UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
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. Natascha Merten was awarded the 2021 “Postdoc Excellence in Mentoring Award” from the UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association. “Merten earned her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Bonn in Germany in 2019. In the spring semester of 2017, she was a visiting scholar in the SMPH Department of Population Health Sciences. When she returned for …
Dr. Leonelo Bautista featured on “Esta Noche Mariasela” to discuss Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID Vaccine efficacy. Esta Noche Mariasela is a primetime national talk show from the Dominican Republic. Watch Dr. Bautista’s feature here
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.
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 …