COVID-19 Survey SHOW is planning a COVID-19 longitudinal study to track and characterize how this pandemic will impact the social determinants of health. The SHOW team will reach out to any past participants who consented …
Jonathan Patz: Reason for hope against the novel coronavirus
Professor of Population Health Sciences, Jonathan Patz, was interviewed about Coronavirus by the Wisconsin State Journal. In the article, “Jonathan Patz: Reason for hope against the novel coronavirus”, Dr. Patz explains how shelter-in-place directives around …
Maggie Nolan in WI State Journal
Population Health Sciences Preventive Medicine Resident Maggie Nolan was featured in a Wisconsin State Journal Article, Madison doctor couple on front lines of COVID-19 embracing ‘air hugs’. The article, detailing Matt and Maggie Nolan’s work fighting …
Pat Remington WI State Journal COVID-19 Interview
Emeritus Professor Pat Remington was interviewed for the Wisconsin State Journal’s Center Stage podcast on the subject Everything you ever wanted to know about the coronavirus (but were afraid to ask). The podcast was posted …
Ajay Sethi Among UW Experts Featured in Discovery Channel Documentary
Associate Professor Ajay Sethi was featured in Pandemic: COVID-19, a documentary in which “Leading scientists and experts shed light on the rapid spread of COVID-19, as the coronavirus becomes the defining global health crisis of our time.” The show aired …
Jonathan Patz and GHI Launch Planetary Health Scholars program
The Global Health Institute (GHI), have launched a new scholarship program, the Planetary Health Graduate Scholarship program. Professor of Population Health Sciences and GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, who leads the new program, says “Planetary health recognizes that global environmental conditions …
UW Expert Panel on Coronavirus Convened Featuring Ajay Sethi
Associate Professor Ajay Sethi took part in an expert panel entitled, “Hot Topics in Public Health: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Real Time” held January 29 at UW-Madison and open to the campus community and public. To an …
Rebecca Myerson featured in US News, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Brookings
Dr. Myerson’s comments were sought for her expertise on health equity regarding a recent report on the impact of the Affordable Care Act for previously uninsured diabetics. See the US News and World Report here …
Sheri Johnson Appointed to Governor’s Climate Change Task Force
Sheri Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Population Health Institute, has been named to the newly-created Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change. The advisory group includes community and business …
Pat Remington Receives 2019 Folkert Belzer Award
Patrick Remington, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), received the 2019 Folkert Belzer Award at the October 28, 2019 SMPH Fall …