ESTABLISHING TRUST FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES & ALLIANCES
GHI, Office of Global Health in SMPH, and CALS welcome you
SAVE THE DATE! On Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, from 4-8pm, UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute (GHI), Office of Global Health in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), host the 2026 Global Health Symposium: Establishing Trust for Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Universities & Alliances.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The event will take place at the Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard Street, and will featured a keynote speaker, expert panel discussion, networking opportunities, and posters from across campus showcasing global health projects. The event is free and open to all. It will be a hybrid event with a virtual option. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendees.
UW-Madison faculty, clinicians, staff, students, and partners who are addressing global health and disease in their respective fields and research are invited to submit a poster abstract and present their work. From basic research to education to applied projects in the field, the symposium hopes to showcase the full spectrum of UW-Madison’s global health activity. We encourage presentations from all disciplines—from arts, agriculture and business, to education, engineering, humanities, to all the health sciences, and more.
Poster abstract submissions are DUE by 11:59 p.m., March 20, 2026.
More information on panelists will be coming soon!