University of Wisconsin–Madison

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WSJ: Wisconsin’s first case of new coronavirus from China is resident from Dane County

GHI Director of the Graduate • Professional • Capstone Certificate in Global Health Program Chris Olsen discusses the origins of the coronavirus with WSJ.

UW-Madison’s Christopher Olsen on Wuhan Coronavirus

Chris Olsen, GHI director of the Graduate • Professional • Capstone Certificates in Global Health, spoke with WORT News about the Wuhan Coronavirus.

2020 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced

Among them is Paul Block, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, and Andrea Hicks, a GHI Planetary Health Advisor. Congratulations!

Prof: Consuming insects can help combat climate change

GHI Director Jonathan Patz discussed the benefits of eating insects at a Caribbean Planetary Health Conference.

Call for Proposals: 4W faculty innovation grants and graduate student engagement grants

The 4W Initiative awards grants to faculty and graduate students who wish to develop a project related to gender and wellbeing. Projects should have a research-to-action focus aimed at enhancing gender equity locally and/or globally. These grants are made possible by the generosity of the Women’s Philanthropy Council. There are two grant opportunities: 4W Innovation Grant for …

WPR: Number of severe flu cases increase this season

GHI Associate Director and Director of the SMPH Office of Global Health Jim Conway discussed the increase in flu cases this season with WPR.

NPR: How much should the public be told about research into risk viruses?

Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee and UW-Madison researcher, shared with NPR that when it comes to research into viruses, “NIH should be transparent in announcing funding of the work, and disclosing the review process. But, that information should be balanced to ensure security measures of the work and the safety of research personnel are not compromised.”

GHI, Nelson support Global Climate and Health Summit at COP 25

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are key supporters of the Global Climate and Health Summit taking place Saturday, December 7, at United Nations COP 25 climate change conference in Madrid. The one-day summit, convened by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) in collaboration with the World …

2020 Global Health Symposium explores many paths toward health and well-being

The Symposium has been postponed in a campus-wide decision to protect everyone’s safety during the coronavirus outbreak. Watch this page for further updates.

Panel discusses importance of food sovereignty

The Department of Community and Environmental Sociology and the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute hosted a panel discussion on global food sovereignty.