them: Why was Ruiz killed, and what kind of training or rules could have prevented his death?
Ion Meyn, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has studied exactly that. For a 2021 paper, he and his team interviewed police officers across the country and watched dozens of training videos to understand how police think about use of force and what guidelines they learn — even as departments argue that such situations can never be governed by hard and fast rules.
UW Health has been ranked the top hospital in Wisconsin for the 15th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report.
The health system also earned national rankings in nine adult specialties and received the highest ratings for 20 adult procedures and conditions. Dr. Peter Newcomer, chief operating officer at UW Health, said the recognition reflects the dedication and expertise demonstrated across the health system every day.
“It’s absolutely crystal clear that there are benefits of protein to muscle growth and exercise response of active individuals,” says study co-author Dudley Lamming, professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
Violet LaClair was ready to leave her job.
As a certified nursing assistant at UW Health in Madison, she used the skills she developed while caring for her dying grandmother for nine years. Her co-workers had supported her through her gender transition. She’d even won an award for providing “extraordinary” care.
