University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW-Madison temporarily moves classes online after spike in positive COVID tests

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining two residence halls due to a spike in positive cases of COVID-19, just one week after students returned to campus.

UW-Madison reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases, as students told to ‘severely limit’ interactions

COVID questions: Dog part safety, antibody testing

GHI’s Christopher Olsen answers questions about dog parks and COVID-19 safety.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank asks undergraduates to restrict movements to thwart COVID-19

Researchers at UW focus on diversity in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Madison Hospitals, Public Health Concerned About Possible ‘Twindemic’

“We’re terrified of the possibility of a twindemic, as we call it, as travel picks up again and as we see loosening of restrictions around the country,” said Dr. James Conway, UW Health pediatrician and GHI Associate Director of Health Sciences.

Investigating the link between ‘COVID toes’ and the virus

GHI Associate Director James Conway joins team investigating “COVID-toes.”

Global Health Tuesdays begin October 27

December 1: Researcher Peter Halfmann from the Influenza Research Institute discusses virus research in the age of Ebola and COVID-19 in this Global Health Tuesday webinar.

Mass freshwater mussel die-offs linked to new virus

Until now, no one has been able to pin down why the world’s wild, freshwater mussels—often unnoticed and underappreciated engineers of stream and river health—are facing massive, unexpected die-offs. In a paper published today (September 2, 2020) in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. …

Flu shots urged to avoid ‘twindemic’ during COVID-19 pandemic

“We’re terrified of a ‘twindemic,” says GHI Associate Director James Conway.