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Global Health Tuesday: Community-driven Solutions to Maternal Health Disparities

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EVENT DATE: October 28, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Niti Saxena, Chief Technology Officer, S M Sehgal Foundation, leading the discussion Community-driven Solutions to Maternal Health Disparities with panelists Zoua Vang, Meta Schroeder Beckner Outreach Professor - Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies; Director, Maternal Child Health Equity & Safety Lab, School of Human Ecology, UW–Madison; Dr. Jill Denson, Research Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Director, UW Prevention Research Center; and Dr. Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle, Assistant Professor, Reproductive and Population Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

GHI Hosts Blood Drive To Support Second Annual “We Give Blood” Drive Competition

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GHI is hosting a blood drive with the Red Cross on Wednesday, September 17, from 10am – 3pm in our conference room at the Medical Sciences Center to improve UW’s chance at winning $1M as part of the Big Ten & Abbott’s Second Annual We Give Blood Campaign. Last year, Wisconsin came in second place, behind Nebraska. We’re excited to again …

From Madison to Medellín: The Story of GHI’s Summer Interns, Justin & Kendall

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Justin Lima (left) and Kendall Buehl (right) enjoying the view on top of El Peñón de Guatapé (Photo courtesy K. Buehl) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…This summer, Justin Lima and I had the opportunity to intern at GHI’s One Health Center in Medellín, Colombia, for two months. During this time, not only did we learn …

Recap: UW–Madison Global Health Institute, Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Visits Pidilite’s CSR Projects in India (March 16–19, 2025)

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UW–Madison delegation members from GHI, WFAA, and WARF joined by individuals affiliated with Pidilite and their CSR programs (Photo from GHI) From March 16–19, 2025, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s (UW–Madison) Global Health Institute (GHI) traveled to India for an in-depth exploration of Pidilite Industries’ impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. The delegation, …

Science is Global: Building Bridges with Dr. Kris Saha

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Dr. Kris Saha works with CRISPR technology in his laboratory (Photo from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UW–Madison) By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director, and Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer BUILDING BRIDGES Growing up, Dr. Krishanu Saha always knew he wanted to follow in the inspiring footsteps of his parents. Saha’s father, a civil engineer, …

The Big Ten and Abbott’s WE GIVE BLOOD DRIVE Campaign Hits Home

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GHI Associate Director Strategic Partnerships & Development, Calyn Ostrowski, with her two children (photo courtesy C. Ostrowski) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…For Calyn Ostrowski, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development, UW–Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), The We Give Blood Drive by Abbott and the Big Ten is deeply personal. Just last year, Ostrowski underwent a …

Graduate Student Daniel Oswaldo Maldonado Bridges Industry Experience with Biomedical Sciences

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Daniel Oswaldo Maldonado (far left) poses with GHI One Health Center-Colombia team (Photo from GHI archives) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Biological engineer Daniel Oswaldo Maldonado has always believed the best way to understand biological phenomena is by integrating different disciplines of knowledge. That’s why he earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering and a master’s …

GHI Postdoctoral Researchers Highlight Collaboration in One Health

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Olga Lucia Chaparro Africano, Sebastián Díaz, and Lina Paola Garzón Garzón doing fieldwork in Leticia, a city in the Colombian Amazonian region By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Ever wondered what students do after they defend their dissertation and earn their PhD? One next step is continuing their research by pursuing a postdoctoral position. Here are three postdocs …

Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro’s Journey Through Passions: Law, Communications, and Global Health

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Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro enjoying a Madison moment by the lake with her family (Photo from L. Hidalgo-Ciro) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro has felt a strong desire to help people ever since she could remember. And in her academic and occupational careers, she has done just that. Hidalgo-Ciro holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from …

Meet Celeny Ortiz Restrepo, GHI Visiting Scholar, Dedicated to Epidemiological Surveillance

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Celeny Ortiz Restrepo settling into her GHI office (Photo from Celeny Ortiz Restrepo) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…On February 13, 2024, Epidemiologist for the Secretary of Health, State of Antioquia, Colombia, Celeny Ortiz Restrepo, began her journey at the University of Madison–Wisconsin as a visiting scholar. The opportunity is a partnership between  UW–Madison’s Global Health …