University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

ClimateWire: Zika outbreak may follow paths of other climate-linked diseases, researchers say

Straits Times: Scientists say climate change may have fuelled Zika outbreak

Scientists growing concern about the Zika virus has many looking at the recent rise in temperatures in Latin America.

Bloomberg: Scientists Say Climate Change May Have Fueled Zika

Record high temperatures will make it harder for health systems in Latin America to manage health epidemics like Zika.

DiscoverMagazine.com: What lessons will we learn from Zika?

GHI Advisory Member Jorge Osorio, GHI Director Jonathan Patz and UW researcher Matthew Aliota discuss Zika in Discover magazine.

Army of students mobilized to work with Monona on first UniverCity Year project

UniverCity Year mobilizes an army of students to boost urban sustainability with its first partner, the city of Monona, Wisconsin.

UVM: Lecture: Jonathan Patz

“The Nation’s Health:” Climate change, health take center stage at Annual Meeting

Bird Habitat Changing Quickly As Climate Change Proceeds

The climatic conditions needed by 285 species of land birds in the United States have moved rapidly between 1950 and 2011 as a result of climate change, according to a recent paper published in Global Change Biology. “Our goal was to look at the climate where these birds were observed breeding over this period and …

Live From Paris: Connecting Wisconsin and the U.N. Climate Talks

Watch the video as GHI Director Jonathan Patz and colleagues report live from the United Nations climate talks in Paris.

Wis. Academy: The promise of Paris: An interview with Wisconsin leadership at COP21

The Wisconsin Academy interviews panelists from “Live from Paris” about their hopes for the climate talks.