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2026 Global Health Symposium

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EVENT DATE: April 8, 2026, 4-8pm CST. UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute (GHI), Office of Global Health in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), host the 2026 Global Health Symposium: Establishing Trust for Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Universities & Alliances. In the Discovery Building. Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Global Health Tuesday: UW–Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative to Improve Global Health

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EVENT DATE: December 9, 2025, 9-10am (CST). Join Calyn Ostrowski, GHI Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development as she moderates a discussion about the UW-Madison Microneurosurgery Initiative’s global reach. She is joined by panelists Dr. Abdullah Keles, Scientist, and Dr. Mutafa Baskaya, both from UW–Madison’s Microneurosurgery Initiative and SMPH; and Dr. Yannick Canton Kessely, Specialist Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery,Hôpital La Renaissance de N’Djamena, Chad.

The Big Ten and Abbott’s WE GIVE BLOOD DRIVE Campaign Hits Home

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GHI Associate Director Strategic Partnerships & Development, Calyn Ostrowski, with her two children (photo courtesy C. Ostrowski) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…For Calyn Ostrowski, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Development, UW–Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), The We Give Blood Drive by Abbott and the Big Ten is deeply personal. Just last year, Ostrowski underwent a …

UW Delegation To Colombia: Collaboration Now & Into The Future

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UW Delegation to Colombia: Collaboration Now & In The Future.

The Global Health Institute (GHI) is an agent for collaboration, rooted in the Wisconsin Idea.

GHI Holds 2023 Advisory Committee Meeting/Retreat

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By Katie Newcomb, GHI Communications Director…On August 8, 2023, more than 40 advisory members, GHI staff, and friends attended the Global Health Institute’s (GHI) Advisory Committee Meeting/Retreat at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The meeting goals were to share the work GHI has accomplished in the past year, highlight the vision moving forward, thank members for their …