Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
GHI Director Jonathan Patz shares insight on new research linking climate change to global heat deaths.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz shares insight on new research linking climate change to global heat deaths.
July 27: Syed Nabeel Zafar, M.D., from the School of Medicine and Public Health, will explore background challenges related to global oncology, the current status of care, initiatives by national and international organizations and the Global Oncology program at UW-Madison.
Professor and Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, was well along in his research linking climate change to health when he arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004—then everything took off. “My research and science accelerated when I hit UW-Madison,” says Patz, who has faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental …
New report on economic burden of fossil fuels and climate change co-authored by UW alumnus Vijay S. Limaye, advised by GHI Director Jonathan Patz and designed by GHI Outreach Specialist and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action Abby Lois.
GHI Associate Director James Conway co-authored new paper on threat of COVID-19 to children’s health globally.
The 4W Initiative announces its 2021 grant program awardees.
With its 2021 grants and awards, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) again funds projects from across campus and across disciplines. From traditional knowledge to land use to cervical cancer, faculty, staff, clinicians and students will use the awards to look at the complex determinants of health and well-being. The awards go to …
UniverCity Year, a program aimed at finding practical solutions to community-based challenges, seeks a new local government partner for 2021-2024 academic years.
GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi shares insight on implications of new CDC guidance for masking.
Interview with GHI Associate Director James Conway on COVID-19 vaccinations for children and reaching herd immunity.