University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News

New Director of Development position opening at the Global Health Institute, Applications due Monday, Dec 20, 2013

Apply for the GHI Director of Development position today!

Global Health Institute moves to heart of campus

Global Health Institute moves to heart of campus.

Making a better flip-flop to overcome illiteracy and disease

UW-Madison researchers are developing an innovative take on flip-flops to help keep people healthier.

Alberto Palloni elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Read more about the 4 UW-Madison professors elected this year!

Research partnership committed to easing migrants’ lives

UW-Madison is getting involved in easing the struggles migrants face.

African academies tap Patz to chair 20-nation joint meeting on climate change

Dr. Jonathan Patz will be chairing a meeting on climate change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Patz, Vargo op-ed in Huffington Post: On the (Bike) Path to Prosperity: Why Banning Bikes is Bad for Kolkata

Check out this article by Jonathan Patz and Jason Vargo on a bike ban in India.

Climate change poses a public health crisis- and opportunity: GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, on panel at the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center

Read about how the changing climate can open up new opportunities for positive change.

Call for Submissions: UW Global Health Photo Contest

Submit your photos now!

GHI advisory member Alberto Palloni organized a workshop discussed in ‘Microbiome meets social science: what’s the potential?’

Read about the connection between the microbiome and social science.