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.
Participants weigh risks of COVID-19 against desire to speak out.
$100K fund to accelerate solutions being developed by UW–Madison researchers
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.
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.
Mary Wilson, M.D., a GHI Board of Visitors member, sees more diseases arising because of changes in the landscape and human populations.
Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.
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 to save energy in aquaponics systems that grow plants and fish in a closed loop. Jessica LeClair looks at the strategies nurses use to promote …
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) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed the app in partnership with government, academic, medical, business and community organizations statewide. The desktop app can be accessed …
Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, is building a COVID vaccine on a flu vaccine ‘backbone.’
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.