University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Patz elected to National Academy of Medicine

Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his pioneering research on the connections between climate change and human health. Patz, the John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment with faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute …

Midwest Universities for Global Health Conference challenges colleagues to improve academic programs

In little more than 25 hours, from 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 13, to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, September 14, colleagues from over 20 Midwest universities and organizations wrestled with how to improve global health programming for undergraduate and graduate students and to advance health across disciplines and the world. The Global Health Institute (GHI) at University …