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Air quality and its impact on transplants

Jamie Schauer, a GHI Advisory member and professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, shows air pollution impacts transplant recipients.

Seeking sustainable urban habitat for tomorrow’s ‘metro sapiens’

Assistant scientist Jason Vargo studies the future of urbanization and how moving into cities could lead to a sustainable future.

Humanity has exceeded 4 of 9 ‘planetary boundaries,’ according to researchers

GHI Advisory member Steve Carpenter on team that shows human impact pushing earth past "safe operating space."

Application Period Now Open for Graduate/Professional and Capstone Certificate in Global Health!

Applications will be accepted through April 15 for the 2015-2016 Graduate/Professional/Capstone Certificate in Global Health.

Global Health Symposium 2015: Call for abstracts

Submission deadline: February 16. Open to faculty, staff, students from all schools/colleges.

Climate Change and Global Health: Governance Challenges

New report from Graduate Institute Geneva looks at governance for global health.

Jason Vargo TEDx video posted

Jason Vargo's TEDxUWMadison talk on designing for change.

African Federation for Emergency Medicine seeks interns

Applications will be available January 12 for one-year internships with the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM). The organization was established in 2009 to support emergency care across Africa. Interns help with event planning and development, scientific projects, donor relations and fundraising. The one-year internships are primarily based in Cape Town, South Africa, for the …

Lori DiPrete Brown among Brava’s 30 Women 2 Watch

DiPrete Brown among Brava's 30 Women to Watch; Dean Shim imagines well-being for women.

Contributing to global collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork

In a new article, GHI's Lori DiPrete Brown suggests new ways to improve global collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork.