Category: Women and Wellbeing

Global Health Institute supports graduate students, visiting scholars and traveling faculty to study human, animal, environmental health

Posted on March 28, 2016

Girls’ health, open spaces, West Nile virus and cardiac care are among the topics University of Wisconsin-Madison investigators will explore with awards announced March 28, 2016, by the Global Health Institute (GHI). The Institute awarded eight Graduate Student Research Awards, one Faculty-Staff Travel Award and three Visiting Scholar Awards in amounts from $2,500 to $8,000. …

2016 Global Health Symposium: War leads to life lessons, apps to improve health care

Posted on March 3, 2016

Doctors Without Borders veteran and app developer is keynote speaker for 2016 Global Health Symposium.

Grist: Zika is just one more way climate change is worse for women

Posted on February 11, 2016

Climate change is affecting women in higher numbers, with famine, disease and now the dangers of the Zika virus.

Grassland biofuels could benefit people and birds in Wisconsin and beyond

Posted on February 11, 2016

Peter Blank standing in front of a monoculture of Big Bluestem. Photo: Tim Whitby This story was originally posted on wisc.edu Grassland bioenergy could be a win-win for Wisconsin’s farmers and its wildlife. A new University of Wisconsin—Madison and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources study shows that converting marginal farmlands to perennial grassland biofuel crops could …

Daily Cardinal: Campus wide women’s rights initiative looks to partner with ASM

Posted on February 9, 2016

Several academic departments and the Associated Students of Madison come together to help engage the 4W’s.

Sweet potato project helps women, children in Ethiopia

Posted on September 23, 2015

Ethiopian mothers credit sweet potatoes for making their children happier–and better in school.

What Global Goal will you champion?

Posted on September 23, 2015

The United Nations’ Millenium Goals provide a roadmap to a sustainable, healthy future. Which will you champion?

Global Health is All of Us: 2014-2015 GHI Impact Report

Posted on August 19, 2015

The GHI community worked in Wisconsin and across the world to improve health and well-being for today and for the future. Here are our stories.

GHI Seed Grant results: Child care, help at home could increase Malian women farmers’ productivity

Posted on July 30, 2015

GHI Seed Grant Results: Child care, help at home could increase Malian women farmers’ productivity.

Global health ethic echoes calls from Aldo Leopold, Pope Francis to care for people and the planet

Posted on July 16, 2015

Global health ethic echoes calls from Aldo Leopold, Pope Francis to care for people and the planet.