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Work with GHI: Apply now for an administrative support position

The position provides administrative support for the Institute's leadership team, will help coordinate event planning and help with general office management.

Henry Anderson award inspires confidence, buoys work in One Health

Grad student Laurel Myers bridges human-animal health with help from the new Henry Anderson research award.

The story of milk: Strategies and policy implications for ensuring safe milk production in Ethiopia

September 6: Join GHI visiting scholar Mestawet Taye as she discusses recommendations to inform Ethiopia-specific milk quality standards to ensure safe milk production, processing and consumption.

Thinking ahead: GHI Advisory Committee member Paul Block works to develop proactive disaster early warning system

Building off of a 2016 GHI Seed Grant, Block is using a new UW2020 grant to develop an online flood and health risk management system in an attempt to give relief organizations months — not hours or days — to prepare for disasters.

Science Friday: Under Climate Change, The AC Giveth And The AC Taketh Away

GHI Advisory Committee member Tracey Holloway discusses the downside of cranking up the AC as the climate warms.

APPLY NOW FOR A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION WITH HOT

The Initiative for Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute is now hiring a research associate. The successful candidate will join a global research program, Complete Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health, funded by the Wellcome Trust. The London-based Wellcome Trust. launched a near $14 million partnership in February to understand …

A new CDC-funded center at UW looks to stay a step ahead of the upper Midwest’s ticks and mosquitos

GHI Advisory Committee members Susan Paskewitz and Lyric Bartholomay are leading a new consortium that's looking to provide answers to how people can be better prepared to respond to vector-borne diseases and stop epidemics before they start.

Wisconsin researchers receive $60 million from National Institutes of Health

Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin were awarded to continue to implement the All of Us Research Program in Wisconsin through 2023, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds.

National Atmospheric Deposition Program moves to hygiene lab

Hygiene lab director and GHI Advisory Committee member Jamie Schauer has also worked on air quality projects in Ethiopia with GHI Director Jonathan Patz.

Mandela Fellows reflect on partnering with Madison’s Community Organizations

Fellows visit community partner organizations weekly to serve and engage with community members. One of the goals of these community partnerships is to showcase how organizations in Madison address community issues.