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‘Long overdue’: UW-Madison professors urge UW Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies
GHI Director Jonathan Patz among faculty members urging UW Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies.
After slow start, Wisconsin now has one of the nation’s best vaccination rates
Ajay Sethi, a GHI Advisory Committee member, shares what’s changed, where challenges still exist, and what people should keep in mind about staying safe during and after the vaccination process.
On the Hunt for the Next Pandemic
Tony Goldberg, a GHI Advisory Committee member, talks about zoonoses and the potential for a new pandemic with Celine Gounder in the Epidemic podcast.
GOP Republicans resume efforts to end state mask mandate
GHI Associate Director James Conway says now is the time to continue strict infection control measures.
Child cases of COVID-19 increasing
GHI Associate Director James Conway says relaxed pandemic restrictions lead to more children infected.
A mysterious, lethal chimp disease is linked to a human illness
Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology and GHI Advisory Committee member, discovers a bacterium linked to mysterious chimp deaths in Sierra Leone.
COVID-19 vaccine roll out challenges and opportunities
GHI Associate Director James Conway visits with Caroline Kingori on her Kenyan radio show.
How to communicate with students about COVID-19, according to science
Dominique Brossard, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says student leaders and community solidarity can make a difference to student outlook on COVID-19.
We’re not out of the woods with holiday COVID-19 spike
Ajay Sethi, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says don’t let up on pandemic precautions.
Five tips for how to actually change an anti-masker’s mind, according to experts
Dominique Brossard, a member of GHI’s Advisory Committee, has advice about how to talk to anti-maskers.
Q & A with UW immunization expert James Conway on Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccination process
GHI Associate Director James Conway says ‘”People have kind of started to come around to understanding that a vaccine really is our best and most likely off-ramp to get off of this horrible ride.”
What if COVID-19 takes hold in animals?
GHI Advisory Committee member Tony Goldberg takes a look at what could happen in COVID takes hold in animals.
The need to improve student literacy in climate and health
The climate crisis endangers children’s health, but few students are learning about these risks. Learn more from GHI’s Jonathan Patz and Valerie Stull with Maggie Grabow and Vijay Limaye.
Emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines likely in weeks, though U.S. still headed for a harsh winter
GHI Associate Director James Conway looks at the potential vaccines.
Covid Infections in Animals Prompt Scientific Concern
GHI Advisory Member Tony Goldberg has seen devastation among animals as diseases cross from humans to animals.
How politics paralyzed Wisconsin’s pandemic response – and left families to grieve their losses
GHI Advisory Committee members Ajay Sethi and Dominique Brossard consider what makes messaging successful.
UW expert debunks flu myths
GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., busts seven common flu myths.
Madison is home to one of the world’s top virologists
Professor Yoshihiro Kawaok, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, a is studying COVID-19 in his posts at UW-Madison and the University of Tokyo.
A warmer, wetter Wisconsin caused by climate change will have severe health impacts, report says
The Wisconsin Examiner takes a look at a new report showing the effects of climate change on health in Wisconsin.