University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: One Health

Zika virus infection may multiply risk of miscarriage, stillbirth

Researchers at six National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) combined results from individual studies to find that 26 percent of pregnancies in 50 monkeys infected with Zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy ended in miscarriage or stillbirth, dwarfing the nearly 8 percent rate found earlier this year by a study of women infected with Zika early in pregnancy.

GHI Advisory Committee member Yoshihiro Kawaoka creates tool allowing scientists to witness influenza infection in a living animal

FluVision provides a window into a world none have seen before, allowing scientists to observe and better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds.

2018 Mandela Washington Fellows bring global expertise to UW campus

This year more than ever, UW-Madison’s programming will feature opportunities for Fellows to share their expertise with the campus and community.

New book explores link between social, environmental challenges

GHI Grant Writer Daegan Miller's book “This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent” explores ideas of freedom, justice and progress through four interlocked essays.

Local to global connection: Dairy project expands Wisconsin Idea to Ethiopia

Wisconsin’s reputation as a dairy capital is giving postdoctoral research fellow Heidi Busse the chance to develop unique partnerships in countries, such as Ethiopia, where milk is not as available.

GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz, UW Entomology department develop app to help track ticks

Researchers hope this information will help them learn more about where and when people encounter ticks, with the ultimate goal of discovering how to limit people's exposure to tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.

WNPRC Pilot Research Projects Grants Program now inviting 2018-19 applications

The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is now inviting applications for its 2018-2019 Pilot Research Project Grants.  The awards provide a maximum of $50,000 (direct costs) for one year. Request for proposals issued:  April 1, 2018 Submission Deadline:  June 1, 2018 Award Announcement Date:  Anticipated by August 1, 2018 Start Date:  Anticipated by Oct. …

GHI Advisory Committee members Anne Pringle and Lyric Bartholomay among faculty honored with Vilas professorships

GHI Advisory Committee members Anne Pringle and Lyric Bartholomay among faculty honored with Vilas professorships

The Country Today: From farm to field, UW researcher and GHI Advisory Committee member Michel Wattiaux follows greenhouse gas footprints of cows

The Country Today: From farm to field, UW researcher and GHI Advisory Committee member Michel Wattiaux follows greenhouse gas footprints of cows

Global Health Film: Bending the Arc

WHERE: 1335 Health Sciences Learning Center WHEN: April 23rd, 5:00 p.m. Thirty years ago, as much of the world was being ravaged by horrific diseases like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, three remarkable young people, barely out of their teens—Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl—came together in a squatter settlement in Haiti, determined to provide world-class medical …