University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Education

2018 Global Health Symposium

A video of the symposium speaker Susan Paskewitz can be found here, and a video of the panel discussion can be found here. WHEN: April 10th, 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Union South With “Deadly Foes: Why Mosquitoes and Ticks Matter to Global Health,” professor Susan Paskewitz will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Global …

Graduate•Professional•Capstone Certificates in Global Health open doors for students across campus

  For Teresa Caya, who earned her Graduate•Professional Certificate in Global Health while completing her medical degree, the certificate was a way to plan and carry out an infectious disease global health project in Nicaragua. “We live in a world in which disease and poverty do not respect geographic boundaries,” she says. “Better understanding health …

UW–Madison ranked No. 1 for Peace Corps for second year

UW–Madison ranked No. 1 for Peace Corps for second year

Sheri Johnson talks priorities as new UW Population Health Institute Leader

Sheri Johnson talks priorities as new UW Population Health Institute Leader

Op-ed from UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Morgridge Institute CEO Brad Schwartz in ‘The Hill’: The ‘Ice Road Truckers of science’ and why we need them

Op-ed from UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Morgridge CEO Brad Schwartz published in ‘The Hill’: The ‘Ice Road Truckers of science’ and why we need them

Milwaukee Public Radio: UW-Madison Program Places Med Students in Milwaukee’s Underserved Communities

Milwaukee Public Radio: UW-Madison Program Places Med Students in Milwaukee’s Underserved Communities

Celebrating Cindy Haq’s contributions to UW-Madison Global Health

Professor and physician Cindy Haq helped shape global health at UW-Madison.

Campus mourns loss of Robin Mittenthal

Remembering Robin Mittenthal

Global health community mourns loss of Robin Mittenthal

We will all miss Robin Mittenthal, an educator, farmer, entomologist, and global health expert, who died Saturday in a farm accident.

Apply now for Medical Spanish for Health Science Students

Health science students are invited to apply now for Medical Spanish (Medical Sciences 622-735). The class helps students improve their Spanish-language skills in a medical interviewing context and effectively interact with Spanish-speaking patients from the community. Students earn one credit in the class taught by Araceli Alonso, R.N., Ph.D., an associate faculty member in the Department …