Lori Diprete Brown the Associate Director for Education and Engagement, at Global Health Institute will be a part of The Health of the Next Generation hosted by Chicago Council on Global Affairs. This year’s International Women’s Day Global Health Symposium will explore the health of the next generation for women and girls locally, nationally, and internationally. …
Peter Blank standing in front of a monoculture of Big Bluestem. Photo: Tim Whitby This story was originally posted on wisc.edu Grassland bioenergy could be a win-win for Wisconsin’s farmers and its wildlife. A new University of Wisconsin—Madison and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources study shows that converting marginal farmlands to perennial grassland biofuel crops could …
UW researcher David O’Connor saw first concerns over babies affected by Zika virus.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz says Clean Power Plan is not just energy policy and dollars but lives and people dying.
Wisconsin Without Borders is accepting nominations for its annual awards for students, faculty and staff recognizing community engagement.
In December, the United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) met in Paris, where nearly 200 nations ratified a new universal climate change agreement with the goal of reducing global carbon emissions. For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, the world came together to adopt a healthy, sustainable future. Join us …
Climate change is a leading factor in the conversation about the Zika Virus.
Scientists growing concern about the Zika virus has many looking at the recent rise in temperatures in Latin America.
Record high temperatures will make it harder for health systems in Latin America to manage health epidemics like Zika.