University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Watch new Zika video from UW-Madison

Watch the new UW-Madison Zika video here.

Wisconsin State Journal: FluGen starts tests of a new influenza vaccine on humans

Breakthrough research by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, an influenza specialist in the School of Veterinary Medicine and GHI Advisory member, and UW's Gabriele Neumann is key to a new kind of influenza vaccine that's starting its first round of human tests.

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.