University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Events

Infectious Disease Interest Group: Field Investigations of Zoonotic Salmonellosis

A collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies and private industry discussing Zoonotic Salmonellosis, hosted by Donald Sockett of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Can’t make it? Join the free webinar. You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 532-198-861

The Color of Food: Reflecting on our Food Movement

Natasha Bowens, author of The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming, challenges us to reflect on our movement for good food and food justice. Her lecture will explore issues of justice and inclusivity in our movement while amplifying the role of communities of color and challenging the status quo of agricultural identity. Through …

Cost Analysis of Humanitarian Action

During the past two decades, economists have published an enormous volume of work on development and humanitarian programs. However, most of this research focuses on the impacts of development and humanitarian programs – with implementation costs given relatively little attention. Nonprofit organizations respond to an implicit pricing mechanism that reflects the programs donors are willing …

Navigating Aging, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS

Sanyu Mojola, an associate professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan, discusses the intersection of aging, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. She studies how societies produce health and illness and is especially interested in understanding social processes, mechanisms and patterns of social organization that lead to health inequities on many fronts. Much of Mojola’s work is focused …

Searching for Answers on a Warming Planet: Why We May Need Climate Engineering

Simon Nicholson, Director of the Global Environmental Politics program in the School of International Service and co-founder of the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, will discuss a range of other climate engineering or “geoengineering” schemes which are gaining increasing visibility and credibility as options for tackling climate change. What, though, is to be made of such …