University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Leadership

Join a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) discussion group

Join a discussion group for “Climate Change Policy and Public Health” massive open online course led by GHI Director Jonathan Patz.

Symposium adds momentum to livable cities initiative

UW-Madison and international colleagues gather for the May 12 Livable Cities Symposium to explore how to can connect research to city problems.

GHI Director Jonathan Patz sees clear diagnosis – Climate change harms health – in Grist article

GHI Director Jonathan Patz sees clear diagnosis – Climate change harms health – in Grist article

Sustainable cities work for climate change

Jonathan Patz and Jason Vargo show how sustainable cities work for climate change in Huffington Post’s “What’s Working” series on the environment.

Suspending Kenya travel a difficult move

UW decision to suspend Kenya travel was a difficult move to ensure student safety.

Considering health education through a One Health lens

The concept of One Health creates a framework for thinking about educating the next generation of health professionals, says Christopher Olsen, acting director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Friday, April 24, Olsen joins the Institute of Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education to discuss “A global health …

Dr. Janis P. Tupesis joining GHI leadership

Dr. Janis P. Tupesis, emergency medicine physician and current chair of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Global Health Oversight Committee for UW Hospitals and Clinics, will be serving as the GHI-GME Liaison.

New World Voices: Jonathan Patz on climate change and health; UW alumna Carybeth Reddy on why she loves the world

New in World Voices: Jonathan Patz at the University of Geneva; Global health certificate alumna and Peace Corps volunteer Carybeth Reddy on why she loves the world.

Keith Martin—physician, member of Parliament and activist—to address Global Health Symposium 2015

Dr. Keith Martin, physician, former member of Canadian Parliament, activist, to address the Global Health Symposium 2015.

Global Health Symposium 2015: Call for abstracts

Submission deadline: February 16. Open to faculty, staff, students from all schools/colleges.