Category: One Health
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New report shows how climate change is affecting Wisconsin’s health now
“Medical Alert: Climate Change is Harming our Health in Wisconsin," a new report from UW-Madison Professors Jonathan Patz and Dominique Brossard shows how climate change already affects Wisconsinites and what…
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First relatives of rubella virus discovered in bats in Uganda and mice in Germany
At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take oral swabs from insect-eating cyclops leaf-nosed bats. In a necropsy room near the Baltic Sea, researchers…
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GHI 2019-2020 Impact Report charts progress on health challenges in Wisconsin and across the world
In the 2019-2020 Impact Report, read how the GHI community has worked across disciplines and around the world to address today's biggest health challenges, from COVID-19j to planetary health, advancing…
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COVID-19 Poster Project
Public information posters have long been a part of history. The Wisconsin Historical Society sponsored 12 artists and their representation and expression of the COVID-19 pandemic through a new, relevant…
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Mussel-bola’ Could Be Spreading. Maybe Now You’ll Pay Attention
GHI's Tony Goldberg shares evidence about a virus connection to mussel die-offs with the New York Times.
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UW-Madison temporarily moves classes online after spike in positive COVID tests
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining two residence halls due to a spike in positive cases of COVID-19, just one week after students returned to…
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COVID questions: Dog part safety, antibody testing
GHI's Christopher Olsen answers questions about dog parks and COVID-19 safety.
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Madison Hospitals, Public Health Concerned About Possible ‘Twindemic’
"We’re terrified of the possibility of a twindemic, as we call it, as travel picks up again and as we see loosening of restrictions around the country," said Dr. James…
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Global Health Tuesdays begin October 27
December 1: Researcher Peter Halfmann from the Influenza Research Institute discusses virus research in the age of Ebola and COVID-19 in this Global Health Tuesday webinar.
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Mass freshwater mussel die-offs linked to new virus
Until now, no one has been able to pin down why the world’s wild, freshwater mussels—often unnoticed and underappreciated engineers of stream and river health—are facing massive, unexpected die-offs. In…
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Flu shots urged to avoid ‘twindemic’ during COVID-19 pandemic
"We're terrified of a 'twindemic," says GHI Associate Director James Conway.
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Madison hospitals, public health concerned about possible ‘twindemic’
GHI Associate Director James Conway urges flu shots to avoid outbreaks during COVID-19 pandemic.
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What experts say about how to interpret COVID-19 data like positive cases, deaths and hospitalizations — and what to avoid
Ajay Sethi is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.
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Pandemic preparedness and response under a different president
Written by John E. Lange, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors.
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Health-Oriented Transportation Innovation Scholars conclude program with unique case studies
From streetcars in Milwaukee and aging buses in Madison, to cleaner air and better bikes, the 2019-2020 Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) Innovation Scholars brought local perspectives to international issues of transportation…
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A triple threat
When the CARES Act expired July 25, so did protections for many renters. While state regulators have extended a moratorium on utility shut-offs until September, eviction notices can now be filed and…
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UW–Madison establishes free, campus-wide COVID-19 testing to support campus reopening
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene are coming together in support of University of Wisconsin–Madison efforts to provide free COVID-19 testing to the entire…
