March 12: Michael Knipper, M.D. and professor from the University Justus Liebig, Giessen, Germany, will discuss migrant health and rights.
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From Bugs to Drugs: Symposium Speaker Will Raise Alarm, Offer Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance
Mary Wilson, M.D., an expert on infectious disease looks at antibiotic resistance at the April 16 Global Health Symposium.
A Human Right to Health: From Public Health to Constitutional Litigation
Feb. 26: UW law professor Heinz Klug will discuss the impacts of health as a human right.
New SMPH Office of Global Health retains cross-campus ties; opens new opportunities
The new UW-Madison SMPH Office of Global Health works with GHI to better serve faculty, staff, students and clinicians in the health sciences programs.
Six-legged livestock? Edible insects for global health
NEW DATE: Feb. 12–Six-legged livestock? GHI’s Valerie Stull explores the nutrition and environmental benefits of edible insects.
Apply now for global health grants, awards
Applications are closed for 2019 global health grants and awards.
2019 Global Health Symposium tackles “Health in the Balance”
Infectious disease expert Mary Wilson keynotes the 15th annual Global Health Symposium with “Bugs and Drugs: A Shifting Landscape.”
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.