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Coughing visualization illustrates the benefits of wearing a good mask
While experts underscore that wearing a mask is effective in helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19, not all masks — or the materials with which they’re made — contain virus particles equally.
Human Activity Contributes to Apparent Increase in Diseases from Animals
GHI Advisory Committee Member Tony Goldberg discusses with Spectrum News 1.
COVID questions: Dog parks, work from home, future of cities
Your questions about COVID-19 answered by UW-Madison experts.
UW-Madison commits to empowering students to vote
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has joined more than 160 colleges and universities in striving for full student voter registration and participation through the nonpartisan All In Campus Democracy Challenge.
Coronavirus: Pandemic Causes Kids To Miss Vaccinations
According to the CDC, children across the nation have fallen behind on routine vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GHI Director James Conway informs us about steps the health community is taking to get ahead of the issue before students return to school in the fall.
Showing pro-diversity feelings are the norm makes individuals more tolerant
Showing people how their peers feel about diversity in their community can make their actions more inclusive, make members of marginalized groups feel more like they belong, and even help close racial achievement gaps in education, according to a new study.
Fewer Than Half Of Wisconsin Grocery Shoppers Mask Up
UW-Madison Observational Study Shows 41 Percent Of Customers Cover Face During Pandemic.
Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera
The new study is led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a GHI Advisory Committee member.
What if all viruses disappeared?
“If all viruses suddenly disappeared, the world would be a wonderful place for about a day and a half, and then we’d all die – that’s the bottom line,” says Tony Goldberg, GHI Advisory Committee member. “All the essential things they do in the world far outweigh the bad things.”
DHS announces studies to identify communities at risk for COVID-19 outbreaks
There have been 23,454 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of Wednesday, according to the state Department of Health Services. That’s an increase of 256 cases from the day before.
A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data
GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.
Health Care Providers, Advocates In Madison Call For End To ‘Public Health Crisis Of Racism’
Protesting In A Pandemic: Gatherings Against Police Violence Strain Social Distancing, Public Health Measures
Participants weigh risks of COVID-19 against desire to speak out.
Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
$100K fund to accelerate solutions being developed by UW–Madison researchers
From tick-born disease and indigenous food to diabetes and cervical cancer, Global Health Institute grants fund projects across campus
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff and graduate students plan to tackle challenges as diverse as indigenous philosophies for resilient food systems, cervical cancer screening, vitamins for children and tick-borne diseases with 25 new grants and awards from the UW-Madison Global Health Institute.
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Preparing for the second coming of the coronavirus?
Now that the statewide stay-at-home order is over, Wisconsin is reopening. But now that restrictions have been lifted, medical professionals worry a second wave of COVID-19 could overwhelm hospitals.
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.