In a fast-moving response to COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities are joining forces to help slow the spread of the disease. And they need your help.
Christopher Olsen, director of the Graduate/Professional and Capstone Certificates in Global Health, and Nasia Safdar from UW Health look at the viruses viability on different surfaces.
As of Tuesday afternoon, state testing for the new coronavirus had resulted in 72 positive cases and 1,038 negative cases in Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Health Services. The Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene says it has more than tripled its capacity to test specimens from patients suspected of contracting the new coronavirus.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz speaks to the Aquarium of the Pacific Aquatic Academy about the links between the earth's health and human health.
GHI has compiled COVID-19 updates, tips and links to keep you informed and help you survive the pandemic.
Learn how climate change affects Wisconsin's most iconic foods -- including cheese, wild rice, potatoes, beer and walleye -- in these reports from Wisconsin Public Radio.
Disappointed with the lack of action at the 25th United Nations climate change conference (COP25) last year in Madrid, Jonathan Patz, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), and colleagues call for renewed dedication to reduce fossil fuel emissions to benefit health in a Viewpoint commentary released online today (February 28, 2020) …
The Peace Corps has announced that for the fourth year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is No. 1 on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020. There are 79 Badgers currently volunteering around the world. Since the agency’s founding in 1961, around 3,369 alumni from University of Wisconsin–Madison have …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has again been selected as an Institute Partner for the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, UW-Madison will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging Public Management leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. This is the fourth year the university …