University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

Tech Times: From heat waves to hunger: Scientists reveal fatal health risks of climate change

GHI Director Jonathan Patz talks about projected deaths from climate change at Climate & Health Meeting.

CNN: Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate change

GHI Director Jonathan Patz considers potential health outcomes from climate change at Climate & Health meeting.

WebMD: Warmer temps speed infectious disease spread

GHI Director Jonathan Patz visits with WebMD about climate change and the spread of Zika.

Bringing satellites to users can improve public health and safety

GHI Advisory Committee member Tracey Holloway is bringing satellite data to users to improve public health and safety.

Livestream Climate & Health Meeting

GHI is co-hosting the Feb. 16 Climate & Health Meeting in Atlanta, convened by former Vice President Al Gore. Watch the livestream.

James Schauer among Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene director finalists

GHI Advisory Committee member and global health collaborator James Schauer is one of two finalists for Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

UniverCity Alliance: Providing resources and saving money for Monona

Watch the video that shows how UW-Madison students are helping Wisconsin cities save money and tackle a host of projects.

Public Health Reviews: Solving the global climate crisis–The greatest health opportunity of our times

GHI Director Jonathan Patz examines the close links between a actions to improve planetary health and healthy people.

Abrupt climate change could follow collapse of Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt.

Abrupt climate change could follow collapse of Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt

Director’s Report December 2016

The UW-Madison Global Health Institute invites you to share its stories from the past year.