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Wisconsin Partnership Program awards $4 million to health equity initiatives
The new awards address a diverse range of issues including the health impacts of racism, tackling the social determinants of health in Milwaukee’s Latino community, preventing early childhood expulsion and strengthening support systems for citizens returning from incarceration.
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WPR: Why are people still not getting their flu shots?
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway joined WPR to discuss flu shots and all the nuanced feelings people have about them.
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Report calls for capturing carbon to combat climate change. How would that work?
Here & Now’s Robin Young spoke with GHI Advisory Committee member Gregory Nemet.
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Scientific American: Trump’s Irresponsible Denial of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Deaths
In an opinion piece, GHI Advisory Committee member Richard Keller says downplaying the casualties from natural disasters undermines future preparations.
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Isthmus: The college try — How the Wisconsin Idea reached one of the poorest regions in Sierra Leone
The main force behind the University of Koinadugu is a man who could have used it decades ago. Alhaji N’Jai managed to go to college in Michigan only after escaping his country’s civil war. Eventually he joined a post-doctorate program at UW-Madison.