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Science Expeditions, Engineering Expo offer virtual events April 9–11
Health tool significantly reduces medication over-prescription
A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found that the e-prescribing tool CancelRx more than doubled the proportion of successfully discontinued medications
After hundreds of thousands of ID photos, ‘the Wiscard lady’ retires
Novel ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ chosen as UW–Madison’s 2021-22 Go Big Read book
While recent GBR books have been nonfiction, this year’s selection uses a fictional story to explore the very real issues of race, immigration, science, faith and family.
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