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 …
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 …
The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they have been during a global pandemic. It’s timely, then, that UW–Madison is launching a new global health major. It’s an expansion of the existing global …
Mariaelena Huambachano has spent her life crossing cultures: Of Quechua lineage, she was born and raised in Chorillos, Peru, and, at 19, immigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees to give voice to Indigenous ways of being in Western academia. On April 14, the assistant professor of Civil Society and …
Trees along the Nanay River in the Peruvian rainforest fell as the population exploded, a road was paved and fields expanded. Researchers, including Jonathan Patz, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), showed the rate of bites from malaria-carrying mosquitoes was more than 200 times higher than in forested areas. Diseases emerge …
GHI Director Jonathan Patz among faculty members urging UW Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies.
In a new article, GHI Postdoctoral Research Associate Valerie Stull explores how edible insects promote human health.
Take a look at how five universities including UW-Madison handled COVID-19 this past fall semester.
UW-Madison UniverCity Alliance partnered with Adams County to create a marketing campaign to boost winter tourism amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculty are encouraged to join the UniverCity Year program as it partners with Marathon County, Racine County, the Village of Waunakee, and Milwaukee to find practical solutions to community-based challenges. This mission is at the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year program, which brings faculty, students and members of Wisconsin communities together to …