Category: GHI In the News
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Emerging infectious diseases on the rise
Mary Wilson, M.D., a GHI Board of Visitors member, sees more diseases arising because of changes in the landscape and human populations.
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Schauer leads COVID-19 testing efforts at hygiene lab
Jamie Schauer is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.
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Beware This COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Study’ From an 80s Teen Tech Titan and a Carnivorous Plant Smuggler
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway and GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi are quoted in the Daily Beast.
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Anxiety, hope, trust and slowing the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories
A conversation with UW-Madison professor and GHI Advisory Committee member Ajay Sethi about making sense of the coronavirus crisis in a sea of misinformation
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Study shows cats can contract, spread coronavirus
In a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become…
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Beyond Summer 2020: Safety Abroad in a Recovering World
What happens to international education programs in a time of COVID-19? GHI's Christopher Olsen and James Conway and UW's Ronald Machoian look at risks, moving ahead.
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Are states coordinating or going rogue in COVID-19 attack? Wisconsin shows a mix of both
GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses with the Journal Times.
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How India can be a world leader in making a Covid vaccine and keeping it cheap too
Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, discusses with The Print.
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Experts split on whether Wisconsin should reopen on a regional basis
GHI Associate Director speaks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health
Congratulations to our global health graduates! It has been our pleasure to serve you during your time at UW-Madison and to guide you in your global health education. Best of…
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UW Planetary Health Scholars’ flash talks look toward a healthy, sustainable future
Martin Ventura uses mushrooms in his quest to turn corn stalks into a low-cost feed for crickets, an edible insect that can relieve food insecurity. Ramin Ghamkhar is finding ways…
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Flu ‘backbone’ headstart for COVID vaccine development: Krishna Ella
Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, is building a COVID vaccine on a flu vaccine 'backbone.'
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Preventing the next pandemic: Urgency for a Planetary Health approach
GHI Director Jonathan Patz explores the links between the emergency of new viruses and environmental disruption at the Nelson Institute's Earth Day.
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Survey finds majority of Wisconsin residents say they practice social distancing ‘very much’
The report – funded in part by GHI and 4W – used responses given by 503 Wisconsin residents to a survey researchers at the university conducted from March 26 to…
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GHI joins call for WHO Equity Task Force
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) joins policy-makers along with medical, academic and non-profit organizations from around the world to call on the World Health Organization to form…
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2020 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards recognize global health efforts
This year's Wisconsin Without Borders award winners are especially involved with global health and well-being.
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Researchers at UW–Madison lead data science coalition to aid with COVID-19
GHI team members join campus-wide collaboration to understand and respond to COVID-19.
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Artist creates free downloadable coloring book to keep kids busy at home
Artist Will Santino worked with Lori DiPrete Brown and a UW COVID communications task force to create coloring pages to help children understand the coronavirus.
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The Mysterious Demise of Freshwater Mussels
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg is part of the Unionid Mussel Strike Force to solve the mystery of fresh water mussel die-offs.