University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Five Strategic Focus Areas

ProPublica’s Caroline Chen is UW–Madison’s fall Science Journalist in Residence

Chen to headline a Crossroads of Ideas lecture with GHI Advisory Committee Members Dominique Brossard and Ajay Sethi.

300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot

GHI Advisory Committee member and epidemiologist Ajay Sethi has done more than 300 media interviews to explain COVID-19 and its consequences.

Q&A: Air quality scientist Dr. Tracey Holloway keeps her eyes on the future

GHI Advisory Committee Member and Nelson Institute professor Tracey Holloway shares about her air quality work on campus and affiliation with Science Moms.

Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community

Join the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and Peace Corps at UW-Madison Wednesday, September 29 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. for Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community.  The seminar features Returning Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) Kate Schachter, Jamie Cummings and Claire Eldred. The speakers will look at how their Peace Corps experiences have shaped …

EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States

New EPA report highlights disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized communities in the U.S., such as heat waves and flooding.

Fall 2021-2022 Global Health Tuesdays begin September 28

Watch for the spring Global Health Tuesday webinars, which begin January 25. Check out the videos from the fall series here.

GHI Associate Director James Conway joins WTMJ Radio

GHI Associate Director James Conway joins WTMJ Radio to discuss future COVID-19 vaccine boosters for select, high-risk population.

COVID-19 booster shot plan raises hope and questions, UW experts say

GHI Associate Director James Conway, Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi and Nasia Safdar of the School of Medicine and Public Health weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine boosters amid recent spike in cases.

The Climate Emergency is Now

GHI Director Jonathan Patz speaks with WORT 89.9 FM on what the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report means and the importance of taking action.

Global Warming Is Happening More Rapidly. Wisconsin Is Already Feeling It.

GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses extreme heat and global warming trends, predictions amid release of IPCC report on climate change.