Category: News
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GHI Director Jonathan Patz receives WARF Named Professorship
Professor and Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, was well along in his research linking climate change to health when he arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in…
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4W Grants Support Changemakers Across Campus
The 4W Initiative announces its 2021 grant program awardees.
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UniverCity Year request for proposals open for 2021-2024 local government partners
UniverCity Year, a program aimed at finding practical solutions to community-based challenges, seeks a new local government partner for 2021-2024 academic years.
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As Large Public Events Return To Wisconsin, Experts Say Vaccination Rates Critical To Prevent New Outbreaks
GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi shares insight on implications of new CDC guidance for masking.
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Wisconsin teachers connect human and planetary health in new lessons for students
A dozen Wisconsin K-12 teachers went back to school for the last year to learn more about the connections between the health of humans and the health of the planet.…
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Badger Talks video: Is herd immunity attainable?
GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi discusses reaching herd immunity in latest Badger Talks video.
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Check out the Global Health Tuesday videos
Now: Check out the videos from the Spring 2021 Global Health Tuesday webinars, from COVID-19 to Planetary Health.
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Work With GHI: Apply to be a Planetary Health Postdoctoral Research Associate
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is hiring a postdoctoral research associate who will work with GHI Director Jonathan Patz and faculty from The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Applications are…
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A framework to guide planetary health education
New paper published in The Lancet co-authored by GHI Director Jonathan Patz and Planetary Health Graduate Scholar Jessica LeClair.
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COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin
GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses immunizations for children and how vaccine trials will work.
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Trek Bicycle looks to UW Global Health Institute to quantify lives saved and improved climate outcomes from biking
Two colliding crises pose a grave threat to human health: One is the rapid rise of chronic disease worldwide. The other is the global climate crises. In a white paper…
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UW Health experts: Vaccinating children is essential part of ending pandemic
GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., shares the importance of vaccinating children in ending the pandemic.
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Global Health Symposium panels welcome many voices to advance health for all
Watch the symposium videos. Patricia Tellez-Giron, M.D., who grew up in Mexico, knows first-hand the challenges of immigrants. As a family medicine doctor and community activist, she’s cared for the…
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As eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine widens, promising news for kids
GHI Associate Director James Conway shares insight on vaccine efficacy in children amid new Pfizer data results.
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Becoming a Buddhist Climate Scientist
Conservation scientist and director of faith-based, climate-change program the Loka Initiative Dekila Chungyalpa shares how Buddhist teachings sustain her work.