By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…Dr. Seth Dailey believes in The Wisconsin Idea, sharing innovations to improve health, inclusion, and the power of homemade chili to bring a community together. For the last 21 years, Dr. Dailey has made UW–Madison his home. As chief of the Division of Laryngology, and director of the Laryngology Fellowship …
EVENT DATE: December 9, 2025, 9-10am (CST). Join Calyn Ostrowski, GHI Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development as she moderates a discussion about the UW-Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative's global reach. She is joined by panelists Dr. Abdullah Keles, Scientist, and Dr. Mutafa Baskaya, both from UW–Madison's Microneurosurgery Initiative and SMPH; and Dr. Yannick Canton Kessely, Specialist Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery,Hôpital La Renaissance de N’Djamena, Chad.
EVENT DATE: November 18, 2025, 9-10am (CST), Join panelists Matthew Conway, Director of Revenue & Strategy, Hala Systems and Senior Program Consultant, International Organization for Migration, United Nations; Milind Tambe, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and Principal Scientist & Director for “AI for Social Good,” Google Deepmind; and Beth Tellman, Assistant Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW–Madison and Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Floodbase, for this engaging discussion.
EVENT DATE: October 28, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Niti Saxena, Chief Technology Officer, S M Sehgal Foundation, leading the discussion Community-driven Solutions to Maternal Health Disparities with panelists Zoua Vang, Meta Schroeder Beckner Outreach Professor - Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies; Director, Maternal Child Health Equity & Safety Lab, School of Human Ecology, UW–Madison; Dr. Jill Denson, Research Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Director, UW Prevention Research Center; and Dr. Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle, Assistant Professor, Reproductive and Population Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
GHI is hosting a blood drive with the Red Cross on Wednesday, September 17, from 10am – 3pm in our conference room at the Medical Sciences Center to improve UW’s chance at winning $1M as part of the Big Ten & Abbott’s Second Annual We Give Blood Campaign. Last year, Wisconsin came in second place, behind Nebraska. We’re excited to again …
EVENT DATE: September 30, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Dr. James Conway, Professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Global Pediatrics and Director, Office of Global Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and panelists Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health; Dr. Jonathan Temte, Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and the Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; and Dr. William Moss, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Justin Lima (left) and Kendall Buehl (right) enjoying the view on top of El Peñón de Guatapé (Photo courtesy K. Buehl) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…This summer, Justin Lima and I had the opportunity to intern at GHI’s One Health Center in Medellín, Colombia, for two months. During this time, not only did we learn …
In this GHI Social Video Series, we share thoughts and perspectives from members of GHI’s board of visitors, advisory committee, staff, students, partners, and collaborators on relevant health issues. This health topic is honoring Women’s Health Month. We asked participating members one of three questions in May 2025. Each video will be shared as they …
Keynote Speaker Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times, addresses the crowd virtually. (Photo by Sirtaj S. Grewal/SMPH Media Solutions) Panel Makes One Health Connection with White-nose Syndrome in Bats and Keynote Highlights Impacts of Communication Networks By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…The UW–Madison 20th Global Health Symposium was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with the theme, …