Anxiety, hope, trust and slowing the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories
A conversation with UW-Madison professor and GHI Advisory Committee member Ajay Sethi about making sense of the coronavirus crisis in a sea of misinformation
A conversation with UW-Madison professor and GHI Advisory Committee member Ajay Sethi about making sense of the coronavirus crisis in a sea of misinformation
What happens to international education programs in a time of COVID-19? GHI's Christopher Olsen and James Conway and UW's Ronald Machoian look at risks, moving ahead.
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Martin Ventura uses mushrooms in his quest to turn corn stalks into a low-cost feed for crickets, an edible insect that can relieve food insecurity. Ramin Ghamkhar is finding ways to save energy in aquaponics systems that grow plants and fish in a closed loop. Jessica LeClair looks at the strategies nurses use to promote …
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free desktop and mobile app that provides accurate information, social support and helpful resources to Wisconsinites, launches today. The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed the app in partnership with government, academic, medical, business and community organizations statewide. The desktop app can be accessed …
Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, is building a COVID vaccine on a flu vaccine 'backbone.'
Morgridge researcher says we need to understand how viruses, produce new ways to arrest their spread and potentially prevent or more quickly quell future pandemics.
The Giant Snorflaggle, resplendent in a fantastic top hat, wings to fly and a pointed tail, is on the job to help children understand the coronavirus pandemic. “Parents need to wash their hands. Kids need to wash their hands. Even the Giant Snorflaggle needs to wash its hands – all four!” That’s the message in …
The report – funded in part by GHI and 4W – used responses given by 503 Wisconsin residents to a survey researchers at the university conducted from March 26 to April 1 asking 2,251 U.S. adults to self-report their physical distancing practices.