University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data

GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.

How humanity has unleashed a flood of zoonotic diseases

“If this isn’t the wake-up call, nothing is going to be,” says Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology at UW and a GHI Advisor Committee member.

Health Care Providers, Advocates In Madison Call For End To ‘Public Health Crisis Of Racism’

Protesting In A Pandemic: Gatherings Against Police Violence Strain Social Distancing, Public Health Measures

Participants weigh risks of COVID-19 against desire to speak out.

Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge

$100K fund to accelerate solutions being developed by UW–Madison researchers

From tick-born disease and indigenous food to diabetes and cervical cancer, Global Health Institute grants fund projects across campus

University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff and graduate students plan to tackle challenges as diverse as indigenous philosophies for resilient food systems, cervical cancer screening, vitamins for children and tick-borne diseases with 25 new grants and awards from the UW-Madison Global Health Institute.

Preparing for the second coming of the coronavirus?

Now that the statewide stay-at-home order is over, Wisconsin is reopening. But now that restrictions have been lifted, medical professionals worry a second wave of COVID-19 could overwhelm hospitals.

Emerging infectious diseases on the rise

Mary Wilson, M.D., a GHI Board of Visitors member, sees more diseases arising because of changes in the landscape and human populations.

Schauer leads COVID-19 testing efforts at hygiene lab

Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.

Beware This COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Study’ From an 80s Teen Tech Titan and a Carnivorous Plant Smuggler

GHI Associate Director Jim Conway and GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi are quoted in the Daily Beast.