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Talking Health Out Loud: How volunteering led to life-saving strategies for teens

Nurse Susan Gold discusses her journey from volunteer to developing life-saving strategies for teens with HIV/AIDS.

Climate Change: Clearer than Ever

The climate of our state, our country and the world is evolving rapidly. Vital resources of land, water, environment and infrastructure are threatened by rising temperature and changes in intensity and distribution of rainfall.  We know why it’s happening. The basic physics of greenhouse gases has been known for 150 years. Climate models that incorporate …

Center for Culture History and Environment & Terra Incognita Present: William deBuys Colloqium: “Not Shutting Down: Staying Engaged in an Era of Environmental Loss,”

Can the beauty of Earth re-inspire us even in the most trying times? Environmental historians (and journalists) face the challenge of telling stories that are true (and therefore too often lack happy endings) and yet do not cause our audiences to go numb and stop listening. After writing recent books on climate change and extinction, …

The Disease Detective

GHI Associate Director and disease detective Tony Goldberg is profiled in On Wisconsin magazine.

Matt Aliota named Forward Under 40 award recipient

Matt Aliota, a pathobiologist in the School of Veterinary Medicine, is among this year's Forward Under 40 award recipients.

Local Government Summit: Building Sustainable Communities through Energy & Resilience

Through the Climate & Energy Initiative, the Wisconsin Academy and partners will convene a full-day summit to empower local Wisconsin leaders to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and resilience across the state. Building on the success of our inaugural local government summit in 2015, this event aims to inform key decision-makers on the latest technologies, funding …

2017 Global Health Symposium: For Our Planet, For Our Health

For Our Planet, For Our Health, the Global Health Institute’s  2017 Global Health Symposium will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the Health Sciences Learning Center. The annual event is an opportunity for faculty, staff and students and community members from all disciplines to connect with each other and share their …

Jonathan Patz featured in “The Healthcare Policy Podcast”

Jonathan Patz featured in "The Healthcare Policy Podcast"

Healthy Food, Healthy Land, and Supply Chain Sustainability

Government programs seek to encourage sustainable environmental practices on America’s farms and ranches. The marketplace, however, may provide more opportunities to accomplish these same goals. Consumers drive the decisions of major corporations, and many consumers are asking for healthy food grown in a sustainable manner.  This has led corporations like General Mills and Coca Cola …

WEI Forward in Energy Forum

The next Forward in Energy Forum explores how energy decisions impact human health and the health of all life. The presenters are Chris Kucharik, professor of agronomy and environmental studies; Tracey Holloway, GHI Advisory Committee member, WEI Executive Committee member and professor at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, and Daniel Vimont, associate …