UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
In an news feature on ABC Channel 27 WKOW, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Ajay Sethi, explains why there was no initial spike in COVID-19 cases in Dane County three weeks after the start of protests in Madison. View the newscast and read the feature here.
Tiffany Green, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Sciences, participated in the Juneteenth panels on resilience as part of Juneteenth celebrations organized by the Kujichagulia-Madison Center for Self Determination. See the panel discussion here.
Kristen Malecki and others authored a manuscript titled “Crisis Communication and Public Perception of COVID-19 Risk in the Era of Social Media”, recently accepted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The article explores how the public perceive the risk and respond to messages regarding risk …
USA today published an article on The Past Antibody COVID-19 Community Survey (PACCS) created by Population Health Sciences’ program, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). The study aims to track coronavirus antibodies in at least 1,000 Wisconsin residents over the next year to help determine how the disease has spread in Wisconsin. “What might …
In an editorial highlighting the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic on the cancer burden, Dr. Ned Sharpless, the Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, features research conducted by members of “Model W” in PHS including Professor of Population Health Sciences and Associate Director of Population Science at the Carbone Cancer Center, …
Population Health Sciences’ program, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), is partnering with The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on a study examining the presence of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The data garnered from this study will provide researchers and public health experts with valuable information on the spread of the disease in …
A study published today, Comparison of cricket diet with peanut-based and milk-based diets in the recovery from protein malnutrition in mice and the impact on growth, metabolism and immune function compares the benefits and drawbacks of a cricket diet with those of traditional proteins. The team was made up of investigators from UW-Madison, including Associate …
Tiffany Green, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, was featured on CNBC News regarding how COVID-19 and George Floyd Protests are highlighting existing health disparities being experienced by ethnic minorities. See here for the article and here for the newscast.
Ajay Sethi Associate Professor of Population Sciences, was interviewed by Henry Sanders on Madison365 Real Talk about COVID-19 in Madison. View the talk here.
In a new article on the JAMA Network, Sheri Johnson, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Population Health Institute, and colleagues explain the changes to the Leading Health Indicators from 2020 to 2030, in light of the COVID-19 epidemic and other factors. See the full article here: Rethinking the Leading Health …