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From STAT: U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak
With a case discovered in the U.S., concern grows about the spread of the monkeypox infection.
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SDG 360 Thinking from Classroom to Community: 5 Ways to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals
GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown presents five ways university-community partnerships can advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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Colombia-UW agreement opens new doors for global health training and research
A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Colombian government opens opportunities for research and bilateral exchanges for students and researchers, says Jorge Osorio, the new director of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and professor of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Opportunities to develop and produce new vaccines for Colombia.…
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Cutting air pollution emissions would save 50,000 U.S. lives, $600 billion each year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Published today in the journal GeoHealth, the study reports the…
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Bharat Biotech co-founder receives honorary degree
The University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes these extraordinary contributions of delivering over4 billion vaccines to people in 123 countries by awarding Krishna the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 and an honorary degree in 2022.