The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges.
China has about one million new cases of TB annually, a number that is slowly falling. Each year, 10 million cases of TB account for an estimated 1.7 million deaths globally, making it the most deadly infectious disease.
Infectious disease expert Mary Wilson keynotes the 15th annual Global Health Symposium with "Bugs and Drugs: A Shifting Landscape."
The new awards address a diverse range of issues including the health impacts of racism, tackling the social determinants of health in Milwaukee’s Latino community, preventing early childhood expulsion and strengthening support systems for citizens returning from incarceration.
GHI Associate Director Jim Conway joined WPR to discuss flu shots and all the nuanced feelings people have about them.
Here & Now's Robin Young spoke with GHI Advisory Committee member Gregory Nemet.
In an opinion piece, GHI Advisory Committee member Richard Keller says downplaying the casualties from natural disasters undermines future preparations.
The main force behind the University of Koinadugu is a man who could have used it decades ago. Alhaji N’Jai managed to go to college in Michigan only after escaping his country’s civil war. Eventually he joined a post-doctorate program at UW-Madison.
Former U.S. Ambassador John Lange, a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation and a GHI Board of Visitors member, contributed an opinion column for The Hill.
GHI Director Jonathan Patz said the study is consistent with recent work by other scientists, including his own recent research on heat waves and hospital admissions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over a 17-year period.