University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Global Health Tuesday: Quality Improvement

Lori DiPrete Brown, GHI associate director for Education and Engagement, has spent decades collaborating to bring the principles of quality improvement to underserved communities and organizations to improve health and well-being for all. She advocates for a culture of quality and documentable progress. She is director of the annual GHI Quality Improvement Leadership Institute, and …

Africanists at Work

Meet alumni who transformed their interest in the continent into a substantial career! Join the African Studies Program for a round-table networking event with alumni whose Africa-focused careers range from global health to corporate law to the Foreign Service. Pizza will be provided! The event also features Ambassador John E. Lange, a member of the …

Jordahl Public Lands Lecture feat. Carolyn Finney

Carolyn Finney, Ph.D. is a writer, performer and cultural geographer. As a professor in geography at the University of Kentucky, she is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity and resilience. In particular, she explores how issues of difference impact participation in decision-making processes designed to address environmental issues. More broadly, she likes …

Building Community 2017: A Global Health Celebration

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute is a community builder and catalyst that pulls together colleagues from across campus and communities across the world to tackle today’s health challenges. We also help educate tomorrow’s global health leaders and scholars. More than 1,000 students have earned global health certificates and hundreds have participated in field …

Cultivating the Dream

          The phrase “America’s Dairyland” brings often brings to mind images of cows munching on green grass, a farmer heading out to chop hay, or a nice plate of artisan cheese. You might not immediately picture the people milking the cows, baling the hay, or working in the cheese plants. In …

Managing Water Resources in Chile’s Semi-Arid Elqui Valley

Paul Block, UW professor and member of the GHI Advisory committee, works at the intersection of engineering and socio-economics to enhance management, adaptation, and sustainability of water resources by leveraging across the sciences.  His research themes are centered on a systems-based approach, bridging models and methods across climate science, hydrology, management, the environment, economics, and …