In the latest Badger Talks video, watch Ajay Sethi, PhD, MHS, associate professor of population health sciences and faculty director of the MPH program, explains what we know about the new variant. He discusses vaccination …
Year: 2021
Internal position opportunity — Global Health Institute Director
GHI Director Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, has announced plans to step down from his director role in July 2022. The institute is conducting a search for his successor, with an application deadline of Jan. 10. …
Dr. Sheri Johnson appointed to FrameWorks Board of Directors
Population Health Sciences Associate Professor Dr. Sheri Johnson was recently appointed to the FrameWorks Institute’s Board of Directors. Read the full announcement here.
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD has been named Director of the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center
Dr. Elizabeth Cox has been named Director of the UW- Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC). The Mission of UWPRC is to improve the health of low-income women, infants and families through the conduct of high-quality …
Dr. Ajay Sethi featured in panel titled “COVID-19 and a Deluge of Data”
Dr. Ajay Sethi was featured in a panel titled “COVID-19 and a Deluge of Data,” as a part of the Crossroads of Ideas Lecture Series that took place on November 2nd. Please click here to …
Dr. Brad Astor presented at the UW Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: “Impact of Observational Research on the Continuing Evolution of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Clinical Recommendations”
On Friday, October 29th, Dr. Brad Astor presented at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: “Impact of Observational Research on the Continuing Evolution of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Clinical Recommendations.” The recording of …
Dr. Jasmine Zapata named 2020 Superhero of Medicine by the Wisconsin Medical Society
Dr. Jasmine Zapata, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Population Health Sciences Affiliate, and graduate of the UW Preventive Medicine Residency, was named the 2020 Superhero of Medicine by the Wisconsin Medical Society to honor her efforts …
Dr. Jonathan Patz to moderate, “Global Health Tuesday: What to Expect from COP26: How the U.N. Climate Talks Affect Everyone”
PHS Faculty member and Global Health Institute Director Dr. Jonathan Patz will be moderating the next Global Health Tuesday panel titled “What to Expect from COP26: How the U.N. Climate Talks Affect Everyone.” This event …
The Center for Urban Population Health’s (CUPH) 20th Anniversary Virtual Seminar Series begins on October 15th, 2021
The Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH) will begin hosting their 20th anniversary monthly seminar series on October 15th, 2021. The series runs every third Friday of the month from noon-1pm and will highlight the …
Dr. Ajay Sethi reflects on providing expertise in over 300 interviews over the past year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Ajay Sethi was recently featured in the University of Wisconsin news article, “300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot”, where he reflects on the past year and a half of providing COVID-19 expertise to the …