University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: One Health

University of Wisconsin National One Health Day Colloquium now accepting abstracts for flash talks

University of Wisconsin National One Health Day Colloquium now accepting abstracts for flash talks

Global Health Tuesday: Water, Women and Fisheries

Full presentation below: Nutrient loading from wastewater effluent and agricultural runoff can cause eutrophication and proliferation of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. Like many lakes, Africa’s Lake Victoria provides food, drinking water, and a source of livelihood for surrounding communities in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. These ecosystem services, however, are impacted negatively by increased resource demands, eutrophication, and …

UW students from Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease, co-directed by GHI Advisory Committee members, aid post-Harvey mosquito control

UW students from Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease, co-directed by GHI Advisory Committee members, aid post-Harvey mosquito control

WIZM: Study shows monkeys contracted CWD from infected deer meat, shows possibility to humans

CWD could affect humans; get your deer tested, says Keith Poulsen, a GHI Advisory Committee member with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

With deer season on horizon, lab ramps up for CWD testing

With deer season on horizon, lab ramps up for CWD testing

National Science Foundation: Documentary “The Rules of Life” features GHI leader Tony Goldberg

National Science Foundation's documentary "The Rules of Life" features GHI leader Tony Goldberg.

The President of Botswana Visits the Washington Mandela Fellows on Campus and Sparks Conservation Discussion

The President of Botswana Visits the Washington Mandela Fellows on Campus and Sparks Conservation Discussion

Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses

Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses

New York Times: Fungi Physics — How Those Spores Launch Just Right

GHI Advisory member Anne Pringle contributes to a new paper about how mushrooms send spores in the right direction. Story from the NY Times.

One Health idea gives Young African fellows new ways to promote health

The idea of One Health – that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected—gave the Mandela Washington Fellows from Africa new ways to address health challenges.