University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: COVID-19 News

SHOW Updates: COVID-19 Project

COVID-19 Survey SHOW is planning a COVID-19 longitudinal study to track and characterize how this pandemic will impact the social determinants of health. The SHOW team will reach out to any past participants who consented to future contact and request their voluntary participation. First, we provide a brief informational newsletter, including facts from the WHO …

Jonathan Patz: Reason for hope against the novel coronavirus

Professor of Population Health Sciences, Jonathan Patz, was interviewed about Coronavirus by the Wisconsin State Journal. In the article, “Jonathan Patz: Reason for hope against the novel coronavirus”, Dr. Patz explains how shelter-in-place directives around the world are proving effective against the spread of the disease.

Maggie Nolan in WI State Journal

Population Health Sciences Preventive Medicine Resident Maggie Nolan  was featured in a Wisconsin State Journal Article, Madison doctor couple on front lines of COVID-19 embracing ‘air hugs’. The article, detailing Matt and Maggie Nolan’s work fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, can be found here.

Pat Remington WI State Journal COVID-19 Interview

Emeritus Professor Pat Remington was interviewed for the Wisconsin State Journal’s Center Stage podcast on the subject Everything you ever wanted to know about the coronavirus (but were afraid to ask). The podcast was posted on March 29, 2020.

Ajay Sethi Among UW Experts Featured in Discovery Channel Documentary

Associate Professor Ajay Sethi  was featured in Pandemic: COVID-19, a documentary in which “Leading scientists and experts shed light on the rapid spread of COVID-19, as the coronavirus becomes the defining global health crisis of our time.” The show aired on March 25, 2020 at 9 PM CT on sister networks Discovery Channel and Science Channel. The trailer can be …

UW Expert Panel on Coronavirus Convened Featuring Ajay Sethi

Associate Professor Ajay Sethi took part in an expert panel entitled, “Hot Topics in Public Health: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Real Time” held January 29 at UW-Madison and open to the campus community and public. To an audience that exceed capacity and watched remotely, the panel provided an update on the novel coronavirus that emerged in December …