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UW Health experts: Vaccinating children is essential part of ending pandemic

GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., shares the importance of vaccinating children in ending the pandemic.

Global Health Symposium panels welcome many voices to advance health for all

Watch the symposium videos. Patricia Tellez-Giron, M.D., who grew up in Mexico, knows first-hand the challenges of immigrants. As a family medicine doctor and community activist, she’s cared for the Latinx community in Madison for decades. “Almost everything I do is because the Latinx community is a community that has been in the shadows for …

As eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine widens, promising news for kids

GHI Associate Director James Conway shares insight on vaccine efficacy in children amid new Pfizer data results.

Becoming a Buddhist Climate Scientist

Conservation scientist and director of faith-based, climate-change program the Loka Initiative Dekila Chungyalpa shares how Buddhist teachings sustain her work.

Washington’s vaccinated navigate socializing after a year in lockdown

GHI Advisory Committee Member Ajay Sethi shares insight on how vaccinated individuals can have open conversations about risk, comfort levels as they navigate under relaxed social guidance.

Could Another Sickness Jump From Animals to Humans? “We Can Bet On It”

GHI Advisory Committee Member and professor of epidemiology Tony Goldberg discusses the onset of the coronavirus and why we should be prepared for another pandemic.

Land use-induced spillover: priority actions for protected and conserved area managers

GHI Director Jonathan Patz is co-author on new paper published in PARKS: The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation.

Doctor dispels concerns over COVID-19 vaccines

GHI Associate Director James Conway answers questions about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

Six-Legged Livestock Could Solve Food Shortages — Sustainably

In the Midwest, we’re used to seeing big fields dotted with cattle and steel barns bustling with broiler chickens. Beef, poultry, and pork are common in our daily meals, whether mixed in pasta or placed on a bun. But in many countries, where food shortages are common, such protein abundance is a luxury. To help …

UW atmospheric scientist bridges science, policy, public health to bring space-based data to the world

For atmospheric scientist Tracey Holloway, it’s all about connection. Connections between research and policy, connections between air quality and health, and interpersonal connections have driven Holloway, a professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, throughout her career. The connections she makes with …