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A Child’s Death Brings ‘Trauma That Doesn’t Go Away’
Children are supposed to outlive us. When they don’t, grieving parents can suffer depression, poorer physical health and higher rates of ruptured marriages even decades later, researchers have found. “This is a trauma that doesn’t go away,” said Marsha Mailick, a social scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied bereavement. “The loss means something different at that stage of life,” Dr. Mailick said. “It can have a profound effect.”
IceCube helps demystify strange radio bursts from deep space
For a decade, astronomers have puzzled over ephemeral but incredibly powerful radio bursts from space. The phenomena, known as fast radio bursts or FRBs, were first detected in 2007 by astronomers scouring…
Citizen scientists scour Madison area for invasive jumping worms
From Fitchburg to Governor’s Island and Monona to Middleton, teams of volunteers dispersed across the Madison area Sept. 10 in search of small, pink, wriggling invaders: jumping worms.
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Daniel M. Hausman, PhD, Herbert A. Simon and Hilldale Professor, Department of Philosophy, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison12:00 pm, 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center
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Discovery of Gut-Based Therapeutics for the Treatment of Diabetes, Obesity, and Beyond
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Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Professor of Chinese Art, Department of Art History, The University of Chicago7:30 pm, L160 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building
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