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WPR: Wisconsin Energy Institute: Negative Emissions

UW-Madison researchers, including GHI Advisory Committee member Gregory Nemet, are working on new technologies that can remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Recruiting faculty to address Native American health disparities

The three new faculty members, who will begin working August 2019, will collaborate closely with tribal communities and Native organizations to identify needs and determine priorities while advancing science.

As the climate warms, tens of thousands of lakes may spend winters ice free

A new study published by an international team of researchers, including at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shows that many northern latitude lakes are at risk of experiencing some ice-free winters in the coming decades. In some places, lake ice will disappear altogether by the end of the century.

Mapping hot spots through ‘one health’ research in Uganda

GHI Associate Director for Research Tony Goldberg is involved with a project devoted to exploring the reasons why Sub-Saharan Africa is a prominent region for infectious diseases.

As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughts

A study by UW-Madison scientists looked at yields of sorghum, a crop related to corn that is prized for its drought resistance.

A new kind of mosquito repellent that comes from bacteria

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, including GHI Advisory Committee member Susan Paskewitz, describe the first mosquito-repelling compounds to be derived from bacteria.

Human respiratory viruses continue to spread in wild chimpanzees

A team led by GHI Associate Director Tony Goldberg identified two simultaneous outbreaks of respiratory illness in chimpanzees in the wild, one of which was lethal.

African Studies Program accepting applications for 2019 YALI-MWF Continuing Connections Travel awards

The awards are intended for international travel costs to bring YALI-MWF alumni to Madison or to support the costs of sending Madison-area professionals abroad. The deadline to submit an application is February 15, 2019.

4W Initiative announces two funding opportunities

Proposals for both opportunities are due Monday, March 4 at 5 p.m.

OnWisconsin: Bug Bites

More than two billion people around the world regularly consume insects. UW–Madison researchers have documented, for the first time, the health effects of eating them. GHI's postdoctoral research associate Valerie Stull is the study's lead author.