Four University of Wisconsin–Madison students have been named winners of 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduates studying the sciences. The UW–Madison winners are sophomore Lucy Steffes and juniors Sarah Fahlberg, Elias Kemna and Samuel Neuman.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urges immediate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. GHI Advisory Committee member, Greg Nemet, is one of the report's lead authors.
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 …