University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

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

Are states coordinating or going rogue in COVID-19 attack? Wisconsin shows a mix of both

GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses with the Journal Times.

How India can be a world leader in making a Covid vaccine and keeping it cheap too

Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, discusses with The Print.

What Wisconsin’s shifting COVID-19 numbers show as testing broadens

Experts split on whether Wisconsin should reopen on a regional basis

GHI Associate Director speaks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

UW Planetary Health Scholars’ flash talks look toward a healthy, sustainable future

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 …

UW-Madison faculty, students help create a COVID-19 app for Wisconsinites

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 …

Flu ‘backbone’ headstart for COVID vaccine development: Krishna Ella

Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, is building a COVID vaccine on a flu vaccine 'backbone.'

COVID-19: A wake-up call for the need for new antiviral weapons

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.

Maps provide zip code-level detail on risk of COVID-19 complications across Wisconsin