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Connecting Biology & Informatics: Meet GHI Graduate Student Maria Stella Lopez Carvajal
Maria Stella Lopez Carvajal in the Osorio Lab at UW-Madison (photo from Lopez Carvajal)
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UW Delegation To Colombia: Collaboration Now & Into The Future
UW Delegation to Colombia: Collaboration Now & In The Future. The Global Health Institute (GHI) is an agent for collaboration, rooted in the Wisconsin Idea.
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Global Health Tuesday: Advancing Global Health With AI
EVENT DATE: March 19 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio with panelists Tom Erickson, Juan Caicedo, and Rob Nowak.
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2024 Global Health Symposium was April 10, 2024
EVENT DATE: April 10, 2024, 4:30-8:30pm. The event includes GHI Director Jorge Osorio moderating a UW-Madison panel to explore the future of global health in their work, a keynote speaker,…
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Badger to Badger: UW–Madison students Brody Andes and Natalia Betancourt Rodriguez intern at GHI-One Health Center-Colombia
Welcome to this special segment of GHI News, where communications intern Kendall Buehl will share the amazing stories of UW–Madison students collaborating with the Global Health Institute. By Kendall Buehl,…
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The Inspiration Behind The Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative: Meet Abdullah Keles
By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative (MMI) Founder Abdullah Keles, MD, saw a problem and wanted to solve it. The problem, illuminated through his work as Mustafa K.…
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Augmenting Microgrid Systems in Colombia: GHI Partners with Rebecca Alcock (ISyE)
By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Rebecca Alcock, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is constantly working to innovate in the…
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Working with Communities to Ensure Food Sovereignty: Meet Marcia Paola Chapeton Castro
By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Marcia Paola Chapeton Castro, a nutritionist, dietician and Ph.D. student in Public Health at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) – Campus Bogotá, Interfaculty Program, is on…
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GHI-One Health Center-West Africa in Sierra Leone to expand One Health collaboration efforts locally and globally
GHI is pleased to share the opening of the GHI-One Health Center Sierra Leone, led by Alhaji N'jai with support from Project 1808, Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, University of Sierra…
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From The Guardian: Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases
Dozens in China have contracted the virus that can cause fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches. It is believed to have spread from animals to humans.
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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…
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UniverCity Year seeks new local government partners
UniverCity Year is seeking new local government partners to work toward practical solutions to locally-identified challenges during the 2022-2025 academic years. The deadline to apply is Monday, Aug. 1, 2022…
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At U.N. Climate Conference, UW observers look to civil society to save the planet
UW's Sumudu Atapattu, Nova Tebbe, Jonathan Patz, Greg Nemet and Dekila Chungyalpa reflect on the U.N. climate change conference, COP26, and what it means for the future of human and…
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National Academy of Medicine Urges Congress to Address Climate Change
Calling the climate crisis a “human health emergency,” more than 100 members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have sent a petition to Congress asking lawmakers to act immediately…
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300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot
GHI Advisory Committee member and epidemiologist Ajay Sethi has done more than 300 media interviews to explain COVID-19 and its consequences.
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A Wisconsin Idea Win-Win
Through the UniverCity Year program, CALS works with local communities to address troublesome issues while pursuing valuable teaching and research opportunities
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Researchers from across campus receive 2021 global health grants and awards
With its 2021 grants and awards, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) again funds projects from across campus and across disciplines. From traditional knowledge to land use to…
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Trek Bicycle looks to UW Global Health Institute to quantify lives saved and improved climate outcomes from biking
Two colliding crises pose a grave threat to human health: One is the rapid rise of chronic disease worldwide. The other is the global climate crises. In a white paper…
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New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field
The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they…