University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Climate & Land Use Change

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants.

Sumudu Atapattu examines links between human rights and climate change

Sumudu Atapattu a GHI Advisory Board Member addresses the link between climate change and human rights.

Cap Times: UW-Madison scientist’s study uses ice records to link Industrial Revolution, climate change

In Madison, there are more than 160 years of records on the freezing and thawing dates of lakes Monona and Mendota. But it was centuries of data on a lake in Japan and a river in Finland that helped a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus and a team of researchers show climate change trends since the Industrial Revolution.

WPR: Paris Climate Accord Represents Major Opportunity, Says UW Researcher

GHI Director Jonathan Patz sees Paris climate agreement as a great opportunity to change lives.

WPR: UW Researchers Are Exploring The Link Between Climate Change And Zika Virus

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are looking into whether climate change may lead to the faster spread of diseases like the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus.

UW-Madison at forefront of innovation in nuclear energy

For countries to sharply reduce carbon emissions while also meeting the increasing demand for electrical energy, it’s widely recognized that nuclear power needs to be part of the solution, and UW-Madison has a giant role.

UW-Madison students awarded summer fellowships for community-based projects

Coming to a Wisconsin community near you this summer: New sustainability initiatives. Or perhaps, Shakespeare. All part of the second-annual Wisconsin Open Education Community Fellowships.

International Division, IRIS award seed grants for interdisciplinary research

Global health was well represented when the International Division and IRIS awarded new seed grants.

Green Bay Press-Gazette: Third door climate change forum is May 7

Global Health Institute supports graduate students, visiting scholars and traveling faculty to study human, animal, environmental health

Girls’ health, open spaces, West Nile virus and cardiac care are among the topics University of Wisconsin-Madison investigators will explore with awards announced March 28, 2016, by the Global Health Institute (GHI). The Institute awarded eight Graduate Student Research Awards, one Faculty-Staff Travel Award and three Visiting Scholar Awards in amounts from $2,500 to $8,000. …