UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Ajay Sethi of Population Health Sciences was recently featured in UW Madison’s Employee Town Hall: “Making sense of Delta, vaccines, and where we are now” on August 12th. Dr. Sethi and his fellow panelists discussed employee concerns in light of the emerging COVID-19 Delta variant and how to best prepare to return to on …
Dr. Ajay Sethi discusses a ‘more normal’ fall thanks to COVID vaccinations in video: “UW–Madison navigates Covid-19 transitions together” According to the article: “As campus looks to reunite this fall, epidemiologist and Professor of Population Health Sciences Ajay Sethi offers some peace of mind: “Six months of vaccination here in Wisconsin is why we are …
Dr. Kristen Malecki has been appointed as New Center Director for The Center for Urban Population Health. The Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH) is a multi-institutional collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, and Advocate Aurora Research Institute. The center was initiated in 2001 …
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) launched the Past Antibody COVID-19 Community Survey (PACCS) last June. The most recent third and final wave of the survey shows more than 11% of participants had a positive COVID antibody test, which is nearly double the December results …
Rebecca Myerson, MPH, PhD was featured on Capital City Sunday to discuss Medicaid Expansion and Outcomes. Watch her contribution in the third video posted here.
The University announced that Professor Jonathan Patz has been selected to receive a 2021-2026 WARF Named Professorship. This Professorship is one of the very highest honors bestowed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and very much deserved by Dr. Patz for his pathbreaking research, teaching and service addressing the climate change crisis, its human health effects, …
Kristen Malecki, PhD, MPH received the 2021-2022 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship is named in honor of the late Trustee and President of the WARF Board Haakon Ingolf (H.I.) Romnes. According to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, Romnes’ career was characterized by “integrity, self-discipline and the ability to accomplish monumental tasks …
Dr. Ajay Sethi was featured in a recent episode of Badger Talks: “Is Herd Immunity Attainable?” Watch the episode of Badger Talks here
Dr. Ajay Sethi recently was featured in the Washington Post and Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss traveling and the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Washington Post Article can be found at the following link: “Several countries are planning for international visitors. The U.S. travel industry fears being left behind” The Wisconsin Public Radio feature can be found …
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.