University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Sloth Research Energizes Recent Grad, Professor

Sloth research energizes next generation of global health leaders in One Health research with Dr. Kurt Sladky from Veterinary Medicine and GHI Advisory.

Olsen to discuss ‘One Health’ approach to global health challenges

Christopher W. Olsen, acting director of the Global Health Institute, will discuss “MERS, Chikungunya and Ebola – Global Health Challenges Requiring an Integrated ‘One Health’ Approach” Sept. 12 at the first Global Hot Spots Lecture for 2014-2015.

Morrison to talk about lessons of Ebola crisis

UW-Madison alumnus J. Stephen Morrison discusses Ebola in West Africa Sept. 19.

GHI Impact Report 2013-2014

The Global Health Institute builds bridges between researchers, health care professionals, staff, students, fellows and communities to tackle the complex, interlinked causes of disease. Download the PDF. 2013-2014 UW-Madison Global Health Impact Report.

Patz presenting at first-ever global conference on health/climate

Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute, joins panelists to discuss Health Benefits of Mitigating Climate Change at WHO

UW-Madison co-hosts NYC Climate Change/Health Event

GHI is among co-hosts for A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health.

EcoHealth, like GHI, calls for climate/health action

EcoHealth, like GHI, calls for addressing climate change to benefit human, animal and ecosystem health.

Helping Communities Prepare for Change

Nelson Institute scientists predict a sharp rise in annual temperatures in the coming decades, and the Institute with other agencies is helping Wisconsin communities prepare for change.

Fulbright Award Takes Patz to Ethiopia

A Fulbright Scholar grant will take Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute (GHI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to Ethiopia to work on issues involving livable cities, climate change and health during the spring semester of his 2014-2015 sabbatical. He will spend the fall and winter in Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Alhaji N’jai Speaks Out about the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Dr. Alhaji N’jai, founder of the Madison, WI and Sierra Leone based nonprofit organization Project 1808 speaks out about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.