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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.

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.

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.

Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus as the economy reopens

Ajay Sethi, GHI Advisory Committee member, and Nasia Safdar spoke with Madison365 about staying safe during reopening.

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.

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.

Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $2.7 million in grants in response to COVID-19

GHI Advisory Committee member Yoshiro Kawaoka, who is testing a new approach to develop a coronavirus vaccine, is among researchers receiving grants through the School of Medicine and Public Health's Wisconsin Partnership Program.

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