University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Climate & Land Use Change

Apply now for 2018 global health grants

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) is pleased to announce the application period is open for its 2018 grants and awards. This competitive grant program is designed to support global health efforts of faculty, staff and graduate students across campus, fostering the Wisconsin Idea locally and globally. This year, the Institute will offer …

Director Jonathan Patz to speak at TEDxOshkosh: Climate Change is Affecting Our Health. Is There a Cure?

GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been selected to speak at the 2017 TEDxOshkosh event. Here he will discuss climate change and its connection to public health problems – from alterations in infectious disease transmission to water-source compromise, malnutrition, air pollution, and other factors. Patz will draw from the latest research to show the health and …

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 fuel research across campus Discover how the GHI Quality Improvement Leadership Institute connected with the Dalai Lama Understand how GHI …

The Cap Times: ‘Wisconsin Idea in action’ — Partnership connects Dane County to UW-Madison resources

The Cap Times: 'Wisconsin Idea in action' — Partnership connects Dane County to UW-Madison resources

Futurism.com: Reducing Our Dependency on Coal Will Make Us Healthier in the Long Run

Australian Radio National: Renewable energy health benefits outweigh financial cost

The Guardian: Quitting coal: a health benefit equivalent to quitting tobacco, alcohol and fast-food

Quitting coal: a health benefit equivalent to quitting tobacco, alcohol and fast-food: Jonathan Patz

Healio: Climate crisis expected to contribute to global disease burden

Global climate crisis involves temperatures, sea levels, melting glaciers, extreme weather that will impact children's health, Patz says.

World of Water: Opportunities & Engineering Challenges in the 21st Century

UW faculty and professional practitioners discuss water issues that affect your future in the first in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Discovery Series.

AAP News & Journals: Action Needed on ‘Climate Crisis’ to Protect Children’s Health

GHI Director Jonathan Patz tells pediatricians that action is needed on climate crisis to protect children's health.