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Apply now for 2022 Global Health Grants and Awards

Application period is open for GHI Grants and Awards. Due date: January 24, 2022.

David Ira Epstein: 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award

GHI Board of Visitors Member David Ira Epstein receives 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award from the UW-Madison College of Engineering.

Exploring COVID-19 vaccines for kids

Experts on the front lines of pediatric vaccine development and public health, including GHI Associate Director James Conway, spoke during a Fearless Science Speaker Series webinar hosted by the Morgridge Institute on COVID-19 vaccines for children.

Indian home-grown COVID-19 shot wins WHO emergency use approval

Bharat Biotech Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine approved by World Health Organization. Bharat Biotech founder and CEO Krishna Ella is a member of the GHI Board of Visitors.

National Academy of Medicine Urges Congress to Address Climate Change

Calling the climate crisis a “human health emergency,” more than 100 members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have sent a petition to Congress asking lawmakers to act immediately to prevent the most dire risks to human health posed by climate change. The petition, submitted October 26 asks that lawmakers take several significant steps …

ProPublica’s Caroline Chen is UW–Madison’s fall Science Journalist in Residence

Chen to headline a Crossroads of Ideas lecture with GHI Advisory Committee Members Dominique Brossard and Ajay Sethi.

300 interviews: Ajay Sethi’s pandemic pivot

GHI Advisory Committee member and epidemiologist Ajay Sethi has done more than 300 media interviews to explain COVID-19 and its consequences.

Q&A: Air quality scientist Dr. Tracey Holloway keeps her eyes on the future

GHI Advisory Committee Member and Nelson Institute professor Tracey Holloway shares about her air quality work on campus and affiliation with Science Moms.

Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community

Join the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and Peace Corps at UW-Madison Wednesday, September 29 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. for Peace Corps Breakfast: Global Issues of Environment, Health & Community.  The seminar features Returning Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) Kate Schachter, Jamie Cummings and Claire Eldred. The speakers will look at how their Peace Corps experiences have shaped …

EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States

New EPA report highlights disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized communities in the U.S., such as heat waves and flooding.