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Experts split on whether Wisconsin should reopen on a regional basis
GHI Associate Director speaks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health
Congratulations to our global health graduates! It has been our pleasure to serve you during your time at UW-Madison and to guide you in your global health education. Best of luck for whatever your future may bring!
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UW Planetary Health Scholars’ flash talks look toward a healthy, sustainable future
Martin Ventura uses mushrooms in his quest to turn corn stalks into a low-cost feed for crickets, an edible insect that can relieve food insecurity. Ramin Ghamkhar is finding ways to save energy in aquaponics systems that grow plants and fish in a closed loop. Jessica LeClair looks at the strategies nurses use to promote…
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UW-Madison faculty, students help create a COVID-19 app for Wisconsinites
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free desktop and mobile app that provides accurate information, social support and helpful resources to Wisconsinites, launches today. The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed the app in partnership with government, academic, medical, business and community organizations statewide. The desktop app can be accessed…
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Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg talks with Science about the coronavirus danger to apes and efforts to protect them and local people.