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GHI In the News
Climate change poses a public health crisis- and opportunity: GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, on panel at the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center
Read about how the changing climate can open up new opportunities for positive change.
GHI advisory member Alberto Palloni organized a workshop discussed in ‘Microbiome meets social science: what’s the potential?’
Read about the connection between the microbiome and social science.
UW-Madison and GHI advisory member Dr. Ajay Sethi will track flu using social media
Learn about OutSmartFlu!
Tony Goldberg, GHI Assoc. Director for Research, sniffs out possible new tick species
A tick discovered on his way home from Uganda may have been more surprising than Tony Goldberg had imagined.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz and UW Botany Chair Don Waller co-authored ‘Move Forward on Climate Change’ in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Check out this article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Don Waller and GHI’s Jonathan Patz.
GHI Special Advisor, Alberto Palloni contributed to National Academies report on US Health: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health
Follow these links to learn more about Palloni’s contributions.
GHI Advisor, Professor Heinz Klug, to co-lead new cross campus human rights program funded by a $50,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant awarded to the Global Legal Studies Center
New human rights program — now funded and on its way to UW!
GHI Associate Director, Lori DiPrete Brown, awarded 2012 Dean’s Teaching Award
Congratulations, Lori!
GHI Associate Director, Dr. James Conway, receives the 2013 Distinguished Award for Clinical Science Teaching from the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
Congrats, Dr. Conway!
GHI Advisor, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Congratulations, Dr. Kawaoka!
GHI Special Advisor, Sherry Tanumihardjo, is the 2013 recipient of the Excellence in International Activities Award
UW researcher studying Vitamin A receives acclaimed award.
GHI Advisor, James Ntambi, honored for unique contributions to education
UW-Madison faculty member of 20 plus years is honored for contributions to education.
GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, was interviewed on Montana Public Radio while in Missoula delivering the keynote address at Turning the Tide: Reclaiming Human Health by Restoring the Planet
Check out this talk by Jonathan Patz!
GHI Advisor Dr. Araceli Alonso appeared in USA Today in an article featuring the Health by Motorbike project
Exciting story about innovative delivery of health care in Kenya.
Dr. Jim Conway, GHI Associate Director, wrote an article in the LaCrosse Tribune: Vaccines will save our lives – if we let them
A great article about why vaccines are so important.
GHI Associate Director Dr. Tony Goldberg comments on The Baffling Nexus of Climate Change and Health
Read on for an interesting article on West Nile Virus.
Video of Patz’s Bascom Hill Presentation “A Global View: Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Health”
Check out Dr. Patz’s talk on Global Heatlh!
Global Health Institute awards seed grants, celebrates merger
More details on the seed grants awarded by GHI.
Patz to Lead Campuswide Global-Health Effort
“I hope to engage related fields across the humanities and the biological, social and physical sciences to pursue root causes underlying the shortcomings of our world’s health.”