University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Advisory Committee

Science is Global: Building Bridges with Dr. Kris Saha

Dr. Kris Saha works with CRISPR technology in his laboratory (Photo from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UW–Madison) By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director, and Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer BUILDING BRIDGES Growing up, Dr. Krishanu Saha always knew he wanted to follow in the inspiring footsteps of his parents. Saha’s father, a civil engineer, …

Sara McKinnon: Illuminating Migration in the Americas

Sara McKinnon in Necoclí, Colombia, learning about the important work of the Interagency Group for Mixed Migration (GIFMM in Spanish) and their #gifmmcontigo information campaign, providing people with access to information to keep them safe in transit. (Photo from Migration in the Americas Project) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Ever since UW-Madison Professor Sara McKinnon started …

UW–Madison professor shapes UN report on climate change

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urges immediate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. GHI Advisory Committee member, Greg Nemet, is one of the report’s lead authors.