Advisory Group
A new kind of mosquito repellent that comes from bacteria
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, including GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz, describe the first mosquito-repelling compounds to be derived from bacteria.
‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship
GHI Advisory Committee member Anne Pringle and several graduate students, instructors and visiting mycologists gathered to investigate Wisconsin’s mushrooms, collect samples, share mycological gossip and debate the evolution of these enigmatic organisms.
Report calls for capturing carbon to combat climate change. How would that work?
Here & Now’s Robin Young spoke with GHI Advisory Committee member Gregory Nemet.
Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has new director, new direction
UW-Madison veterinarian and GHI Advisory Committee member Keith Poulsen assumed official leadership of the agency, which plays a critical role in preserving animal health and the integrity of the state’s animal production industry.
An ocean apart, carnivorous pitcher plants create similar communities
In new research, GHI Advisory Committee member Anne Pringle and others revealed that the communities created inside pitcher plants converge just as the shape and function of the plants themselves do.
GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz, UW Entomology department develop app to help track ticks
Researchers hope this information will help them learn more about where and when people encounter ticks, with the ultimate goal of discovering how to limit people’s exposure to tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.
Wisconsin State Farmer: GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz points to importance of weather, moisture in determining Wisconsin’s Lyme disease forecast
Wisconsin State Farmer: GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz points to importance of weather, moisture in determining Wisconsin’s Lyme disease forecast
Surgery residency goes global
UW general surgery resident Dr. Callistus Ditah, local surgeon Dr. Nebyou, and UW vascular surgeon Dr. Paul DiMusto after a case in the OR. GOING GLOBAL IN GENERAL SURGERY: RESIDENT RETURNS FROM DEPARTMENT’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL …
GHI Advisory Committee members Anne Pringle and Lyric Bartholomay among faculty honored with Vilas professorships
GHI Advisory Committee members Anne Pringle and Lyric Bartholomay among faculty honored with Vilas professorships
The Country Today: From farm to field, UW researcher and GHI Advisory Committee member Michel Wattiaux follows greenhouse gas footprints of cows
The Country Today: From farm to field, UW researcher and GHI Advisory Committee member Michel Wattiaux follows greenhouse gas footprints of cows
New York Times: GHI Advisory Committee member James Cleary discusses government’s role in opioid epidemic
New York Times: GHI Advisory Committee member James Cleary discusses government’s role in opioid epidemic
Araceli Alonso, GHI Advisory Committee member, receives 2018 Academic Staff Excellence Award
Araceli Alonso, GHI Advisory Committee member, receives 2018 Academic Staff Excellence Award
Michel Wattiaux, GHI Advisory Committee member, follows dairy cows’ carbon footprints from barn to field
Michel Wattiaux, GHI Advisory Committee member, follows dairy cows’ carbon footprints from barn to field
Ebola vaccine inches toward human clinical trials
School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a GHI Advisory Committee member, will lead a $3 million effort to produce an experimental vaccine for Ebola.
Envisioning Climate Change Impacts on the World’s Deadliest Animals
Presented as part of the Climate, People and the Environment Program, presented by the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research. Each semester the Climate, People, and the Environment Program hosts a weekly seminar featuring lectures by …
Madison firm co-founded by GHI Advisory Committee member Yoshihiro Kawaoka advances human trials of revolutionary influenza vaccine
Madison firm co-founded by GHI Advisory Committee member Yoshihiro Kawaoka advances human trials of revolutionary influenza vaccine
‘Opiophobia’ Has Left Africa in Agony
NY Times quotes palliative care expert Jim Cleary, a GHI Advisory Committee member, about the crisis caused by ‘opiophobia’ in Africa.
In the heart of devastating outbreak, research team unlocks secrets of Ebola
In a comprehensive and complex molecular study of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, published in Cell Host & Microbe, a scientific team led by the UW–Madison has identified signatures of Ebola virus disease that may aid in future treatment efforts.
Strength in Connection: GHI Director’s Report October 2017
Strength In Connection, the October 2017 Global Health Institute Director’s Report is now available online. Learn about GHI’s education program and our future leaders. Check in with virus sleuth Tony Goldberg See how GHI grants …