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 …
2022 Articles
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 …
UW-CTRI, C3I Staff to Present at Research Conference in Baltimore
UW-CTRI and C3I colleagues are presenting at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in Baltimore, Maryland, March 15-18, 2022. Here’s a list, with all times Eastern Standard Time. Note: …
Quit Line Campaigns Tout Services
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, ad firm KW2 and UW-CTRI are partnering to run advertisements to promote the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line across the state. The ads began February 21 and will run through …
National Podcast Interviews Dr. Piper
UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Megan Piper is featured in the latest episode of the podcast Freakonomics, M.D. The episode is called “Should We Pay People to Be Healthier?” At the request of Dr. Tim Baker, Piper discussed …
UW-CTRI Medications Chart to Appear in Popular Research Journal
Nature Reviews, a group that owns 21 journals with some of the largest impact factors, is publishing the medications treatment chart created by UW-CTRI. The chart is designed to help clinicians properly treat patients for …
UW-CTRI Garners $300,000 Grant to Analyze COVID Data
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has awarded a two-year grant for a total of $300,000 to support analysis of Wisconsin data from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW). In April 2020, the …