University of Wisconsin–Madison

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EcoHealth, like GHI, calls for climate/health action

EcoHealth, like GHI, calls for addressing climate change to benefit human, animal and ecosystem health.

Helping Communities Prepare for Change

Nelson Institute scientists predict a sharp rise in annual temperatures in the coming decades, and the Institute with other agencies is helping Wisconsin communities prepare for change.

Fulbright Award Takes Patz to Ethiopia

A Fulbright Scholar grant will take Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute (GHI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to Ethiopia to work on issues involving livable cities, climate change and health during the spring semester of his 2014-2015 sabbatical. He will spend the fall and winter in Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Alhaji N’jai Speaks Out about the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Dr. Alhaji N’jai, founder of the Madison, WI and Sierra Leone based nonprofit organization Project 1808 speaks out about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Dr. Jim Conway on the Larry Meiller Show

Listen to this interview with Dr. Jim Conway on the Larry Meiller Show to learn more about the importance of vaccinations.

Officials, Parents Evaluate Vaccine Exemptions As Some Diseases Are Resurgent

Dr. Jim Conway, one of GHI’s Associate Directors, talks about the dangers of vaccination exemptions parents are choosing for their children.

Tony Goldberg’s work in Nature

Nature medicine news profiles Dr. Tony Goldberg’s discovery of a previously unknown tick in equatorial Africa. It rode home, unknown to him, in his right nostril.

Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne takes a holistic view to provide health care during crisis

Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne discusses peace, empowerment and health

Elynn Kann discusses women’s empowerment and well-being

Former Global Health Intern at the UW Global Health Institute, Elynn Kann, blogged about women’s empowerment and well-being in Bosnia. She is on  a year long trip to explore the topic post-2015 MDGs.

Check out the power of poop

“Power of Poop”