By GHI Staffer Sreeja Puthireddy…At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, change is campus community turning collective action into a significant public impact. As a BIG10 School participating in the We Give Blood Campaign, Badgers show commitment to supporting their communities and saving lives. UW–Madison currently leads the 2026 campaign hoping to defend their 2025 title. The …
By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…UW–Madison continues to inspire those who want to make a difference in public health on a global scale, while also reinforcing the heart of the Wisconsin Idea – sharing knowledge beyond campus borders. Researchers, students, faculty, and staff at UW–Madison make up our special shared campus, which hosts many disciplines …
By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director...When Dr. Charles Nicholson was working in Agricultural and Applied Economics in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW–Madison in 2022, he applied for and received a GHI Seed Grant to support an international, interdisciplinary workshop exploring how participatory systems modeling (PSM) approaches could address food and nutrition security …
EVENT DATE: December 1, 2026, 9-10am (CST). Join Elaine O. Nsoesie, Associate Professor, Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, as she leads the discussion with panelists Dakmilola Odekunle, Lecture, Department of Urban and Reginal Planning, Faculty of Environmental Science, University of Lagos; Marylene Wamukoya, PhD Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh; and Meggie Mwoka, Innovations Manager, Amref Health Africa; and Fellow, Boston University-Rockefeller Foundation 3-D Commission.
EVENT DATE: September 29, 2026, 9-10am (CDT). Join Dr. James Conway, Professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases & Global Pediatrics; Director, Office of Global Health; Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship, UW School of Medicine and Public Health as he leads the discussion with panelists Apoorva Mandavilli, Science and Global Health Reporter, The New York Times; Dr. Peter Halfmann, Professor, Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine; Halfmann Laboratory, Influenza Research Institute, UW–Madison; and Dr. Craig Spencer, Emergency Medicine Physician; Associate Professor of the Practice, Brown University, School of Public Health.
GHI is all about building and cultivating relationships. We are thankful and grateful for the opportunity to connect with One Health experts who believe in the power of collaboration to transform the way community health issues are viewed and addressed around the world. Please reach out to GHI if you are interested in collaborating on …
EVENT DATE: January 27, 2026, 9-10am (CST). Join Dr. Daniel Shirley, Associate Professor (CHS), Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), as he moderates a timely conversation on Local to Global Rise in Antimicrobial Resistance with panelists Laurel Legenza, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UW–Madison; François Franceschi, Head of Asset Evaluation and Development and Serious Bacterial Infections Project Leader, Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP); and Dr. Erta Kalanxhi, Director of Partnerships, One Health Trust.
EVENT DATE: April 8, 2026, 4-8pm CST. UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute (GHI), Office of Global Health in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), host the 2026 Global Health Symposium: Establishing Trust for Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Universities & Alliances. In the Discovery Building. Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…Dr. Seth Dailey believes in The Wisconsin Idea, sharing innovations to improve health, inclusion, and the power of homemade chili to bring a community together. For the last 21 years, Dr. Dailey has made UW–Madison his home. As chief of the Division of Laryngology, and director of the Laryngology Fellowship …
EVENT DATE: September 30, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Dr. James Conway, Professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Global Pediatrics and Director, Office of Global Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and panelists Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health; Dr. Jonathan Temte, Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and Dr. William Moss, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.