News
Welcome to the Global Health Institute news page.
If you have news to share with GHI, click here to contact us.
All GHI News
-
Immunization, Public Health and Trust: A Roundtable on Vaccine Controversies
This roundtable will address the ongoing controversy about the benefits and concerns surrounding vaccines. In spite of decades of successful immunization campaigns and the debunking of studies linking vaccines to diseases such as autism, vaccination is still heavily resisted by several segments of American society. We have assembled an interdisciplinary group of experts to examine…
-
Because Tomorrow Needs Her – Doctors Without Borders
Because Tomorrow Needs Her is an urgent call to all involved and all who care that more needs to be done to address the specific medical needs of women and girls around the world. We know how to save their lives, yet 800 women die every day from pregnancy-related causes. We know how to ease…
-
2015 Energy Summit
Organized by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, this year’s Energy Summit will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and Union South on the UW–Madison campus on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. “The Energy Summit is about bringing different people together to think through some of the most difficult challenges of our time,” says Holloway. “Without…
-
Conference for Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being
The Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners whose work is designed to enhance the well-being of children and families through secular contemplative practices such as mindfulness and meditation. We seek to advance the science and practice of contemplative practices to address: Children’s and family member’s attention…
-
Infectious Disease Interest Group: Influenza in Wisconsin
The UW Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies, and private industry. This week’s program welcomes Thomas Haupt from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The talk is also available by webinar at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/303778093. You can also dial in using your…