University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Health Systems

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Applications are closed for 2019 global health grants and awards.

Elders-in-Residence Program will bring Native community leaders to campus for mentoring, support

The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges.

Study shows movement, evolutionary history of TB in China

China has about one million new cases of TB annually, a number that is slowly falling. Each year, 10 million cases of TB account for an estimated 1.7 million deaths globally, making it the most deadly infectious disease.

2019 Global Health Symposium tackles “Health in the Balance”

Infectious disease expert Mary Wilson keynotes the 15th annual Global Health Symposium with "Bugs and Drugs: A Shifting Landscape."

Wisconsin Partnership Program awards $4 million to health equity initiatives

The new awards address a diverse range of issues including the health impacts of racism, tackling the social determinants of health in Milwaukee’s Latino community, preventing early childhood expulsion and strengthening support systems for citizens returning from incarceration.

WPR: Why are people still not getting their flu shots?

GHI Associate Director Jim Conway joined WPR to discuss flu shots and all the nuanced feelings people have about them.

Isthmus: The college try — How the Wisconsin Idea reached one of the poorest regions in Sierra Leone

The main force behind the University of Koinadugu is a man who could have used it decades ago. Alhaji N’Jai managed to go to college in Michigan only after escaping his country’s civil war. Eventually he joined a post-doctorate program at UW-Madison.

The Hill: Global health security threats — despite worldwide responses, there’s much more to do

Former U.S. Ambassador John Lange, a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation and a GHI Board of Visitors member, contributed an opinion column for The Hill.

Building Community 2018: A Global Health Celebration

October 18: GHI invites you to Building Community 2018, an annual event that brings together the greater global health community and looks toward new opportunities to ensure health and well-being for all.

Addressing our biggest challenges — and mysteries — at the Wisconsin Science Festival

Among the hundreds of events offered during the Wisconsin Science Festiva, four in-depth discussions in Madison on some of the most significant challenges science is addressing — and universal questions science is answering.