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Becoming a Buddhist Climate Scientist

Conservation scientist and director of faith-based, climate-change program the Loka Initiative Dekila Chungyalpa shares how Buddhist teachings sustain her work.

Could Another Sickness Jump From Animals to Humans? “We Can Bet On It”

GHI Advisory Committee Member and professor of epidemiology Tony Goldberg discusses the onset of the coronavirus and why we should be prepared for another pandemic.

Doctor dispels concerns over COVID-19 vaccines

GHI Associate Director James Conway answers questions about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field

The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they have been during a global pandemic. It’s timely, then, that UW–Madison is launching a new global health major. It’s an expansion of the existing global …

Symposium keynote will look to Indigenous philosophies as a recipe to living well

Mariaelena Huambachano has spent her life crossing cultures: Of Quechua lineage, she was born and raised in Chorillos, Peru, and, at 19, immigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees to give voice to Indigenous ways of being in Western academia. On April 14, the assistant professor of Civil Society and …

Another way to prevent disease: Don’t mess with Mother Nature

Trees along the Nanay River in the Peruvian rainforest fell as the population exploded, a road was paved and fields expanded. Researchers, including Jonathan Patz, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), showed the rate of bites from malaria-carrying mosquitoes was more than 200 times higher than in forested areas. Diseases emerge …

UW-Madison UniverCity Year program to partner with four communities in 2021

Faculty are encouraged to join the UniverCity Year program as it partners with Marathon County, Racine County, the Village of Waunakee, and Milwaukee to find practical solutions to community-based challenges. This mission is at the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year program, which brings faculty, students and members of Wisconsin communities together to …

After slow start, Wisconsin now has one of the nation’s best vaccination rates

Ajay Sethi, a GHI Advisory Committee member, shares what's changed, where challenges still exist, and what people should keep in mind about staying safe during and after the vaccination process.

On the Hunt for the Next Pandemic

Tony Goldberg, a GHI Advisory Committee member, talks about zoonoses and the potential for a new pandemic with Celine Gounder in the Epidemic podcast.

GOP Republicans resume efforts to end state mask mandate

GHI Associate Director James Conway says now is the time to continue strict infection control measures.