by Hector DeLuca | May 12, 2015 | Videos
Renowned biochemist and Wisconsin Academy Fellow Hector DeLuca discusses the profound application of vitamin D in medicine, including new treatments in the areas of immunity and autoimmunity, in this special Wisconsin Academy Talk. DeLuca shares insight from a career...
by Zachary Carlson | Mar 18, 2015 | Magazine Article
Like a quarterback benched with a sprained ankle or a plumber laid up with a bad back, a performing artist faces more than just worry when an on-the-job injury keeps her from returning to work. Through a new program at the UW Hospital, singers, dancers, musicians,...
by Darold A. Treffert | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
On a warm summer night in June of 1980, Leslie Lemke gave a piano concert in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. That concert was my introduction to an extraordinary man and his surprising talent. Leslie’s talent stems from a rare but remarkable condition called savant syndrome...
by Joseph Borgwardt | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
In the Fall of 2010 an unlikely group of actors set to work transforming Luther Manor Senior Living Community in Wauwatosa into an interactive venue for live theatre. Familiar facility settings—resident rooms, the dining hall, the sanctuary—became part of a living...
by Brendon Smith | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
In Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine, Erika Janik traces the development of alternative (or “irregular,” as it was known then) medicine in nineteenth century America. Chapters chart the rise, decline—and, in some cases, resurgence—of...
