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Global Health Tuesday: Measles Outbreak & Vaccines

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EVENT DATE: September 30, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Dr. James Conway, Professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Global Pediatrics and Director, Office of Global Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and panelists Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health; Dr. Jonathan Temte, Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and Dr. William Moss, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

From Madison to Medellín: The Story of GHI’s Summer Interns, Justin & Kendall

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Justin Lima (left) and Kendall Buehl (right) enjoying the view on top of El Peñón de Guatapé (Photo courtesy K. Buehl) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…This summer, Justin Lima and I had the opportunity to intern at GHI’s One Health Center in Medellín, Colombia, for two months. During this time, not only did we learn …

20TH GLOBAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM SHARES WHY GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORKS MATTER

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Keynote Speaker Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times, addresses the crowd virtually. (Photo by Sirtaj S. Grewal/SMPH Media Solutions) Panel Makes One Health Connection with White-nose Syndrome in Bats and Keynote Highlights Impacts of Communication Networks By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…The UW–Madison 20th Global Health Symposium was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with the theme, …

Recap: UW–Madison Global Health Institute, Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Visits Pidilite’s CSR Projects in India (March 16–19, 2025)

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UW–Madison delegation members from GHI, WFAA, and WARF joined by individuals affiliated with Pidilite and their CSR programs (Photo from GHI) From March 16–19, 2025, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s (UW–Madison) Global Health Institute (GHI) traveled to India for an in-depth exploration of Pidilite Industries’ impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. The delegation, …

Science is Global: Building Bridges with Dr. Kris Saha

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Dr. Kris Saha works with CRISPR technology in his laboratory (Photo from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UW–Madison) By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director, and Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer BUILDING BRIDGES Growing up, Dr. Krishanu Saha always knew he wanted to follow in the inspiring footsteps of his parents. Saha’s father, a civil engineer, …

Global Health Tuesday: Cities, Climate Change, & Health

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EVENT DATE: May 20, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Linda Vakunta, Deputy Mayor, City of Madison, and panelists Eduardo Santana Castellón, Director, Museum of Environmental Sciences, and Emeritus Professor, University of Guadalajara; Marta Rofin Serrà, Founder & CEO, Health Cities, and Director, “Urban Planning & Health,” Polytechnic University of Catalonia; and Carlos Moreno, Professor, IAE Paris Sorbonne, University of Paris, and Author, “The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time & Our Planet.”

Global Health Tuesday: Connecting Health Through Impactful Storytelling

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EVENT DATE: March 11, 2025, 10-11am (CST), featuring moderator Sara McKinnon, Professor of Rhetoric, Politics & Culture, Communication Arts, & Faculty Director, LACIS, UW–Madison, and panelists Riley Ray Griffin, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News; Apoorva Mandavilli, Science & Global Health Reporter, New York Times; and Jamie Hansen, Communications Manager, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health.