University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Planetary Health

Osorio to lead UW’s Global Health Institute

Wisconsin alumnus Jorge Osorio, DVM, Ph.D., an international expert in epidemiology, virology and vaccines, has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI). A professor of pathobiological sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Osorio will replace Jonathan Patz, who returns to his faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental …

Global Health Tuesdays look at many determinants of health

Watch the videos from the spring slate of Global Health Tuesday webinars.

UW–Madison professor shapes UN report on climate change

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urges immediate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. GHI Advisory Committee member, Greg Nemet, is one of the report’s lead authors.

Symposium speaker looks to connections to advance climate justice

Solving the biggest challenges facing humanity isn’t something academia, science or industry can do alone, says Jalonne White-Newsome, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC. “The goal of research is for discovery,” says White-Newsome, the keynote speaker for the 2022 Global Health Symposium, “Making Connections: Climate, Health & Equity.” “But …

The history of Lyme disease has a Wisconsin chapter. It’s still being written.

GHi Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz has watched the advance of ticks in Wisconsin.

Demand for meat is destroying the Amazon. Smarter choices at dinner table can go a long way to help.

GHI Seed Grant recipient Holly Gibbs suggests “we’re going to be eating the rainforest in our burgers” and says Americans need to help save the Amazon.

Bicycle Infrastructure Saves Lives In More Ways Than One

GHI Director Jonathan Patz says we need to design cities for safe bicycle travel.

Climate Action Could Avert Nearly Half The World’s Premature Deaths

GHI Director Jonathan Patz looks at health opportunities from a low-carbon economy.

State energy, health experts stress shift away from fossil fuels as US bans Russian oil imports

GHI Director Jonathan Patz joins state health professionals in looking for a shift to a clean economy to prevent disease and death.

New model measures the community health impact of bicycling and walking

Everyone knows walking and bicycling is good for the health of a community, but how good? And how can city planners measure those impacts to champion bicycle and walking infrastructure? At the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, Samuel Younkin, lead researcher for the Initiative for Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT), and colleagues created a new model …