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Sun Prairie Star: Wisconsin Partnership Program awards grants

The Wisconsin Partnership Program awarded nine grants that will improve health throughout Wisconsin with better nutrition, better maternal care, alcohol reduction and more.

Nature: Palliative care – The other opioid issue

Pain relief is a human right -- but the "war on drugs" has made it difficult to access the powerful pain killers some patients need. GHI's Jim Cleary provides insight.

Climate Change Viewed Through a Public Health Lens

GHI director Jonathan Patz attended the 2016 Citizens' Climate Lobby Conference in June to present a keynote on climate change and health.

UW campus hosts 25 young African leaders

Twenty-five young African leaders have come to the UW–Madison campus through the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute. GHI collaborated in developing the academic curriculum for the institute.

New York Times: In the face of Zika, researchers in the University of Wisconsin-Madison primate lab continue to share their results with speed and openness

In the face of Zika, researchers in the University of Wisconsin-Madison primate lab continue to share their results with speed and openness

Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute Lecture Series

“Understanding Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan: A Grounded Theory Study” by Sultanate Childress MSW, Ph.D, University of Maryland.

Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG)

Topic: The 2016 Reign of Elizaberhkingia in Wisconsin. Need parking?  No problem.  Park in the lot with the blue lines between the SVM and the WVDL. UWVeterinary Care has donated their slots for this meeting.  Park next to the livestock trailers. Can’t make it to the WVDL? Join the webcast.  Dial in for audio. IDIG …

Bacteria prevents mosquitoes from spreading Zika, UW-Madison study says

A bacteria found in butterflies and bees can help prevent the spread of Zika virus, suggesting that mosquitoes could be infected with the bacteria and released into the wild to control Zika outbreaks, UW-Madison researchers said Friday.

Benign bacteria block mosquitoes from transmitting Zika, chikungunya viruses

UW researchers release latest advancements in Zika research

CPCP Second Annual Retreat

The day-long program will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Phil Bourne, the Associate Director for Data Science of the NIH, and presentations by CPCP faculty, postdocs and students. In addition to presentations, there will be poster sessions, and ample opportunities to connect with the speakers and other event attendees. The Center for Predictive Computational Phenotyping is developing innovative computational and …