Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro enjoying a Madison moment by the lake with her family (Photo from L. Hidalgo-Ciro) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Leonor Hidalgo-Ciro has felt a strong desire to help people ever since she could remember. And in her academic and occupational careers, she has done just that. Hidalgo-Ciro holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from …
Celeny Ortiz Restrepo settling into her GHI office (Photo from Celeny Ortiz Restrepo) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…On February 13, 2024, Epidemiologist for the Secretary of Health, State of Antioquia, Colombia, Celeny Ortiz Restrepo, began her journey at the University of Madison–Wisconsin as a visiting scholar. The opportunity is a partnership between UW–Madison’s Global Health …
From left to right: Jorge Osorio, Erin Barbato, Sara McKinnon, Kristin Long, Frances Vavrus, and James Conway The Global Health Institute (GHI) and the Office of Global Health (OGH) at the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) held the 19th Annual Global Health Symposium, Moving Global Health Forward, on April 10, 2024, 4:30-8:30pm at the …
UW Delegation to Colombia: Collaboration Now & In The Future. The Global Health Institute (GHI) is an agent for collaboration, rooted in the Wisconsin Idea.
Sara McKinnon in Necoclí, Colombia, learning about the important work of the Interagency Group for Mixed Migration (GIFMM in Spanish) and their #gifmmcontigo information campaign, providing people with access to information to keep them safe in transit. (Photo from Migration in the Americas Project) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Ever since UW-Madison Professor Sara McKinnon started …
EVENT DATE: March 19 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio with panelists Tom Erickson, Juan Caicedo, and Rob Nowak.
Karl Ciuoderis (left) and GHI Director Jorge Osorio conducting field research in the Amazon in Colombia. (Photo from Abbott) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Growing up in the Colombian countryside, Karl Ciuoderis knew he wanted to help animals. His love for domestic animals grew as they delightfully surrounded him on his family’s property. “It was like …
EVENT DATE: February 20, 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio as moderator, with panelists Chris Karp and Peter Kilmarx.
EVENT DATE: April 10, 2024, 4:30-8:30pm. The event includes GHI Director Jorge Osorio moderating a UW-Madison panel to explore the future of global health in their work, a keynote speaker, and posters from across campus to showcase global health projects.
Welcome to this special segment of GHI News, where communications intern Kendall Buehl will share the amazing stories of UW–Madison students collaborating with the Global Health Institute. By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Over the 2023 summer term, UW–Madison students Brody Andes and Natalia Betancourt Rodriguez put the Wisconsin Idea into global action. As part of the …