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Global Health Tuesday: Building Indigenous Trust & Partnerships for Health

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EVENT DATE: January 28, 2025, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Carla Vigue, Director of Tribal Relations, UW–Madison, and panelists Caleb McGeshick, Councilman II, Sokaogon Chippewa Community; Jason Neilitz, CIO, Sokaogon Chippewa Community; Kurt Zimmerman, Senior Director, Biohealth Industry Partnerships, and Director, Master of Science in Biotechnology Program, SMPH; and Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis, Director of Indigenous Science Advocacy, Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP)

Donate to GHI’s Small, Mighty Team

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, UW-Madison is one of a few universities in the United States, where a medical school, a school of veterinary science, a school of agriculture, a school of engineering, and a law school are all on the same campus. UW-Madison provides the optimal environment for interdisciplinary approaches. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted UW-Madison’s …

Donate to GHI, Expand Wisconsin Idea

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, Did you know the Global Health Institute is a small but mighty team collaborating with UW-Madison’s 21 schools and colleges to strategically link multidisciplinary talent and expertise with global partners in academia, industry, governments, and NGOs? In just two short years, GHI has successfully implemented its new strategic vision to establish …

The Big Ten and Abbott’s WE GIVE BLOOD DRIVE Campaign Hits Home

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GHI Associate Director Strategic Partnerships & Development, Calyn Ostrowski, with her two children (photo courtesy C. Ostrowski) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…For Calyn Ostrowski, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development, UW–Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), The We Give Blood Drive by Abbott and the Big Ten is deeply personal. Just last year, Ostrowski underwent a …

Blood Drive at GHI: December 4, 2024

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Blood Drive at GHI: December 4, 2024, 10-2:30pm Location: MSC 1010

20th Annual Global Health Symposium was April 8, 2025

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April 8, 2025, at the Discovery Building. Theme: Why Global Health Networks Matter, featuring a panel discussion of White-nose Syndrome in Bats Connection to One Health

Global Health Webinar: Supporting Sustainable Global Health

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EVENT DATE: December 11, 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring moderator Richard Gordon, Director, International Business Development, South African Medical Research Council, and panelists Karlee Silver, CEO Grand Challenges Canada, and Ramanan Laxminarayan, Founder & President, One Health Trust.

Global Health Tuesday: Exploring Global Health Networks with Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition (APDC)

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EVENT DATE: November 19, 2024, 9-10am (CST), featuring GHI Director Jorge Osorio as moderator with panelist Mary Rodgers, Juan Pablo Hernandez Ortiz, and Sunil Solomon.

Dr. Saminathan Mani: A Journey From India to GHI as ICMR-DHR Fellow

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Photo S. Mani: Dr. Saminathan Mani at the Robert P. Hanson Biomedical Sciences Laboratories, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW–Madison

HISTORIC AGREEMENT WITH STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY, UW–MADISON’S GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE AND DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

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Photo courtesy Paul Escalante/UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry