University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health: Native American Center for Health Professions receives $1M grant renewal for student recruitment, support

The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health center will once again be the recipient of a competitive national grant to recruit American Indian and Alaska Native students into the field of medicine.

The climate crisis will profoundly affect the health of every child alive today, report says

GHI Director Jonathan Patz spoke with CNN about climate change and the newly published Lancet report.

2020 Global Health Symposium explores many paths toward health and well-being

The Symposium has been postponed in a campus-wide decision to protect everyone's safety during the coronavirus outbreak. Watch this page for further updates.

UW–Madison signs Second Nature Resilience Commitment

Following on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s recent STARS silver rating for campus sustainability, Chancellor Rebecca Blank has announced that UW–Madison will sign the Resilience Commitment administered by Second Nature. Chancellor Blank made her announcement at the Climate Fast Forward Conference in Madison on Nov. 8, 2019. Resilience refers to the ability of institutions, infrastructure and …

Patz elected to National Academy of Medicine

Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his pioneering research on the connections between climate change and human health. Patz, the John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment with faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute …

UW-Madison named platinum-level Bicycle Friendly University

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of only eight institutions honored as a platinum-level Bicycle Friendly University. The award is the highest given by the League of American Bicyclists, the oldest advocacy organization for people who bike.

Bartholomay brings Mosquitos Y Yo to Global Health Tuesday

October 29: Join us for a Global Health Tuesday seminar with Lyric Bartholomay and Mosquitos Y Yo at 5:00 p.m. in Room 1010 at the Medical Sciences Center.

Apply now for 2020 Global Health Institute grants and awards

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) is pleased to announce the application period is open for its 2020 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. Deadline extended until February 28 for …

Midwest Universities for Global Health Conference challenges colleagues to improve academic programs

In little more than 25 hours, from 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 13, to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, September 14, colleagues from over 20 Midwest universities and organizations wrestled with how to improve global health programming for undergraduate and graduate students and to advance health across disciplines and the world. The Global Health Institute (GHI) at University …

Opening eyes around the world

In 2019, Combat Blindness International celebrates 35 years of eliminating preventable blindness. In addition to the 20,000 cataract surgeries annually, the nonprofit screens nearly 80,000 children every year. Learn more about the organization and its founder, Suresh Chandra.