Category: News
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Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty
Zika and poverty go hand-in-hand: GHI Director Jonathan Patz tells us why
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Zika: Another warning flag of health threats due to climate change?
GHI Director Jonathan Patz addresses Zika's connection to climate change
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Why is the yellow fever outbreak in Angola a ‘threat to the entire world’?
Why is the yellow fever outbreak in Angola a ‘threat to the entire world’? Read about it in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Ashland Daily Press: Vaughn Public Library participates in statewide event
Cosponsored by GHI, Bike to the Library Week will bring bicyclists to libraries across Wisconsin, including the Vaughn Library in Ashland.
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Anesthesia and the Global Environment
Dr. Jodi Sherman, Assistant Professor and Environmental Compliance Officer at Yale University School of Medicine, will be speaking at the Grand Rounds presentation on Anesthesiology. Dr. Sherman is an internationally recognized speaker and…
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Ebola Seminar
Join us this Thursday for a seminar on Ebola hosted by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Jens H. Kuhn, a principal at Tunnell Government Services and the lead…
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Zoonoses & One Health June Conference Call
An hour of discussion on ticks and tickborne diseases from accredited epidemiologists via conference call. The Veterinary Diagnostic Center is hosting a listening session for the conference call or you may…
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This Changes Everything Film and Community Discussion
Join 350 Madison and its partners for a screening of This Changes Everything, a film based on Naomi Klein’s bestseller “This Changes Everything, Capitalism vs. The Climate”. Filmed on five…
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LSC capstone creates campaigns to promote recycling in dorms
GHI Communications Intern Olivia Riedel is part of winning group that creates campaign to promote recycling in the dorms
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The Waters of Wisconsin: Sustaining Our Aquatic Ecosystems
Every day we draw upon the waters of Wisconsin for our sustenance and housekeeping, in our work and our play, as a source of health, prosperity, and inspiration. Flowing through…
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Dane County Sweet Potato Project Enlists Growers To Fight Food Insecurity
Dane County Sweet Potato Project Enlists Growers To Fight Food Insecurity
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Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty
Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty
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Science, Policy & Water: A Waters of Wisconsin Summit
Summit Overview Water defines life in Wisconsin, supporting our economy and enriching our quality of life. But how do we protect the health of Wisconsin’s waters and people? How are…
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Door County Climate Change Forum
The third annual Door County Climate Change forum this year will be addressing opportunities for forging a healthier, more prosperous world. The event is intended to increase awareness of the…
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Weston Sustainability Roundtable Lecture: Nico Larco
While sustainable urban design has been developed and richly debated in the last few decades, it is still largely a dispersed subject covering a broad range of disciplines and scales. …
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Global Health Challenges – Sri Lankan Experience:Dr. Vinya S. Ariyaratne
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne is the General Secretary of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement which is Sri Lanka’s largest non-governmental grass roots development organization. Dr.Ariyaratne also serves at the Director General of…
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Global health through the lens of a social scientist at UW
When the deadly Ebola epidemic broke out in West Africa in 2014, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. Groups of global health experts marched to the frontline,…
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PHS Monday Seminar:The Urban Struggle for Economic, Environmental, and Social Justice
In this presentation, Dr. Hutson will discuss his recently published book, The Urban Struggle for Economic, Environmental, and Social Justice: Deepening Their Roots (Routledge, 2016), where he documents residents’ resistance…
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Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants
Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants.
