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Scientific American: How people make summer hotter

Smithsonian: Humans are becoming city-dwelling “metro sapiens”

“Quality is possible here”

On this page: A father’s story The right to health Improving care in rural South Africa QI needed more than ever Empowering women and girls Face the facts but never give up hope A father’s story Dr. Balkachew Nigatu knows firsthand the anguish of a new father waiting for word from the delivery room. “When …

Deadlines approaching for faculty, staff and students to apply for grants to further global health

Deadlines near for new round of Global Health Institute grants to faculty, staff and students.

Social media for social good: Researchers estimate air pollution from online posts

UW-Madison computer science researchers develop a method to use social media posts to estimate air pollution levels.

Searching a Nigerian forest for answers to emerging health challenges

Sagan Friant, a doctoral student in Environment and Resources, discovers eating infected crabs causes lung fluke in in monkeys and people.

Geran discusses a child abandonment and trafficking

UW-Madison alumna and 4W leader Jean Geran discusses child abandonment, trafficking and the right to identification documents in Soffa lecture.

GHI offers grants for faculty, staff, students and visiting scholars

The Global Health Institute will award grants to faculty, staff and graduate students for work that advances global health research toward equitable and sustainable health for the world. Application information available now.

Tackling Ebola on many fronts

Tackling Ebola on many fronts: GHI community confronts deadly disease in the lab, on the radio, in story and through relationships

Tanumihardjo Links Orange Maize to Vitamin A in Children

GHI Special Advisor Sherry Tanumihardjo publishes new research showing orange maize improves vitamin A in children.