Category: Health Systems
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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.
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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.
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Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
$100K fund to accelerate solutions being developed by UW–Madison researchers
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Schauer leads COVID-19 testing efforts at hygiene lab
Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Experts split on whether Wisconsin should reopen on a regional basis
GHI Associate Director speaks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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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…
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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)…
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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.'
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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.
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The Revolving Door of Disease Between Humans and Animals
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg talks about how genetic research is revealing the ways pathogens and parasites jump from species to species.
