University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Women and Wellbeing

How the World Health Organization Responds to Disease Outbreaks

Ambassador John Lange, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors, discusses The Who response to disease outbreaks.

Wisconsin Without Borders Awards

Applications are due March 1, 2020.

UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health: Native American Center for Health Professions receives $1M grant renewal for student recruitment, support

The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health center will once again be the recipient of a competitive national grant to recruit American Indian and Alaska Native students into the field of medicine.

The climate crisis will profoundly affect the health of every child alive today, report says

GHI Director Jonathan Patz spoke with CNN about climate change and the newly published Lancet report.

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.

‘Making a Difference:’ Ada Deer, Champion of Women’s and Native American rights, to discuss memoir, receive 4W UNESCO Chair Award

Last year, history was made with the election of the first Native American women to Congress. Decades before, Ada Deer was busy paving the way for others to succeed. In 1957, she became the first member of the Menominee to graduate from UW-Madison, receiving her bachelor’s in social work. In 1993, she became the first …

UW–Madison signs Second Nature Resilience Commitment

Following on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s recent STARS silver rating for campus sustainability, Chancellor Rebecca Blank has announced that UW–Madison will sign the Resilience Commitment administered by Second Nature. Chancellor Blank made her announcement at the Climate Fast Forward Conference in Madison on Nov. 8, 2019. Resilience refers to the ability of institutions, infrastructure and …

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 …

Bartholomay brings Mosquitos Y Yo to Global Health Tuesday

October 29: Join us for a Global Health Tuesday seminar with Lyric Bartholomay and Mosquitos Y Yo at 5:00 p.m. in Room 1010 at the Medical Sciences Center.

Apply now for 2020 Global Health Institute grants and awards

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) is pleased to announce the application period is open for its 2020 grants and awards. This competitive grant program is designed to support global health efforts of faculty, staff and graduate students across campus, fostering the Wisconsin Idea locally and globally. Deadline extended until February 28 for …