Tony Goldberg, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, knows that most human diseases, like COVID-19, don’t start — or end — with our species. These diseases are really a part of our whole ecosystem, and that includes the animals we interact with.
Solving the biggest challenges facing humanity isn’t something academia, science or industry can do alone, says Jalonne White-Newsome, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC. “The goal of research is for discovery,” says White-Newsome, the keynote speaker for the 2022 Global Health Symposium, “Making Connections: Climate, Health & Equity.” “But …
GHi Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz has watched the advance of ticks in Wisconsin.
GHI Seed Grant recipient Holly Gibbs suggests "we're going to be eating the rainforest in our burgers" and says Americans need to help save the Amazon.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz says we need to design cities for safe bicycle travel.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz looks at health opportunities from a low-carbon economy.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz joins state health professionals in looking for a shift to a clean economy to prevent disease and death.
Everyone knows walking and bicycling is good for the health of a community, but how good? And how can city planners measure those impacts to champion bicycle and walking infrastructure? At the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, Samuel Younkin, lead researcher for the Initiative for Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT), and colleagues created a new model …
Krishna Ella, scientist, successful entrepreneur in the field of vaccines and a member of GHI's Board of Visitors, will receive an honorary degree from UW-Madison at spring commencement.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses how actions on climate crisis benefit health.