GHI joins Wellcome Trust partnership to transform cities for equity, human and planetary health
GHI joins an international, multimillion dollar effort to equitably improve health in cities, for the planet
GHI joins an international, multimillion dollar effort to equitably improve health in cities, for the planet
2:15 – 3:15 PM Student Flash Talks 3:15 – 4:15 PM Poster Session and Reception 4:15-5:15 PM Keynote Address: Life and Death on a Remote Pacific Reef Kim Cobb, Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech At the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Kim Cobb holds positions as a Professor in the Department of Earth …
What do you believe in? Howard Frumkin, a leading voice on environment and health, believes we must save the world to save ourselves.
The field of Planetary Health has emerged in recent years, based on the notion that transgressing planetary limits—a hallmark of the now-defined Anthropocene Epoch that acknowledges human impact on the planet—is incompatible with continued human thriving. Professor Howard Frumkin, M.D., DrPH, an expert on the intersection between public health and the built environment, climate change, …
UW-Madison UniverCity Alliance hiring new director
Director Jonathan Patz' review paper "Climate Change and Collective Violence" featured in Knowable Magazine
Brossard Appointed to National Climate Communication Advisory Committee
GHI Director Jonathan Patz's tackles climate change and health in a TEDxOshKosh talk.
Synthetic biology is a fast-moving innovative field with the potential to change our relationship to the natural world. It involves the design and construction of new biological parts, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems. It has many potential applications, including replacing natural products with synthetic ones, reviving extinct species, and creating powerful tools …
Project Mercy began its work in Africa nearly 40 years ago, providing aid (shelter, food, health care, education and resettlement assistance) to refugees in seven countries. For the past 24 years, the organization has focused exclusively in Ethiopia with integrated development programs that engage communities to eradicate poverty. The programs include education, health care, adult literacy and vocational training, farming, cattle-breeding, …