Category: News
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Global Hot Spots: “An Update from Paris: On the Road to a Clean Energy Society”
Speaker: Jonathan Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute and John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health…
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Third Thursday Global Health Seminar Series: Dr. Cynthie Anderson
GHI Advisory member Cynthie Anderson, medical director of the Arboretum Ob-Gyn clinic and UW-Madison assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, discusses her Seed Grant work to collaborate with in-country colleagues…
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NPR: Scientists Report in Real Time on Challenging Zika Research
Anyone can follow the pregnancy of a monkey infected with Zika virus in real time, thanks to an experiment in data sharing unusual for biology.
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nature: Zika researchers release real-time data on viral infection study in monkeys
UW-Madison researchers release results from a Zika virus study in monkeys in real time.
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The Burden of Poor Health
Health disparities are differences in the burden of disease and other health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. Poor, unemployed, and uneducated population groups experience more…
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International Women’s Day Global Health Symposium
On March 4, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs will host a half-day International Women’s Day Global Health Symposium at the Fairmont hotel in Chicago. This symposium will explore how…
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2016 Global Health Symposium: War leads to life lessons, apps to improve health care
Doctors Without Borders veteran and app developer is keynote speaker for 2016 Global Health Symposium.
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Environmental Health Through the Lifespan: Making the Connection 2016
Learn more about the event here.
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Rising to the Challenge of the Climate Crisis: Economics, Human Rights, and Public Health
For more information about this event, visit 350 Madison’s website.
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Writing Wisconsin’s Climate
While everyone in Wisconsin has a story about an epic blizzard or a harrowing thunderstorm, it can be challenging to tell stories about changes to our climate over time. We…
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Wisc: UW South Madison Partnership puts down roots after a successful first year
The UW South Madison Partnership celebrates a successful year with numerous accomplishments and future goals.
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Wisc: 14th Dalai Lama to visit Madison for live-streamed event on global well-being
The 14th Dalai Lama will be a part of a panel of experts on campus that will discuss global well-being and mindfulness.
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Third Thursday Global Health Seminar Series: Jim Cleary–Dying with dignity in Rwanda
GHI Special Advisor James Cleary, director of the the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s Pain and Policy Studies Group, discusses his GHI Seed Grant work to collaborate with the Rwandan government…
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Ethiopia graduates first family medicine doctors through residency program developed in partnership with the University of Wisconsin
Seven Ethiopian doctors became the first graduates from the family medicine residency program at Addis Ababa University’s College of Health Sciences.
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Tradition of serving others keeps drawing UW-Madison alumni into Peace Corps
UW-Madison ranks second in the Peace Corps college ranking of college recruits.
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Syrian Refugee Crisis Talk
Ellen Small Billard is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison! She is a social worker, humanitarian, and advocate with a passion for social justice and a love for the Middle…
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Madison Civics Club: Rebecca Blank
More information about the Blank event. Approximate schedule: 9:00 AM Registration table opens. 10:00 AM Dining room doors open; announcements projected on-screen. If you expect to sit with others in your party,…