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Kristen Malecki Co-Investigator on Team Accelerating Diabetes and Metabolism Research at UW–Madison

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A project is underway establishing two new innovative research core facilities that will accelerate diabetes and metabolism research at UW–Madison by providing state-of-the-art experimental capacity to support a new Comprehensive Diabetes Center at UW–Madison. Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Kristen Malecki, is a Co-Investigator on the multi-departmental team leading this effort. Read more here

Capital Times Q&A: Ajay Sethi Dispels COVID-19 Conspiracies

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Associate Professor of Population Sciences, Ajay Sethi, was interviewed by The Capital Times on COVID-19 conspiracies. Read the article here

Rebecca Myerson Selected as a UW BIRCWH Scholar

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Congratulations to Rebecca Myerson on being selected as a scholar for the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program. The mission of the UW–Madison BIRCWH program is to improve women’s health by developing a scientific workforce capable of leading independently funded research programs. The program provides scholars with career development opportunities through competency …

Ajay Sethi Discusses Badger Bounce Back with Channel 27 WKOW

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Badger Bounce Back is the Wisconsin Department of Health Service’s plan for getting Wisconsin back to work by to decreasing COVID-19 cases and deaths and increasing capacity in the health care system so that a phased reopening of businesses is possible. In an interview with Channel 27 WKOW on April 26, Associate Professor of Population Sciences, …

Tom Oliver Interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio on the Underfunding of Public Health Programs

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Professor of Population Health Sciences, Tom Oliver, was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio on the question “Has The US Been Underfunding Public Health Programs?”. Listen here.

Kristen Malecki Quoted by AP News on In-Person Voting Coronavirus Risk

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  Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Kristen Malecki, was among the public health experts quoted by AP News in their editorial, “Wisconsin Worried about Spike in Virus Cases due to Election”. Read the full article here.

PHS Health Innovation Program Susceptibility Reports

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Researchers at Population Health Science’s Health Innovation Program (HIP) are providing local public health officials across Wisconsin with zip code-level data on the susceptibility of residents to severe complications from COVID-19. The data will help public health officials and health systems prepare for hospitalizations, distribute protective equipment, or target communications to at-risk populations. For the …

Why Climate Change Can Lead to More Pandemics- Jonathan Patz on WI Public Radio

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Professor of Population Health Sciences, Jonathan Patz, was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio, explaining how Climate change negatively affects human health in the form of increased air pollution, more natural disasters and a higher risk of water-borne illness. Listen here to learn about the link between climate change and the spread of infectious disease.

Jonathan Patz’s Pandemic Prevention Presentation for UW 2020 Earth Day

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View Professor of Population Health Sciences, Jonathan Patz‘s, presentation from the UW Virtual 2020 Earth Day Conference, “Preventing the next Pandemic: Urgency for a Planetary Health Approach” here

Population Health Science’s Health Innovation Program’s COVID-19 Response Activities

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View the Population Health Science’s Health Innovation Program’s COVID-19 News Page to see all response efforts. Researchers at  Health Innovation Program (HIP) have been working to improve health care using electronic health record data voluntarily provided by over 20 Wisconsin health systems through the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality(link is external) (WCHQ), have mobilized to determine …