To watch the news video, click here. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. These …
Month: April 2022
Dr. Johnson Promoted to Assistant Professor
Dr. Adrienne Johnson has been promoted to Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, UW-CTRI. “Approximately 80 percent of my time will be conducting research,” Johnson said, “10 percent doing clinical …
UW Researchers Present Findings at SRNT Conference in Baltimore
Researchers representing UW-CTRI and the Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) presented findings at the Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) in Baltimore April 14-18. Here is a summary: UW-CTRI Co-Research Director …
FDA: Zeller Discusses Timelines on Menthols, Synthetic Nicotine, New Media Campaign
Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), addressed researchers at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference in Baltimore. Zeller discussed regulating synthetic nicotine, banning combustible mentholated tobacco …
UW-CTRI Celebrates 30 Years
In April 2022, the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) celebrated 30 years of helping people quit tobacco use. Founded by Drs. Michael Fiore and Timothy Baker, UW-CTRI is nationally recognized for its ground-breaking tobacco …