University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Education

New UW-Madison Planetary Health Scholars Program Creates Synergy for a Healthier Future

The new Planetary Health Graduate Scholarship programs encourages students and their advisors to work across disciplines, discovering new insights into their work and new paths toward a sustainable, healthy tomorrow for humans and the planet.

New Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) Topic Seminar Series launches

JULY 20, 4:00 p.m.: HOT Topic Seminar with Robert Schneider, associate professor of Urban Planning, UW-Milwaukee, presenting "How to Increase Walking and Bicycling: Mode Shift Theory and Supporting Studies," on WebEx.

Meeting our New Affiliates: Zuzana Burivalova

UW-Madison researchers lead efforts to understand, thwart new coronavirus

MADISON – Back in 2016, when Zika virus first began to cause infections in the Americas, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers pulled together a coalition of scientists to study the virus and openly share their data for others. Two weeks ago, those researchers – David O’Connor, professor at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, …

How the World Health Organization Responds to Disease Outbreaks

Ambassador John Lange, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, discusses The Who response to disease outbreaks.

Students see opportunity to make a difference at high school global health day

What is a global citizen? “We’re people trying to make the world a better place,” says a high school student at “Opening Doors to the World,” the annual High School Global Public Health Day at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There’s no such thing as perfect, but we are trying to improve it.” More than 50 …

Conservationist reminds us: Aldo Leopold still relevant today

UW-Madison professor Stanley Temple remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity because of Aldo Leopold's life and writings.

Preparing medical students to practice in rural areas

Wisconsin Without Borders Awards

Applications are due March 1, 2020.

Three UW-Madison students named 2020 Rhodes finalists

Three University of Wisconsin­­–Madison students reached the final stage of competition this year for Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and most celebrated college awards for international study. Among them, a Global Health Certificate alumna.