University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Channel 3000: Rare tick returns to Wisconsin: Its bite could make you allergic to meat; what else to know

GHI Advisory Committee member and UW Entomology department chair Susan Paskewitz discusses what you need to know about the lone star tick as it returns to Wisconsin.

Reciprocal Exchange Stories: Nurses Karen Lied (Wisconsin) and 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow Maxwell Kumbeini (Ghana)

Nurses Karen Lied (Wisconsin) and 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow Maxwell Kumbeini (Ghana) collaborated on a two-week educational and technical program discussing menstrual hygiene and sexual and reproductive health in rural Ghanaian schools.

UW-Madison honors outstanding community-university partnerships

2019 Community-University Partnership Awards, presented by Chancellor Rebecca Blank, recognize the work of individuals and organizations across Wisconsin that partner with UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students to address pressing public issues.

UW–Madison heritage marker honors Ho-Chunk, recognizes land as ancestral home

A new heritage marker on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk, acknowledges the circumstances that led to their forced removal, and honors the Ho-Chunk Nation’s history of resistance and resilience. At a dedication ceremony June 18, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank described the plaque as …

GHI receives $5,000 grant from Evjue Foundation

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) receives a $5,000 grant from the Evjue Foundation to support the Midwestern Universities for Global Health annual conference this fall.

UW-Madison GHI named Center of Excellence in Global Virus Network

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has been named a Center of Excellence in the Global Virus Network (GVN).

Young African Leaders Speak Out: 2019 YALI Tuesdays

JULY 2, 9, 16 and 23: Fourteen of the 25 Mandela Washington Fellows at UW-Madison this summer are deeply involved in ensuring health for their countries and communities. Attend a series of four YALI Global Health Seminars in July to listen to the scholars discuss global health issues.

In Virginia and Wisconsin, a new look at saving freshwater mussels: Could disease be a culprit in massive die-offs?

Freshwater mussels are dying across the country, including Virginia and Wisconsin. A team, including UW-Madison, looks at whether infection could be the culprit.

WisContext: Why Wisconsin presents a ‘perfect opportunity’ for a measles outbreak

It's "remarkable" to GHI Associate Director James Conway that Wisconsin has not had a measles case yet, given that Wisconsin has the fifth highest rate of measles vaccine refusal in the nation.

Photo Gallery: To serve insects — and eat them!

Students, faculty and community members whipped up and ate tasty dishes made partly of crickets, mealworms and other insects, at an April 26 Cooking with Insects workshop. Check out some photos from the workshop.