University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: One Health Center

From Madison to Medellín: The Story of GHI’s Summer Interns, Justin & Kendall

Justin Lima (left) and Kendall Buehl (right) enjoying the view on top of El Peñón de Guatapé (Photo courtesy K. Buehl) By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…This summer, Justin Lima and I had the opportunity to intern at GHI’s One Health Center in Medellín, Colombia, for two months. During this time, not only did we learn …

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

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 …

Augmenting Microgrid Systems in Colombia: GHI Partners with Rebecca Alcock (ISyE)

By Kendall Buehl, GHI Staffer…Rebecca Alcock, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is constantly working to innovate in the field of global health systems engineering. Alcock received a bachelor’s degree (2018) and a master’s degree (2020), both in Biomedical Engineering, from UW–Madison, and started …

GHI-One Health Center-West Africa in Sierra Leone to expand One Health collaboration efforts locally and globally

GHI is pleased to share the opening of the GHI-One Health Center Sierra Leone, led by Alhaji N’jai with support from Project 1808, Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, University of Sierra Leone, and the Ministry of Health.