Category: Jonathan Patz
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Climate Hazards Worsen More Than Half of Infectious Diseases
Former GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses new study highlighting links between climate change and human disease.
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Cutting air pollution emissions would save 50,000 U.S. lives, $600 billion each year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year…
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Actions on Climate Crisis Offer Major Public Health Gains
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses how actions on climate crisis benefit health.
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Patz stepping down at Global Health Institute to concentrate on climate and health
Deadline extended: Applications for new director due January 20. See information below. Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, has announced his plan to step down as director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison…
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The Climate Emergency is Now
GHI Director Jonathan Patz speaks with WORT 89.9 FM on what the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report means and the importance of taking action.
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Global Warming Is Happening More Rapidly. Wisconsin Is Already Feeling It.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses extreme heat and global warming trends, predictions amid release of IPCC report on climate change.
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Work With GHI: Apply to be a Planetary Health Postdoctoral Research Associate
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is hiring a postdoctoral research associate who will work with GHI Director Jonathan Patz and faculty from The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Applications are…
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Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
GHI Director Jonathan Patz shares insight on new research linking climate change to global heat deaths.
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GHI Director Jonathan Patz receives WARF Named Professorship
Professor and Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, was well along in his research linking climate change to health when he arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in…
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Work With GHI: Apply to be a Planetary Health Postdoctoral Research Associate
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is hiring a postdoctoral research associate who will work with GHI Director Jonathan Patz and faculty from The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Applications are…
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A framework to guide planetary health education
New paper published in The Lancet co-authored by GHI Director Jonathan Patz and Planetary Health Graduate Scholar Jessica LeClair.
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Land use-induced spillover: priority actions for protected and conserved area managers
GHI Director Jonathan Patz is co-author on new paper published in PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation.
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‘Long overdue’: UW-Madison professors urge UW Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies
GHI Director Jonathan Patz among faculty members urging UW Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies.
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A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data
GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.
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WPR: Why climate change is a major public health issue
GHI Director Jonathan Patz explains the connection between climate change and human health and the research he's been doing.
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Building bridges between Madison and Ethiopia
A UW-Madison team is advising on the design of a new bridge that will accommodate and encourage multiple modes of transportation in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. GHI Director Jonathan Patz offered…
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EurekAlert: Greenhouse gases triggering more changes than we can handle
GHI Director Jonathan Patz was a co-author on a recently published study on the impact of increasing greenhouse gas emissions on climate hazards. This research reveals that society faces a…
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The Badger Herald: Global Health Institute director discusses effect of climate change on health, social justice
As part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate Social Justice Series, GHI Director Jonathan Patz discussed the effect climate change will have on global health and the environment.
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CNN: As global temperatures rise, so will mental health issues, study says
GHI Director Jonathan Patz said the study is consistent with recent work by other scientists, including his own recent research on heat waves and hospital admissions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over…