Prof: Consuming insects can help combat climate change
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discussed the benefits of eating insects at a Caribbean Planetary Health Conference.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discussed the benefits of eating insects at a Caribbean Planetary Health Conference.
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 …
GHI Associate Director and Director of the SMPH Office of Global Health Jim Conway discussed the increase in flu cases this season with WPR.
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 research personnel are not compromised.”
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 …
UW-Madison professor Stanley Temple remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity because of Aldo Leopold’s life and writings.
Finding practical solutions to community-based challenges is at the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year. Launched in 2016 with the Wisconsin Idea in mind, the program has traditionally partnered with a single community on projects to accelerate innovation and improve the lives of people in Wisconsin. This year, UniverCity Year expects to make a …
GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg discusses the importance of mussels with National Geographic.