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Global Health

Global Perspectives in Action: International Division Focuses on RISE Initiative

Posted on February 14, 2025

The world faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change to global health crises. The university seeks to address many of these challenges through the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, emphasizing faculty hiring, research …

Posted in NewsTagged climate change, Global Health, IRIS, IRIS NRC, RISE, RISE-AI, RISE-EARTH, RISE-THRIVE

Global health among UW’s 5 hottest majors

Posted on February 7, 2023

Higher education is constantly evolving to reflect the changing interests of students and specialized needs of employers. At UW–Madison, the majors with the greatest enrollment growth are a good barometer of the university’s responsiveness to …

Posted in StudentsTagged Global Health

Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs

Posted on November 24, 2022

A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet …

Posted in NewsTagged Global Health

UW-Madison Ischool Professor B. Ian Hutchins Emphasizes Importance of Preprints

Posted on November 14, 2022

In a recent paper that was published in The Lancet Global Health Journal, iSchool professor B. Ian Hutchins and his research team shared results demonstrating that preprints are likely accurate enough to be used more …

Posted in Faculty & StaffTagged covid-19, Global Health

New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field

Posted on March 5, 2021

The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they have been during a global …

Posted in News, StudentsTagged Academics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Global Health

Finding common ground across borders

Posted on September 23, 2020

Human rights issues do not discriminate based on continent, nor do they halt in the face of a pandemic – in fact, they are global matters that magnify in times of disaster. Through participation in …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, Students, Study AbroadTagged Black Lives Matter, covid-19, Global Health, Human Rights, Morocco, Nigeria, Sex trafficking, Spain

Lessons from Kathmandu

Posted on May 11, 2020

Inside a restaurant at the foothills of the Himalayas, Elizabeth Sumiec danced to music with her new friends and her host family. A few days prior, those same people had been strangers, and she knew …

Posted in News, Research, Students, Study AbroadTagged Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Biochemistry, Biological Aspects of Conservation, Global Health, Nepal, Oncology, study aboard program

Catch up with . . . Kristin Kohlmann BS’13 Genetics and Global Health Certificate

Posted on October 29, 2019

Kristin Kohlmann has a passion for keeping children healthy and well-fed. And to make it happen, she found the perfect partner with Project Peanut Butter, a nonprofit that works to treat the most extreme form …

Posted in Alumni, News, StudentsTagged Africa, Global Health, Wisconsin Alumni Association

SURGERY RESIDENCY GOES GLOBAL

Posted on May 9, 2018

GOING GLOBAL IN GENERAL SURGERY: RESIDENT RETURNS FROM DEPARTMENT’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ROTATION Increasingly, a modern surgeon is a global surgeon. Whether through clinical service or research collaborations, today’s surgeons do global work. That’s why the …

Posted in Internships & Careers, Projects & InitiativesTagged Department of Surgery, Global Health

Tupesis helps link resident training and global health

Posted on July 12, 2017

Medical residency training in the U.S. rests on 100 years of history that sends new doctors to U.S. hospitals to learn the intricacies of their chosen specialty, from cardiac and cancer care to family medicine. …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged Global Health, Janis P.Tupesis, School of Medicine and Public Health
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