Category: News
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Sweet and Deadly: Bat-Borne Virus Brews in Bangladesh’s Date Palm Pots
Contamination of date palm sap is leading to deaths in Bangladesh.
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“A pilot study of herbal medicine use in a Midwest Latino population”
A recent study begins to fill the gaps on what is known about herbal medicine use in Midwestern US popoulations.
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The Value Proposition for Bikes
Read more about the connections between biking and economics that have recently been presented to Wisconsin's policy makers, and why it's so important that they are heard!
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Graduate Students Take on Global Health Challenges
Read more about how GHI is assisting graduate students through our Research Awards.
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GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, presents “Water Resources and Health: New threats from disrupting the earth’s climate” at Madison Rotary
Check out this recording of a talk on climate change, water resources and health by Jonathan Patz.
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Climate change to affect Wisconsin crops
Explore this article to see how climate change is predicted to affect Wisconsin.
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Virus kills millions of American pigs, pushing up pork prices
A deadly virus is taking out significant percentages of the nation's pigs.
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Ticks likely winter survivors
Listen to this talk with Entomologist Susan Paskewitz to learn more about Wisconsin's tick populations.
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In Haiti, mango trees can benefit health, economy and communities
Mango trees are making more than just an economic difference in Haiti.
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UW-Madison students, Rachel Bergmans and Valerie Stull, finalists in Agriculture Innovation Prize
UW-Madison students propose an award winning idea for innovation in agriculture!
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DiPrete Brown revisits personal journey through novel
Check out this article about our very own, Lori Diprete Brown, and the inspiration for her latest novel.
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Susan Dillon Gold’s Fulbright experience comes back to benefit UW–Madison students
An inspirational example of how taking action can make a big difference when it comes to global health challenges.
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Lori DiPrete Brown reflects on global health at TedxUWMadison
Listen to Lori DiPrete Brown’s TedxUWMadison talk: “Start Small, Change the World” Text of talk available in a blog post from her personal blog. Lori DiPrete Brown, a global public…
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Symposium links human, animal, environmental health
Check out this article on the Global Health Symposium at UW-Madison!
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UW Open House about the Holt Prize to be held on March 26th
Learn more about the Holt Prize. Fulfill the Wisconsin Idea!
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Karen Solheim, RN, PhD named Director of Global Health Initiatives for the UW-Madison School of Nursing
Read about the new Director of Global Health Initiatives for Nursing students - Karen Solheim!
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Introducing rural Wisconsin students to global opportunities
Read more about how GHI is helping to get high school students interested in public health.
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Wisconsin Alumni Association names former global health student Dr. Luxme Hariharan a 2014 Forward Under 40 Honoree
A great example of how our global health students are making a difference.
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Global Health student receives 2014 Compassion in Action International Health Leadership Award
Read more about the 2014 Compassion in Action International Health Leadership Award recipient, William Pennant.
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A team of researchers led by Tony Goldberg has documented what caused the death of Mahal, the young orangutan who became a star of the Milwaukee County Zoo
Thanks to a team of UW researchers, the mystery is solved regarding the death of a very popular orangutan.