Category: News
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Are states coordinating or going rogue in COVID-19 attack? Wisconsin shows a mix of both
GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses with the Journal Times.
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How India can be a world leader in making a Covid vaccine and keeping it cheap too
Krishna Ella, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, discusses with The Print.
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Experts split on whether Wisconsin should reopen on a regional basis
GHI Associate Director speaks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health
Congratulations to our global health graduates! It has been our pleasure to serve you during your time at UW-Madison and to guide you in your global health education. Best of…
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UW Planetary Health Scholars’ flash talks look toward a healthy, sustainable future
Martin Ventura uses mushrooms in his quest to turn corn stalks into a low-cost feed for crickets, an edible insect that can relieve food insecurity. Ramin Ghamkhar is finding ways…
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Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg talks with Science about the coronavirus danger to apes and efforts to protect them and local people.
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The Revolving Door of Disease Between Humans and Animals
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg talks about how genetic research is revealing the ways pathogens and parasites jump from species to species.
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Survey finds majority of Wisconsin residents say they practice social distancing ‘very much’
The report – funded in part by GHI and 4W – used responses given by 503 Wisconsin residents to a survey researchers at the university conducted from March 26 to…
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2020 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards recognize global health efforts
This year's Wisconsin Without Borders award winners are especially involved with global health and well-being.
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Researchers at UW–Madison lead data science coalition to aid with COVID-19
GHI team members join campus-wide collaboration to understand and respond to COVID-19.
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WPR: Hospitals in Madison, Milwaukee testing plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients
Aurora St. Luke and UW Hospital are part of a nationwide clinical trial to determine if antibodies from a recovered coronavirus patient can help others.
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State may have seen COVID-19 peak without big surge, but officials say risk remains
Wisconsin is still flattening the curve of the coronavirus, and researchers say it could get worse without maintaining strict guidelines.
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The Mysterious Demise of Freshwater Mussels
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg is part of the Unionid Mussel Strike Force to solve the mystery of fresh water mussel die-offs.
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Know your Madisonian: UW Hospital doctor at forefront of COVID-19 pandemic response
Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control at UW Hospital, is helping lead UW Health's response to COVID-19.
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Four UW-Madison students named 2020 Goldwater scholars – the most possible for any institution
Among them is junior Elizabeth Sumiec, a global health certificate student.
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2020 UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Awards
Congratulations to Paul Block, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, and Andrea Hicks, a Planetary Health Scholars advisor, on receiving this year's UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Wisconsin infectious diseases expert: Allowing in-person voting Tuesday ‘just seems really irresponsible’
GHI Associate Director James Conway says Tuesday election poses significant health risks.
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Which COVID-19 future will we choose?
Amid this global health crisis, it is important to consider what a post-Covid-19 world might look like and what destructive paths the pandemic might take.