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Category: Jonathan Patz

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.

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.

‘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.

A coalition of scientists takes on COVID-19 – with data

GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been part of the data group.

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.

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 his expertise on strategies for bike lanes.

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 much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested.

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.

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 a 17-year period.

New study finds increased use of air conditioning might further degrade air quality, compound toll of air pollution on human health

GHI Director Jonathan Patz and Advisory Committee member Tracey Holloway are senior authors of the Public Library of Science (PLOS) Medicine report.