2015 Releases

More than 1,577 campuses nationwide have a 100 percent smoke- or tobacco-free policy in place, and six Wisconsin campuses are joining that list—at least for one day. Marquette University, UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse, and Wisconsin Indianhead …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2015 Wisconsin 4th in Nation in Quit-Smoking Attempts Study Shows Demand is High for Help to Quit MADISON—A new CDC report shows Wisconsin is among the states with the highest percentage …

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 To speak to a UW-CTRI expert, contact Communications Experts Call on FDA to Use Authority to Lower Nicotine in Cigarettes Below Addictive Levels; New Study Shows Policy Would Potentially Eliminate Smoking …

News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, (608)262-3902 ch3@ctri.wisc.edu Toni Morrissey, (608)263-3223 tmorrissey@uwhealth.org   Two UW professors chosen for prestigious new grant program in cancer research   MADISON — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has …

FOR RELEASE Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@ctri.wisc.edu   Tobacco Quit Line Celebrates 250,000 Calls Data Show Program Reaches Every County MADISON—The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has handled 250,000 calls, a milestone for the free service …

March 19, 2015 BadgerCare Plus Members Can Get Gift Cards for Quitting Smoking An innovative program has helped nearly 2,000 Wisconsin Medicaid members to quit smoking, but time is running out for Milwaukee County residents …

News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@medicine.wisc.edu UW Awarded $3.7 Million Grant to Study E-cigs As the federal government considers how to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), the University of Wisconsin has been awarded …