University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Which COVID-19 future will we choose?

Amid this global health crisis, it is important to consider what a post-Covid-19 world might look like and what destructive paths the pandemic might take.

UW-Madison, Flugen, Bharat Biotech to develop coroflu, a coronavirus vaccine

UW-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, is part of an international collaboration developing and testing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Death Projections Can Make Us Feel Helpless. One Expert Explains a Better Way to Get People to Act.

UW-Madison's Dominique Brossard discusses with Mother Jones how to convince people to take steps to slow COVID-10.

We Can Go the Distance Together: 10 ways you can do your part

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Communication Collaborative for COVID-19 Response has developed 10 essential steps to limit the spread of COVID-19. They reflect the overall need for maintaining a physical distance from each other, washing you hands and staying home: Physical distancing means avoiding non-essential outings and staying six feet from others when you go out. …

UW responds to racist incidents, COVID-19 pandemic through Zoom town hall

ver 400 people tuned into a virtual town hall Thursday to hear University of Wisconsin-Madison administrators discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, most notably a recent rise in hate and racist incidents.

Lessons from past epidemics

Deleting a gene prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice by disguising insulin-producing cells

Removing a gene from the cells that produce insulin prevents mice from developing Type 1 diabetes by sparing the cells an attack from their own immune system, a new UW–Madison study shows.

Survey: Many still find it hard to stay home during pandemic, worry about mental health during isolation

UW COVID-19 survey finds most people are ready to physically separate from others to help stop the virus -- but it's a challenge.

Can veterinarians prevent the next pandemic?

Christopher Olsen, director of the Graduate | Professional | Capstone Certificates in Global Health and professor emeritus in Veterinary Medicine, looks at links between human & animal diseases.

Vaccines Won’t Work for Some Coming Health Threats, Like Climate Change

GHI Director Jonathan Patz looks at links between the novel coronavirus and climate change.