University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Health Systems

Digital Journal: Fish die-off in Wisconsin lake leads to discovery of new virus

GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg identified a new virus in Wisconsin’s largemouth bass.

Watch new Zika video from UW-Madison

Watch the new UW-Madison Zika video here.

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants.

Advancing Palliative Care

Two of the world’s leading medical journals recently turned to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s (SMPH) palliative-care leaders to frame important end-of-life care issues.

Dealing with epidemics

GHI Assistant Scientist and Grant Writer Sarah Paige founded the Ebola Survivor Corps to empower survivors.

Isthmus: Dealing with epidemics–The Ebola Survivor Corps presents a workable model

GHI Assistant Scientist and Grant Writer Sarah Paige founded the Ebola Survivor Corps to empower survivors.

Scientists describe new model to enhance Zika virus research

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) have developed one of the first mouse models for the study of Zika virus.

Carbone Cancer Center: Dr. Howard Bailey: Oncologists should promote the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine

Carbone Cancer Center: Dr. Howard Bailey: Oncologists should promote the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine

GROW: Ecuador: Better Health through Messaging

Some communities in Ecuador face high incidences of water-borne illness because of contaminated water or poor hygiene and sanitation. It’s a multipronged problem calling for an interdisciplinary approach combining natural, medical and social sciences. Bret Shaw, a CALS professor of life sciences communication, last year helped implement a social science approach with funding from the …

International Division, IRIS award seed grants for interdisciplinary research

Global health was well represented when the International Division and IRIS awarded new seed grants.