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Call for Proposals: 4W faculty innovation grants and graduate student engagement grants
The 4W Initiative awards grants to faculty and graduate students who wish to develop a project related to gender and wellbeing. Projects should have a research-to-action focus aimed at enhancing gender equity locally and/or globally. These grants are made possible by the generosity of the Women’s Philanthropy Council. There are two grant opportunities: 4W Innovation Grant for…
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WPR: Number of severe flu cases increase this season
GHI Associate Director and Director of the SMPH Office of Global Health Jim Conway discussed the increase in flu cases this season with WPR.
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NPR: How much should the public be told about research into risk viruses?
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee and UW-Madison researcher, shared with NPR that when it comes to research into viruses, “NIH should be transparent in announcing funding of the work, and disclosing the review process. But, that information should be balanced to ensure security measures of the work and the safety of…
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Students see opportunity to make a difference at high school global health day
What is a global citizen? “We’re people trying to make the world a better place,” says a high school student at “Opening Doors to the World,” the annual High School Global Public Health Day at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There’s no such thing as perfect, but we are trying to improve it.” More than 50…
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Conservationist reminds us: Aldo Leopold still relevant today
UW-Madison professor Stanley Temple remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity because of Aldo Leopold’s life and writings.