Category: Education
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Four UW-Madison students named 2020 Goldwater scholars – the most possible for any institution
Among them is junior Elizabeth Sumiec, a global health certificate student.
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Sign up for UW-Madison coronavirus newsletter
As we navigate this global pandemic together, the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites you to subscribe to the new COVID-19 Update newsletter, designed to keep you up to date on coronavirus,…
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2020 UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Awards
Congratulations to Paul Block, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, and Andrea Hicks, a Planetary Health Scholars advisor, on receiving this year's UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Pandemic: COVID-19 documentary
Ajay Sethi, associate professor of Population Health Sciences and a GHI Advisory Committee member, was featured in the Discovery Channel's "Pandemic: COVID-19."
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COVID-19 disrupts a major year for biodiversity policy and planning
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg says crisis is delaying efforts to preserve biodiversity.
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Wisconsin infectious diseases expert: Allowing in-person voting Tuesday ‘just seems really irresponsible’
GHI Associate Director James Conway says Tuesday election poses significant health risks.
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UW NOW features Nasia Safdar on COVID-19 preparedness
UW-Madison's Nasia Safdar, M.S., Ph.D., talks about the preparedness of the health system to blunt the tide of COVID-19.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tokyo 2021? The decision to postpone the Summer Olympics, explained
GHI Board of Visitors members Mary Wilson and John Lange help us understand why postponing the games was the best decision.
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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.
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Now accepting applications to partner with UniverCity Year
UniverCity Year is seeking a new local government partner for the 2020-2023 academic years. The deadline to apply is July 27, 2020.
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Taking survey can help thwart COVID-19, spread Wisconsin idea
In a fast-moving response to COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities are joining forces to help slow the spread of the disease. And they need…
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Where Does The Novel Coronavirus Hang Out, How Long Does It Stay And How Do I Get Rid Of It?
Christopher Olsen, director of the Graduate/Professional and Capstone Certificates in Global Health, and Nasia Safdar from UW Health look at the viruses viability on different surfaces.
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State responds to increased demand for COVID-19 testing
As of Tuesday afternoon, state testing for the new coronavirus had resulted in 72 positive cases and 1,038 negative cases in Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Health Services.…