University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News

Stalking: The difference between healthy behavior and harassment

January is Stalking Awareness Month, and Andrea Lawson, interim director of Mental Health Services at University Health Services, says students who experience stalking may not self-identify as victims but struggle with how to label their experience. Stalking, by definition, is repeated actions or behaviors that cause fear. This type of unwanted attention can be difficult to …

The truth about tolerance: How much do you really know about your body’s relationship with alcohol?

It’s no secret that one of the side effects of drinking alcohol is a feeling of happiness, and while the majority of UW-Madison students don’t engage in high-risk drinking, many still believe that quantity is the secret to achieving that feeling. But in recent years, researchers discovered that the feeling of enjoyment that accompanies a …