University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News

UW High School Global Health Day opens doors to the world for Wisconsin students

The Sixth Annual High School Global Public Health Day, co-hosted by GHI, opens doors to new career possibilities and new awareness of all the factors that determine health in Wisconsin and the world.

New faces join GHI

This fall semester, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has welcomed seven new team members who are committed to ensuring health for all and helping spread the institute’s mission.

Apply now for global health grants, awards

Applications are closed for 2019 global health grants and awards.

Elders-in-Residence Program will bring Native community leaders to campus for mentoring, support

The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges.

2019 Global Health Symposium tackles “Health in the Balance”

Infectious disease expert Mary Wilson keynotes the 15th annual Global Health Symposium with "Bugs and Drugs: A Shifting Landscape."

Building Community 2018: A Global Health Celebration

October 18: GHI invites you to Building Community 2018, an annual event that brings together the greater global health community and looks toward new opportunities to ensure health and well-being for all.

GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown shares her global experience in new book, a webinar and a seminar

October 30: GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown will give a Global Health Tuesday talk about the future directors of global health education and UW-Madison's role.

Strength in Community: GHI issues its 2017-2018 annual report

"Across campus and the planet, we work together to tackle health challenges," GHI Director Jonathan Patz writes in the report's introduction. "Together, we are working toward a more just, sustainable, and healthy world."

UW-Madison International and Area Studies Centers awarded $4 million in federal grants

Eight area and international studies centers will receive $4 million in federal Title VI grants for the 2018-19 academic year under the National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

UW-Madison alumnus reflects on lasting impacts of the global health certificate

Both the certificate and working at GHI left lasting impacts on Eric Obscherning, including how to think entrepreneurially and how to build partnerships between different companies and governments.