From Nov.14-19, in celebration of International Education week, the Institute for Regional and International Studies has selected films from around the world for the first annual IRIS International Film Series. From mainstream to independent, these films share triumphs and tribulations of peoples across the globe while shedding light on their unique cultures. Some of these …
Come revel in the musical excellence of Maestro Chitraveena N. Ravikiran & Middleton Community Orchestra, conducted by Kyle Knox, as they premiere “Climatrax,” a special Melharmonic composition of Maestro Ravikiran that highlights the need for combating climate change. 75% of the proceeds will benefit the Mahila Microgrids Partnership, a UW-Madison led effort to bring solar-powered lighting …
Please join us for Coffee and Dessert and a chance to listen, weigh in, and dialogue on the issue of community partners’ perceptions of students and researchers from the U.S. when they come to work in other countries with your colleagues across campus who also work in these spaces. We will explore questions such as: …
One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple health science professions, together with their related disciplines and institutions – working locally, nationally, and globally – to attain optimal health for people, domestic animals, wildlife, plants, and our environment. One Health Day is an international campaign co-coordinated by the One Health Commission. The goal of One …
This year’s conference will discuss and debate the threat of pandemics from diseases that are driven by human decisions. The O’Brien conference will welcome GHI Director Jonathan Patz as a speaker. Patz and fellow panelists will discuss climate change’s role in the spread of diseases, and the ethics of steps such as the genetic modification of …
GHI Director Jonathan Patz has been selected to speak at the 2017 TEDxOshkosh event. Here he will discuss climate change and its connection to public health problems – from alterations in infectious disease transmission to water-source compromise, malnutrition, air pollution, and other factors. Patz will draw from the latest research to show the health and …
The University of Wisconsin and University of Guadalajara (UdeG) system campuses have a long, rich history of collaboration. In the past year, a multidisciplinary team of UW scholars were fortunate enough to have had the support of an IRIS-funded grant, titled “Connecting Landscapes,” to do some targeted work with UdeG colleagues to build an even stronger platform for …
Standing Rock. Idle No More. The Landless Worker’s Movement. Across the globe, new alliances and collective actions are rising up in the struggle for the rights and sovereignty of local peoples to determine their own futures. Our 2017 festival showcases stories that inform, challenge, and inspire us to rethink relationships to land in an era …
The University of Wisconsin and University of Guadalajara (UdeG) system campuses have a long, rich history of collaboration. In the past year, a multidisciplinary team of UW scholars were fortunate enough to have had the support of an IRIS-funded grant, titled “Connecting Landscapes,” to do some targeted work with UdeG colleagues to build an even stronger platform for …
The four-day Wisconsin Science Festival is a statewide celebration with events across Wisconsin for people of all ages. 285+ events include hands-on science exhibitions, demonstrations, performances, tours, pub nights, workshops and more. The Wisconsin Science Festival received the Key of Excellence Award from Phi Beta Kappa in 2014 for “blending science with both the arts and humanities …