News

Health

Noon Wednesday: COVID and Conspiracy Theories

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

July 22, 2020

FacebookRedditGoogle ClassroomEmail

As COVID-19 rapidly spread across the globe, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the novel coronavirus spread just as fast. Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, is teaching students how to combat an infodemic.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Transcript Coming Soon.

More Health

Fears rise among trans people under political persecution

Social Issues

Fears rise among trans people under political persecution

A still image shows people standing and holding signs in the the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda with green marble columns.

Politics

'Stand Up for Science' rallies at Wisconsin State Capitol

A still image shows Jay Rothman speaking into a microphone on a wooden podium with three people standing behind him and a wall reading School of Medicine and Public Health in the background.

Politics

UW, biohealth industry sound alarm on NIH research fund cuts

Rust covers and surrounds the spigot of a metal drinking fountain with chipped paint.

Policy

Evers and Republican lawmakers wrestle over PFAS cleanup and liability proposals

A still image from a video shows Mochael Osterholm seated in front of with cabinets lined with books and multiple clocks with a graphic at bottom reading 'Minneapolis, MN,' 'Michael Osterholm' and 'Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.'

Health

Michael Osterholm on avian influenza and the risk to people

A still image from a video shows Mary Pitsch seated in front of multiple cabinets with items and a potted plant with a graphic at bottom reading 'Sheboygan,' 'Mary Pitsch' and 'Dementia Innovations.'

Health

Mary Pitsch on the idea and goals of Livasu dementia village

Recent Here & Now

Fears rise among trans people under political persecution

Fears rise among trans people under political persecution

Susan Crawford, Brad Schimel on transgender rights and law

Susan Crawford, Brad Schimel on transgender rights and law

Snow covers a hillside lawn with shoveled sidewalks and leafless trees, surrounded by buildings with snow-covered roofs and roads with vehicles and pedestrians, with a wooded urban landscape and ice-covered lake extending to the horizon.

How UW-Madison's aid for Native students addresses history

Mariel Barnes on the ‘manosphere’ and American politics

Mariel Barnes on the 'manosphere' and American politics

A still image shows people standing and holding signs in the the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda with green marble columns.

'Stand Up for Science' rallies at Wisconsin State Capitol