Tag Covid-19
Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative funds 50 new proposals
PARCI provides support through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for research projects that had to spend down grants during the pandemic even though the research activities themselves were stalled.
Badger Talks – Does omicron change our pandemic future?
Can we expect new variants to continue to emerge? Ajay Sethi discusses this in the latest Badger Talks and offers guidance for what we should do about it.
Vaccine for young children fills vital gap in the vaccine landscape
“Vaccination decreases the risks of the virus in the children, facilitates return of in-person school, sports and activities, all while helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their family members and community at large.”
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine pediatric clinical trial to focus on ages 6 months to 5 years
“This is the final frontier. Our very youngest children need to get the vaccine and we need to make sure they are safe,” says Bill Hartman, co-principal investigator of the KidCOVE clinical trial at UW–Madison.
ProPublica’s Caroline Chen is UW–Madison’s fall Science Journalist in Residence
Chen, whose work spans public health, the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and regulators, has spent much of the last 20 months covering the coronavirus pandemic for the investigative journalism newsroom ProPublica.
300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot
When COVID-19 hit, Sethi's expertise made him a frequent source for national and local news media. At the same time, he was continuing to teach his unexpectedly timely course "Conspiracies in Public Health."
VCRGE announces second round of funding support for critical campus research
Research activities delayed or negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to apply for the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative.
Chancellor gives a big ‘thank-you’ to those behind COVID-19 testing
When the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into turmoil in the spring of 2020, the experts at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene instead got to work.
UW-Madison reports high levels of vaccination
As of Sept. 1, 88 percent of students are fully vaccinated and 91 percent of students have received at least one dose. In addition, 92 percent of employees are fully vaccinated.
‘Flatten the curve’ was everywhere, but it didn’t change people’s pandemic attitudes
“Although we didn’t see a difference in people’s ideas or behavioral intentions based on their awareness of the chart," says researcher Nan Li, "the message is still beneficial."
UW–Madison begins distributing $28.6M in emergency pandemic aid to students
The university's approach to distributing the money includes emergency grants that students with financial need can use to pay off debts or to cover costs such as tuition, food, housing, health care and child care.
Latest COVID-19 Response Grants target mental health, ongoing pandemic effects
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has announced 14 awards totaling $2.7 million to community organizations and researchers to address the impact of the pandemic.
MyUHS mobile app is now available to download
UW–Madison students and employees will have a new, enhanced way to schedule COVID-19 tests and other appointments, view their lab results, and more: the MyUHS app from University Health Services. The Safer Badgers app will be discontinued.
Research aims to give everyone a fair shot at accessing COVID-19 vaccines
A UW team's work will inform government and community groups’ efforts to address vaccine access and hesitancy, with the ultimate goal of increasing immunization rates.
COVID questions: Booster shots, mixing vaccines
Is OK for me to get a booster vaccine shot? Can I take two different types of COVID-19 vaccine shots?