University of Wisconsin–Madison

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The history of Lyme disease has a Wisconsin chapter. It’s still being written.

GHi Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz has watched the advance of ticks in Wisconsin.

Demand for meat is destroying the Amazon. Smarter choices at dinner table can go a long way to help.

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.

Bicycle Infrastructure Saves Lives In More Ways Than One

GHI Director Jonathan Patz says we need to design cities for safe bicycle travel.

Climate Action Could Avert Nearly Half The World’s Premature Deaths

GHI Director Jonathan Patz looks at health opportunities from a low-carbon economy.

State energy, health experts stress shift away from fossil fuels as US bans Russian oil imports

GHI Director Jonathan Patz joins state health professionals in looking for a shift to a clean economy to prevent disease and death.

New model measures the community health impact of bicycling and walking

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, GHI Board of Visitors member, to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison

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.

Actions on Climate Crisis Offer Major Public Health Gains

GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses how actions on climate crisis benefit health.

UniverCity Year program to partner with six communities in 2022

Now in its seventh year, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s UniverCity Year program is working with six communities stretching from the neighboring City of Stoughton to Polk County in northwest Wisconsin. UniverCity Year (UCY) is the hallmark program of UniverCity Alliance–an initiative that connects local governments across Wisconsin with resources at the university. Through the three-year UCY …

2022 Global Health Symposium is April 19

April 19: The 2022 Global Health Symposium, “Making Connections: Health, Climate & Equity,” includes a keynote address from Jalonne White-Newsome on advancing climate justice, a panel that introduces the U.N. Sustainable Development goals, posters from across campus and a reception.