University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Leadership

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 2004—then everything took off. “My research and science accelerated when I hit UW-Madison,” says Patz, who has faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental …

Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Child Health: a Call to Action

GHI Associate Director James Conway co-authored new paper on threat of COVID-19 to children’s health globally.

4W Grants Support Changemakers Across Campus

The 4W Initiative announces its 2021 grant program awardees.

Herd immunity: COVID-19 vaccines for kids

Interview with GHI Associate Director James Conway on COVID-19 vaccinations for children and reaching herd immunity.

Badger Talks video: Is herd immunity attainable?

GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi discusses reaching herd immunity in latest Badger Talks video.

Reversing Vaccine Hesitancy Will Be Rural Hospitals’ ‘Toughest Work,’ Hospital Executive Says

Health experts including GHI Associate Director James Conway discuss overcoming vaccine hesitancy and complacency.

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 due May 14. Requirements: Ideal candidates should have a doctoral degree in any of the following fields: Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sustainability Science, Environmental Epidemiology, …

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.

COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin

GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses immunizations for children and how vaccine trials will work.

UW Health experts: Vaccinating children is essential part of ending pandemic

GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., shares the importance of vaccinating children in ending the pandemic.