September 6: Join GHI visiting scholar Mestawet Taye as she discusses recommendations to inform Ethiopia-specific milk quality standards to ensure safe milk production, processing and consumption.
Events
UniverCity Year program accepting proposals for new local government partners
If you have any questions about what it means to participate, or help crafting your proposal, you should reach out to the Program’s Director, Gavin Luter.
Young African Leaders Speak Out:
July 10, 17 and 24: YALI Tuesdays give Young African Scholars a chance to share their work to ensure health for all.
Introducing YALI Expert Exchange
Introducing YALI Expert Exchange
WNPRC Pilot Research Projects Grants Program now inviting 2018-19 applications
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is now inviting applications for its 2018-2019 Pilot Research Project Grants. The awards provide a maximum of $50,000 (direct costs) for one year. Request for proposals issued: April …
Life is Your Best Medicine
When: Wednesday May 30th, 2018, 7:00pm Where: Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1306 Everything we do, from the food we eat to the way we move in the world, to the way we treat a stranger, …
JUNE 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest
June 25: Neurosurgery in the Amazon Rainforest—Providing Voice and Care for Newly-Contacted Communities
2018 Teaching and Learning Symposium
The annual Teaching and Learning Symposium provides an opportunity for the UW-Madison teaching and learning community to share best practices, celebrate accomplishments, and discuss new learning and teaching practices and theories in a forum dedicated …
Wisconsin Without Borders Awards Ceremony
WHEN: April 19th, 4:00 p.m. WHERE: School of Education, Wisconsin Idea Room Join us to celebrate UW-Madison faculty, staff and students who have demonstrated excellence in interdisciplinary engagement that places local communicates at the center of …
Robin’s Rain Garden Work Day
When: Sunday May 6th, 2018, 1:00pm In honor of Robin Mittenthal, the Midvale Earth Partnership and Garden Committee is hosting Garden Prep Day. Robin Mittenthal, who touched hundreds of student lives as manager, advisor, mentor and …
UniverCity Year Dane County Celebration
When: Friday May 4th, 2018, 4:00 p.m. Where: Dejope Hall, Lake Mendota Room Help us celebrate the UniverCity Year Dane County partnership on May 4, 2018 at Dejope Hall. More than 350 students and 16 faculty members worked on …
Inaugural Human Health & Environmental Sustainability Lecture: Actions on Climate Change: Public Health Opportunity of the Century
When: Monday April 30th, 2018, 11:30am Where: Medical College of Wisconsin Alumni Center Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, is professor & John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he …
Global Health Programs: Big Successes in the Midst of Big Transitions
When: Thursday, May 10th, 5:30-7 p.m. Where: AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, 53703 Over the last twenty years, bilateral and multilateral global health programs have greatly expanded and have saved millions …
2018 GHI Graduation Celebration
When: Thursday May 3rd, 2018, 5:00pm Where: Mendota Room, Dejope Hall The 2018 Global Health Certificate Graduation Celebration will honor and recognize graduating students who have earned an Undergraduate Certificate or a Graduate | Professional …
Global Health Tuesday: Technology and Diabetic Care in Rural Guatemala
When: April 24th, 4:30 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1309 James Svenson, 2016 GHI Seed Grant recipient, presents on his team’s collaboration with a group from Stanford University to develop a computer-based app …
Global Health Film: Bending the Arc
WHERE: 1335 Health Sciences Learning Center WHEN: April 23rd, 5:00 p.m. Thirty years ago, as much of the world was being ravaged by horrific diseases like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, three remarkable young people, barely out of …
2018 Rankin-Skatrud Memorial Lecture — The Death of Evidence: Implications for Epidemiology
WHEN: April 23rd, 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1335 Jonathan Samet, a pulmonary physician and epidemiologist, is dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor and Flora …
Leading the Charge: A Local Government Summit on Energy & Resilience
When: Monday April 23rd, 2018, 12:00pm In the third annual Local Government Summit, the Wisconsin Academy and partners will convene a two-day summit to share practical resources and explore emerging issues in local energy planning …
12th Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
WHEN: April 23rd, 7:30 a.m. WHERE: Monona Terrace Communities across the country and world are finding themselves faced with opportunities that require novel approaches and collaborative problem-solving, especially as they strive to develop inclusive and sustainable …
Funding and Social Change
When: Tuesday April 17th, 2018, 9:00am Where: Nancy Nicholas Hall Community and nonprofit efforts are increasingly relied upon to mitigate social problems and meet basic needs, and their educational, organizing and advocacy work has never …