UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Ajay Sethi was featured in the Morgridge Institute’s “COVID-19 Series: How to talk about vaccines (and find common ground)” on March 31st 4:30-5:30 PM Watch the full event or read the transcript here.
Dr. Jonathan Patz was featured in the Hot Topics in Public Health Symposium talk titled “Climate Change as a Public Health Emergency” on Wednesday, April 28th 4-5:30 pm. Speakers included Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin; Tracey Holloway, PhD, UW–Madison; Paul Kelleher, PhD, UW–Madison; Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, UW–Madison; and Caitlin Rublee, MD, Medical College …
Dr. Marietou Ouayogode served as a moderator on the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership’s event: “The Opportunities and Challenges of COVID-19 Tracking Apps as Pandemic Control Mechanisms.” The event was held April 23rd at 10:30 am. To watch the full talk, click here.
One year after the pandemic began, Drs. Tiffany Green and Ajay Sethi speak with A.J. Bayatpour on Capital City Sunday to reflect on the last year, lessons learned, and where things stand and are headed with COVID-19. The television show aired on March 14, 2021.
There’s growing concern that there’s a mismatch between who’s getting the COVID-19 vaccine and who’s actually being most affected by the pandemic. Early data shows that of the total number of vaccinated people, a disproportionately small number are Black and Hispanic. In this Badger Talks video, Tiffany Green, assistant professor in the Departments of Population …
Watch Dr. Patz’s contribution here After rising steadily for decades, global carbon emissions fell by 6.4 percent in 2020 — approximately 2.3 billion metric tons. What is the scientific evidence on the link between carbon emissions and climate? What human behaviors impact growing climate risks? Are businesses seeing the same real-world results that data projections …