Here & Now’s Robin Young spoke with GHI Advisory Committee member Gregory Nemet.
Health/Climate/Cities
Scientific American: Trump’s Irresponsible Denial of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Deaths
In an opinion piece, GHI Advisory Committee member Richard Keller says downplaying the casualties from natural disasters undermines future preparations.
CNN: As global temperatures rise, so will mental health issues, study says
GHI Director Jonathan Patz said the study is consistent with recent work by other scientists, including his own recent research on heat waves and hospital admissions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over a 17-year period.
Building Community 2018: A Global Health Celebration
October 18: GHI invites you to Building Community 2018, an annual event that brings together the greater global health community and looks toward new opportunities to ensure health and well-being for all.
Addressing our biggest challenges — and mysteries — at the Wisconsin Science Festival
Among the hundreds of events offered during the Wisconsin Science Festiva, four in-depth discussions in Madison on some of the most significant challenges science is addressing — and universal questions science is answering.
GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown shares her global experience in new book, a webinar and a seminar
October 30: GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown will give a Global Health Tuesday talk about the future directors of global health education and UW-Madison’s role.
Strength in Community: GHI issues its 2017-2018 annual report
“Across campus and the planet, we work together to tackle health challenges,” GHI Director Jonathan Patz writes in the report’s introduction. “Together, we are working toward a more just, sustainable, and healthy world.”
UW’s health science community hosting series of talks dedicated to improving conversation around equity, diversity
Co-sponsored by the School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Public Health, and School of Veterinary Medicine, the Lunch and Learn Series is free and open to all health science faculty, staff and students.
Explore nearly 200 events statewide at the Wisconsin Science Festival
Now in its eighth year, the science festival continues to grow. Nearly 100 unique venues are hosting activities statewide, with half the counties in Wisconsin represented.
Work with GHI: Apply now for a research intern position
The Initiative for Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) is recruiting an individual to assist HOT in its role as a partner in a global research program funded by the Wellcome Trust which is focused on improving human health and the environment through smart and sustainable urban development.
Wisconsin Healthiest State Summit
The summit is an effort of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute. It will be held at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 20-21.
UniverCity Year Green County projects
Green County is the UniverCity Year partner for the 2017-2020 academic years. Local government and community leaders have identified several projects for faculty and students.
UW–Madison, Green County launch UniverCity partnership with Aug. 21 event
The event will be held at Monroe High School Performing Arts Center. The evening will begin with a work session for community leaders directly involved in UniverCity Year projects. There will also be a networking session, a special appearance from Bucky Badger and an opportunity to share innovative solutions to local issues.
MPR News: Climate change threatens Midwest’s wild rice, a staple for Native Americans
Northern wild rice, also known as manoomin, is a staple food in Ojibwe communities across the Upper Midwest. Like any wild crop, some years yield more than others, depending on the weather.
Thinking ahead: GHI Advisory Committee member Paul Block works to develop proactive disaster early warning system
Building off of a 2016 GHI Seed Grant, Block is using a new UW2020 grant to develop an online flood and health risk management system in an attempt to give relief organizations months — not hours or days — to prepare for disasters.
Science Friday: Under Climate Change, The AC Giveth And The AC Taketh Away
GHI Advisory Committee member Tracey Holloway discusses the downside of cranking up the AC as the climate warms.
National Atmospheric Deposition Program moves to hygiene lab
Hygiene lab director and GHI Advisory Committee member Jamie Schauer has also worked on air quality projects in Ethiopia with GHI Director Jonathan Patz.
CNN: Climate change study ties warming temperatures to rising suicide risk
A new study sheds light on the possible mental health implications of climate change. GHI Director Jonathan Patz also pointed to separate research showing how students living in hotter temperatures due to not having air conditioning during a heat wave performed more poorly on cognitive tests compared with their peers who lived in air-conditioned spaces during a heat wave.
GHI funds 16 unique projects dedicated to improving health for all
The grant recipients come from seven different schools on campus, including the Schools of Education, Veterinary Medicine and Medicine and Public Health. For the first time, GHI also awarded the Henry Anderson III Graduate Research Award.
PLOS Collections: Climate Change and Health
During July PLOS Medicine is publishing a special issue on climate change and health guest edited by GHI Director Jonathan Patz and Columbia University’s Madeleine Thomson. The issue focuses on topics including the health effects of extreme heat and flooding, food system effects, non-communicable disease risk, such as air pollution, infectious disease risks and the health benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation policies.