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Category: GHI In the News

A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data

GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.

How humanity has unleashed a flood of zoonotic diseases

“If this isn’t the wake-up call, nothing is going to be,” says Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology at UW and a GHI Advisor Committee member.

Emerging infectious diseases on the rise

Mary Wilson, M.D., a GHI Board of Visitors member, sees more diseases arising because of changes in the landscape and human populations.

Schauer leads COVID-19 testing efforts at hygiene lab

Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.

Beware This COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Study’ From an 80s Teen Tech Titan and a Carnivorous Plant Smuggler

GHI Associate Director Jim Conway and GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi are quoted in the Daily Beast.

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

Study shows cats can contract, spread coronavirus

In a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and may be able to pass the virus to other cats. Professor of Pathobiological Sciences at the …

Beyond Summer 2020: Safety Abroad in a Recovering World

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.

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.