While she cannot restore her grandmother’s memories, Ali Brems, a Kenosha, Wisconsin, 18-year-old, wants to help ensure other granddaughters won’t face the same loss. Inspired by an intensive high school course on Alzheimer’s disease, she hosted a Bingo fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease research as her senior project.
As animal lovers around the world have opened their hearts to help Braveheart, the dog that was rescued from a Kentucky dumpster, compassion and good wishes have washed through the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
At the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Baja Wisconsin competition, in Burlington, Wisconsin, university vehicle team members raised $10,000 by running a food stand and serving more than 1,200 attendees. The money has launched an endowment that, with additional alumni support, will preserve the five teams for future generations of students.
As a professor and chair of the Department of Comparative Biosciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Gordon Mitchell sees the benefits of animal research firsthand- including benefits that save human lives.
I am inspired by all of the nurses I have met through classes and clinical experiences because they embody what I hope to become: a knowledgeable, capable, steady, caring advocate that helps people in need through the medical system in a healing way.
I am just a small town kid who is taking advantage of my opportunity at UW-Madison. I am living life to the fullest and pursuing a nursing career with great enthusiasm.
