University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Emeritus Faculty

Philip Farrell Recognized by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Philip Farrell, MD, PhD, emeritus dean and professor of pediatrics and population health sciences, received the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Bonnie Ramsey and Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award: The award recognizes those who have spent their careers in research of and care for people with cystic fibrosis, and whose contributions have altered the course of the …

Pat Remington Featured on Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Today speaking about fluoride

Pat Remington, PHS Emeritus Professor, speaks with Wisconsin Today about The facts about fluoride. Listen to the piece here: https://www.wpr.org/shows/wisconsin-today-2.

Professor Emerita Mari Palta is Recognized by Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association

Dr. Palta was selected for the WMAA Emeriti Faculty Award which recognizes outstanding service to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. It is awarded to emeriti faculty in the Basic and Clinical Sciences who have exhibited exceptional commitment to the school. Dr. Palta has made major contributions to biostatistics, epidemiology, health services research …

Pat Remington Featured in Wisconsin State Journal

Dr. Patrick Remington: FDA must stop the sale of flavored vapes to kids, UW doctor says

Emerita Barbara Wolfe Published in DEMOGRAPHY – Duke University Press

Barbara Wolfe published an article in Demography, “The Influence of Early-Life Health Conditions on Life Course Health,” read the article here.

Ed Vidruk’s Passing

Edward Henry Vidruk (1939-2022). Ed was a native Canadian from Winnipeg who received his university education in the US, culminating in a PhD in neurophysiology in 1973 at UW-Madison, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute in San Francisco. Ed then served 25 years as an NIH funded, tenured professor in the …

Paul Moberg’s Passing

“Dr. Paul Moberg was an exceptional public health leader, who for more than four decades, led UW’s leading applied evaluation program, mentoring countless students and staff on the best ways to plan, implement, and evaluate programs—always with a goal of improving health and health equity outcomes.  He truly personified the Wisconsin Idea, that our work …

Center Stage: A booster dose of Dr. Remington’s sage advice as omicron takes over

Dr. Patrick Remington, Professor Emeritus, Department of Population Health Sciences and Director, UW-Madison Preventive Medicine Residency Program, featured on Wisconsin State Journal podcast, “Center Stage: with  Milfred and Hands” about the novel coronavirus and where it is heading.

Emeritus Professor David A. Kindig, MD, PhD Receives 2021 J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science

Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences Dr. David Kindig earned the 2021 J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. Read more about Dr. Kindig and this award here.

Javier Nieto Receives WMAA Scientist Emeritus Award

Professor Emeritus and former PHS Chair, Javier Nieto, has been honored with the UW Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) Basic Sciences Emeritus Faculty Award for 2021. A virtual event will take place on April, 23, 2021. Learn more about the WMAA awards here.