Social Problems Initiative projects selected
GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz's project on six-legged livestock was one of five selected for funding as part of the UW-Madison Contemporary Social Problems Initiative.
GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz's project on six-legged livestock was one of five selected for funding as part of the UW-Madison Contemporary Social Problems Initiative.
It's "remarkable" to GHI Associate Director James Conway that Wisconsin has not had a measles case yet, given that Wisconsin has the fifth highest rate of measles vaccine refusal in the nation.
GHI Associate Director James Conway discussed the growing measles outbreak with WKOW.
GHI Associate Director James Conway spoke with Wisconsin Public Television about vaccine waivers (start 20:41).
In response to the opioid epidemic, the UW-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty is among more than 100 organizations across the U.S. that have joined the National Academy of Medicine in declaring their commitment to reversing national trends in opioid misuse and overdose.
Long distances between medical facilities and struggles to retain medical professionals in rural areas can make a health care a challenge for many.
New technology developed by UW Global Health Institute Advisory Committee member Yoshihiro Kawaoka may make H3N2 vaccine development a bit easier.
The Director of Advancement will report to the Director of the Global Health Institute and will have lead responsibility for directing GHI fundraising activities. Apply by May 20.
While eating insects may seem like something people only do on accident, Danish entomologist Arnold van Huis said there are myriad benefits, for both sustainability and human health.
GHI postdoctoral research associate Valerie Stull explained how the food system is one of the primary ways humans are affecting the environment.