University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News

Dr. Janis P. Tupesis joining GHI leadership

Dr. Janis P. Tupesis, emergency medicine physician and current chair of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Global Health Oversight Committee for UW Hospitals and Clinics, will be serving as the GHI-GME Liaison.

Ebola whole virus vaccine shown effective, safe in primates

GHI Advisory member Yoshihiro Kawaoka leads group that shows Ebola whole virus vaccine is effective, safe in primates.

Six student projects awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowships for 2015-2016

Global health students/projects among Wisconsin Idea Fellowship winners for 2015-16.

For UW-Madison scientists, Northern Wisconsin serves as a lab and a classroom

For UW-Madison scientists, Northern Wisconsin serves as lab to measure greenhouse gases, and a classroom for local students.

New World Voices: Jonathan Patz on climate change and health; UW alumna Carybeth Reddy on why she loves the world

New in World Voices: Jonathan Patz at the University of Geneva; Global health certificate alumna and Peace Corps volunteer Carybeth Reddy on why she loves the world.

Monona, Wis., introduces Year of the Bike

GHI researcher Maggie Grabow sows seeds for Monona, Wis., Year of the Bike.

Professor Alta Charo: Education is best remedy for anti-vaccine movement

UW bioethics professor Alta Charo: Education is best remedy for anti-vaccine movement.

UW-Madison partners with communities, nonprofits to address urban food insecurity

UW-Madison researchers helping boost availability and consumption of healthy food in urban communities, including Milwaukee.

Write to Learn: Potatoes, Literacy and the Wisconsin Idea

Write to Learn: Potatoes, Literacy and the Wisconsin Idea–Students pursuing Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health share nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes, and creative writing, with Ethiopian children.

Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink

New UW-Madison study shows climate change models need to include plant-eating insects that may limit the ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide.