The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health center will once again be the recipient of a competitive national grant to recruit American Indian and Alaska Native students into the field of medicine.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz spoke with CNN about climate change and the newly published Lancet report.
DECEMBER 3: Nasia Safdar, M.D., looks at reducing antimicrobial resistance through a Wisconsin-India partnership.
Last year, history was made with the election of the first Native American women to Congress. Decades before, Ada Deer was busy paving the way for others to succeed. In 1957, she became the first member of the Menominee to graduate from UW-Madison, receiving her bachelor’s in social work. In 1993, she became the first …
Following on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s recent STARS silver rating for campus sustainability, Chancellor Rebecca Blank has announced that UW–Madison will sign the Resilience Commitment administered by Second Nature. Chancellor Blank made her announcement at the Climate Fast Forward Conference in Madison on Nov. 8, 2019. Resilience refers to the ability of institutions, infrastructure and …
Wisconsin researchers harness a raccoon virus to fight white-nose syndrome.
GHI Associate Director Janis Tupesis helps train emergency workers to improve care worldwide
Kristin Kohlmann has a passion for keeping children healthy and well-fed. And to make it happen, she found the perfect partner with Project Peanut Butter, a nonprofit that works to treat the most extreme form of malnutrition in children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kohlmann first connected with Project Peanut Butter in 2016 while working for Washington …
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway talks about the dangers of not vaccinating children in an interview with Shepherd Express.
The Global Health Institute (GHI) is hiring an intern to support the Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) initiative that aims to improve community health by encouraging walking and bicycling. The intern will be primarily resonsible for coordinating the ENVIRST 900.o5 course, seminars and a spring meeting. Responsibilities also include contributing to HOT research by reviewing literature, creating …