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Infectious Disease Interest Group: Field Investigations of Zoonotic Salmonellosis

A collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies and private industry discussing Zoonotic Salmonellosis, hosted by Donald Sockett of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Can’t make it? Join the free webinar. You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 532-198-861

Weston Roundtable: Is Rice Really Nice? Waterbirds and agriculture in South Asia

As scientists declare our time to be the Anthropocene epoch, the search for mechanisms and examples to aid in biodiversity conservation has acquired new urgency. There is, however, a perceptible shift in our collective ability to realize the value of human-dominated landscapes as potential wildlife habitat. This shift has accelerated efforts in areas that would …

The Color of Food: Reflecting on our Food Movement

Natasha Bowens, author of The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming, challenges us to reflect on our movement for good food and food justice. Her lecture will explore issues of justice and inclusivity in our movement while amplifying the role of communities of color and challenging the status quo of agricultural identity. Through …

Healio: Climate crisis expected to contribute to global disease burden

Global climate crisis involves temperatures, sea levels, melting glaciers, extreme weather that will impact children’s health, Patz says.

Cost Analysis of Humanitarian Action

During the past two decades, economists have published an enormous volume of work on development and humanitarian programs. However, most of this research focuses on the impacts of development and humanitarian programs – with implementation costs given relatively little attention. Nonprofit organizations respond to an implicit pricing mechanism that reflects the programs donors are willing …

World of Water: Opportunities & Engineering Challenges in the 21st Century

UW faculty and professional practitioners discuss water issues that affect your future in the first in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Discovery Series.

AAP News & Journals: Action Needed on ‘Climate Crisis’ to Protect Children’s Health

GHI Director Jonathan Patz tells pediatricians that action is needed on climate crisis to protect children’s health.

Navigating Aging, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS

Sanyu Mojola, an associate professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan, discusses the intersection of aging, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. She studies how societies produce health and illness and is especially interested in understanding social processes, mechanisms and patterns of social organization that lead to health inequities on many fronts. Much of Mojola’s work is focused …

UW students from Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease, co-directed by GHI Advisory Committee members, aid post-Harvey mosquito control

UW students from Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease, co-directed by GHI Advisory Committee members, aid post-Harvey mosquito control

Global Hot Spots: How Might Solving the Global Climate Crisis be the Health Cure of the Century?

              The global climate crisis poses large risks to public health through many exposure pathways — from heat waves and air pollution to malnutrition, infectious diseases, and social dislocation. At the same time, confronting the cause of climate change — reducing greenhouse gas emissions — offers large benefits to …