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Patz to lead MOOC on climate change policy and public health

GHI Director Jonathan Patz leads a November MOOC on climate change policy and public health.

Quality Improvement Leadership Institute Symposium and Closing Reception

Participants from Thailand, Nepal, Ethiopia, South Africa, Haiti and the Tibetan community in Dharamasala, India, present their final reports from the Quality Improvement (QI)  Leadership Institute. Participants worked with UW-Madison faculty, staff and students, and each other, to apply QI principles to address health challenges in their countries. Lori DiPrete Brown, Global Health Institute associate …

Meeting the challenge of maternal mortality and morbidity in Ethiopia

Dr. Endale Sisay Mengesha and Dr. Zerai Kassaye Tarrekegn will be presenting at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Grand Rounds on Thursday, August 27 from 7am-8am.

UW-Madison places high in recent rankings

UW-Madison again ranked among best in the world.

Global Health is All of Us: 2014-2015 GHI Impact Report

The GHI community worked in Wisconsin and across the world to improve health and well-being for today and for the future. Here are our stories.

Agriculture 4 Health: Impacts of agricultural development on human health and nutrition in Ethiopia

Henok Kurabachew Mulat, associate professor of plant pathology and director of the School of Nutrition, Food Science, and Technology at Hawassa University, promotes multidisciplinary academic and research programs to improve nutrition in Ethiopia. He is working with UW-Madison on an orange-fleshed sweet potato nutrition and health project in collaboration with the International Potato Center. He …

Report: Bicycling deaths have decreased, but adults remain at elevated risk

Study shows biking deaths are down, except for adults; sparks conversation across U.S.

Urban Horticulture Day

  Want some fresh ideas for your home garden? Stop by Urban Horticulture Day at UW-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Saturday, Aug. 15 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. At this family-friendly field day, visitors can tour the station’s vineyard, vegetable garden and extensive …

As climate warms Hawaiian forest, birds lose more ground to mosquitoes

The future of too many of the colorful birds of Hawai'i looks grim as mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases move into new territory.

UW Leading $2.6 Million Effort To Improve Solar Power Plants

UW Leading $2.6 Million Effort To Improve Solar Power Plants