UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
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 …
On Monday, February 8th, in partnership with the UW–Madison Prevention Research Center, the Department of Population Health Sciences hosted Dr. Whitney Robinson, as PHS Monday Seminar speaker. Dr. Robinson’s talk, on her research into racial health disparities in Covid-19, garnered cross-campus interest, as seen with this article in the UW–Madison undergraduate-led newspaper, The Badger Herald. …
Professor Emeritus and former PHS Chair, Javier Nieto, has been honored with the UW Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) Basic Sciences Emeritus Faculty Award for 2021. A virtual event will take place on April, 23, 2021. Learn more about the WMAA awards here.
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tiffany Green, was awarded McMaster University’s 2020 Labelle Lectureship. The lectureship, in honor of Roberta Labelle, is awarded annually to a health services researcher with emerging recognition and an inter-disciplinary approach to research by the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA) at McMaster …
Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, has been awarded a 2021 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Established by former UW–Madison chancellor Edwin Young in 1973, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award honors six faculty members for their excellence in teaching.A virtual recognition with Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Karl Scholz will be held on Tuesday, …
A paper, Population Changes in Seroprevalence among a Statewide Sample in the United States, authored by UW–Madison faculty, including Population Health Sciences faculty Kristen Malecki, Paul Peppard, Ajay Sethi, Lisa Cadmus Bertram, and Corinne Engelman is due to be released soon. This important Covid-19 Antibody surveillance study will provide essential information for public health officials …
The Health innovation Program, lead my Professor of Population Health Sciences, Maureen Smith, in partnership with UW Health, has released a COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Toolkit. This toolkit, intended for healthcare administrators, policymakers, and researchers interested in equitably distributing vaccinations to healthcare personnel, can be used to improve the equity of the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations …
Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Kristen Malecki has been appointed to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEHD). This committee examines and discusses issues on the use of new science, tools, and research methodologies for environmental health decisions. Workshops convened …
Oguzhan Alagoz, Department of Population Health Sciences alum and Affiliate, has had his paper, “Effect of Timing of and Adherence to Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Burden in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Approach” published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. To read Dr. Alagoz’s paper, see here.
Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Global Health Institute, Jonathan Patz, was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on October 18th, 2020. Dr. Patz’s work examines the health effects of global environmental change. During his career, he has co-chaired the health expert panel of the US National Assessment on Climate Change …