Dr. Sheri Johnson appointed to FrameWorks Board of Directors

Population Health Sciences Associate Professor Dr. Sheri Johnson was recently appointed to the FrameWorks Institute’s Board of Directors. Read the full announcement here. 

Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD has been named Director of the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center

Dr. Elizabeth Cox has been named Director of the UW- Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC). The Mission of UWPRC is to improve the health of low-income women, infants and families through the conduct of high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention research with a focus on achieving health equity.

Dr. Ajay Sethi featured in panel titled “COVID-19 and a Deluge of Data”

Dr. Ajay Sethi was featured in a panel titled “COVID-19 and a Deluge of Data,” as a part of the Crossroads of Ideas Lecture Series that took place on November 2nd. Please click here to learn more.

Dr. Brad Astor presented at the UW Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: “Impact of Observational Research on the Continuing Evolution of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Clinical Recommendations”

On Friday, October 29th, Dr. Brad Astor  presented at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: “Impact of Observational Research on the Continuing Evolution of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Clinical Recommendations.” The recording of Dr. Astor’s talk may be accessed here on the UW Department of Medicine’s Youtube page.

Dr. Jasmine Zapata named 2020 Superhero of Medicine by the Wisconsin Medical Society

Dr. Jasmine Zapata, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Population Health Sciences Affiliate, and graduate of the UW Preventive Medicine Residency, was named the 2020 Superhero of Medicine by the Wisconsin Medical Society to honor her efforts to eliminate health disparities. Read the full story here.

Dr. Jonathan Patz to moderate, “Global Health Tuesday: What to Expect from COP26: How the U.N. Climate Talks Affect Everyone”

PHS Faculty member and Global Health Institute Director Dr. Jonathan Patz will be moderating the next Global Health Tuesday panel titled “What to Expect from COP26: How the U.N. Climate Talks Affect Everyone.” This event will be held on Tuesday, October 26th from 4:30-5:30 pm via Zoom. Those interested may view the event flyer here  …

The Center for Urban Population Health’s (CUPH) 20th Anniversary Virtual Seminar Series begins on October 15th, 2021

The Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH) will begin hosting their 20th anniversary monthly seminar series on October 15th, 2021. The series runs every third Friday of the month from noon-1pm and will highlight the work and partnerships CUPH has made over the past twenty years. The first seminar scheduled for October 15th is titled …

Dr. Ajay Sethi reflects on providing expertise in over 300 interviews over the past year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Ajay Sethi was recently featured in the University of Wisconsin news article, “300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot”, where he reflects on the past year and a half of providing COVID-19 expertise to the Madison community, Wisconsin, and beyond. Read the full article here. 

Beautiful views from the WARF Building on Monday, October 4th

Monday, October 4th was a lovely day to be at WARF. Please enjoy the photos below captured by our chair, Dr. Maureen Durkin:

Emeritus Professor David A. Kindig, MD, PhD Receives 2021 J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science

Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences Dr. David Kindig earned the 2021 J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. Read more about Dr. Kindig and this award here.