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2019 Global Health Symposium tackles “Health in the Balance”
April 16, 2019: With its 15th annual Global Health Symposium, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute explores “Health in the Balance: Acting Now for a Healthy Tomorrow.”
GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown shares her global experience in new book, a webinar and a seminar
October 30: GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown will give a Global Health Tuesday talk about the future directors of global health education and UW-Madison’s role.
Strength in Community: GHI issues its 2017-2018 annual report
“Across campus and the planet, we work together to tackle health challenges,” GHI Director Jonathan Patz writes in the report’s introduction. “Together, we are working toward a more just, sustainable, and healthy world.”
Henry Anderson award inspires confidence, buoys work in One Health
Grad student Laurel Myers bridges human-animal health with help from the new Henry Anderson research award.
The story of milk: Strategies and policy implications for ensuring safe milk production in Ethiopia
September 6: Join GHI visiting scholar Mestawet Taye as she discusses recommendations to inform Ethiopia-specific milk quality standards to ensure safe milk production, processing and consumption.
Local to global connection: Dairy project expands Wisconsin Idea to Ethiopia
Wisconsin’s reputation as a dairy capital is giving postdoctoral research fellow Heidi Busse the chance to develop unique partnerships in countries, such as Ethiopia, where milk is not as available.
Young African Leaders Speak Out:
July 10, 17 and 24: YALI Tuesdays give Young African Scholars a chance to share their work to ensure health for all.
JUNE 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest
June 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest—Providing Voice and Care for Newly-Contacted Communities
Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
Epidemiologist Tony Goldberg investigated primate disease in Uganda – and found the common cold
Planetary Health: Protecting Our World to Protect Ourselves
The field of Planetary Health has emerged in recent years, based on the notion that transgressing planetary limits—a hallmark of the now-defined Anthropocene Epoch that acknowledges human impact on the planet—is incompatible with continued human …
GHI Associate Director for Research Tony Goldberg’s TEDxUWMadison: Discovering Pathogens and the Pathways by Which They Emerge
GHI Associate Director of Research Tony Goldberg gives a TEDxUWMadison talk on pathogens’ role in human evolution.
Climate Change is Affecting Our Health. Is There a Cure?
GHI Director Jonathan Patz’s tackles climate change and health in a TEDxOshKosh talk.
Epidemiologist Tony Goldberg investigated primate disease in Uganda — and found the common cold
Epidemiologist Tony Goldberg investigated primate disease in Uganda — and found the common cold
Celebrating Cindy Haq’s contributions to UW-Madison Global Health
Professor and physician Cindy Haq helped shape global health at UW-Madison.
Strength in Connection: GHI Director’s Report October 2017
Strength In Connection, the October 2017 Global Health Institute Director’s Report is now available online. Learn about GHI’s education program and our future leaders. Check in with virus sleuth Tony Goldberg See how GHI grants …
One Health idea gives Young African fellows new ways to promote health
The idea of One Health – that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected—gave the Mandela Washington Fellows from Africa new ways to address health challenges.
New model helps cities make the case for bicycling and walking
A GHI team is improving a model to help cities make the case for bicycling and walking.
Research by GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg reveals relationship between a virus, a parasite and an African bat
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg reveals relationship between a virus, a parasite and an African bat.
Tupesis helps link resident training and global health
GHI’s Janis Tupesis works on many fronts to bring global health to residency programs.