Welcome to this special segment of GHI News, where communications intern Kendall Buehl will share the amazing stories of UW–Madison students collaborating with the Global Health Institute. Over the 2023 summer term, UW–Madison students Brody …
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The Inspiration Behind The Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative: Meet Abdullah Keles
Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative (MMI) Founder Abdullah Keles, MD, saw a problem and wanted to solve it. The problem, illuminated through his work as Mustafa K. Baskaya Lab Manager within the Department of Neurological Surgery in …
Augmenting Microgrid Systems in Colombia: GHI Partners with Rebecca Alcock (ISyE)
Rebecca Alcock, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is constantly working to innovate in the field of global health systems engineering. Alcock received a …
Working with Communities to Ensure Food Sovereignty: Meet Marcia Paola Chapeton Castro
Marcia Paola Chapeton Castro, a nutritionist, dietician and Ph.D. student in Public Health at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) – Campus Bogotá, Interfaculty Program, is on her way to a thesis focused on community collaboration …
May Global Health Tuesday to focus on women global health leaders
Watch the full recording of our recent Global Health Tuesday: Women. Leadership and Global Health here on our Youtube channel. Join the UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) for this month’s Global Health Tuesday: Women, Leadership …
GHI One Health Center-India
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) joined campus partners in India for a Badger Utsav Sunday, February 5, 2023, to celebrate Badgers Building a Better World. GHI was joined by both Dr. Krishna Ella, who …
UW-Madison Global Health Institute and Ella Foundation ink agreement to establish the first-ever “UW-Madison One Health Center” in India to advance vaccines, therapeutics, and global health education
The UW-Madison Global One Health Center looks to advance global health through exchanges, research, education, and outreach to increase capacity for monitoring, surveillance, and preventing infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants. Focus to develop …
GHI is Hiring: Apply to be an Administrative Specialist
The Global Health Institute (GHI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison works at the intersection of health, equity and sustainability. Our work is grounded in a global health ethic and the One Health principle that recognize …
UW–Madison’s UniverCity Year is finalist for community engagement award
University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year program named a regional winner of the 2022 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award.
Climate Hazards Worsen More Than Half of Infectious Diseases
Former GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses new study highlighting links between climate change and human disease.
New GHI report examines hemp and UN Sustainable Development Goals
A new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) outlines how industrial hemp can contribute to the United Nations framework for a sustainable and equitable future for all. The report, “Industrializing Hemp …
Global health electives in the COVID-19 era: resuming travel and strengthening global health academic partnerships
GHI Associate Director James Conway co-author on new paper outlining best practices for resuming global health electives safe and ethically.
SDG 360 Thinking from Classroom to Community: 5 Ways to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals
GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown presents five ways university-community partnerships can advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Badger Talks – Does omicron change our pandemic future?
GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi discusses research on new variant, importance of patience and more.
What’s known about COVID-19 in deer
GHI Advisory Committee Member Tony Goldberg discusses ongoing research into deer as a reservoir for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and more.
Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $4 million in awards to health equity initiatives
GHI’s 4W Initiative to partner on Health Equity for Criminal Justice Impacted Women through Access to Housing program.
Exploring COVID-19 vaccines for kids
Experts on the front lines of pediatric vaccine development and public health, including GHI Associate Director James Conway, spoke during a Fearless Science Speaker Series webinar hosted by the Morgridge Institute on COVID-19 vaccines for children.
ProPublica’s Caroline Chen is UW–Madison’s fall Science Journalist in Residence
Chen to headline a Crossroads of Ideas lecture with GHI Advisory Committee Members Dominique Brossard and Ajay Sethi.
Q&A: Air quality scientist Dr. Tracey Holloway keeps her eyes on the future
GHI Advisory Committee Member and Nelson Institute professor Tracey Holloway shares about her air quality work on campus and affiliation with Science Moms.
Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community
Join the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and Peace Corps at UW-Madison Wednesday, September 29 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. for Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community. The seminar features Returning Peace Corps Volunteers …