Category: Events
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Africa and the Environment 2015 Symposium
Emerging and Contemporary Issues of the Environment Beyond Ebola This event will feature lectures, a poster fair, and discussion designed to spark and facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations on the issue of environment…
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Cancer Pain Relief and the War on Drugs
James F. Cleary, M.D., director of the Pain and Policy Studies Group at the Carbone Cancer Center and a special advisor to the Global Health Institute, will examine the historical basis…
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Food Day: Celebrating Food Through Our Senses
Our Madison Though My Senses is partnering with UW-Extension to celebrate Food Day. Save the date October 26 from 2 pm to 4 pm at Badger Rock Neighborhood Center. Come…
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Science Festival: Ebola in Context
World health leaders warn that the aftermath of the recent Ebola crisis presents a critical moment to develop strategies for future infectious disease outbreaks. Join a wide-ranging group of world-renowned…
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Midwest Environmental Education Conference
The Midwest Environmental Education Conference is held every two years. This year’s conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, is slated to be filled with amazing speakers, incredible…
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Walk the Walk!
The Morgridge Center for Public Service, Community Shares of Wisconsin, UHS and the School of Journalism invite you to Walk the Walk! Walk the Walk is an annual tour of…
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Still the Geography of Hope: How Public Land Can Restore the Soul, and the Environmental Movement
The Wisconsin Academy invites you to the 2015 Jordahl Public Lands Lecture, featuring National Book Award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Timothy Egan Still the Geography of Hope: How Public Land…
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What We’re Writing Now: New Books from UW Faculty
As a part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, Richard Keller, Caroline Levine and Scott Straus will be presenting. UW-Madison faculty in the fields of Medical History and Bioethics, Political Science,…
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Weston Roundtable: Health–the Silver Lining of Climate Change Policy
Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, professor and John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment, presents a Weston Roundtable lecture that looks at whether the costs and benefits…
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Science Festival: Global Wisconsin Idea
The UW–Madison International Division convenes scientists working on some of the world’s most pressing problems. More than a half dozen scientists, with expertise ranging from geography to genetics, will share their…
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2016 Graduate/Health Sciences Global Health Field Courses: Information Session
Learn more about Graduate/Health Science Global Health Field Courses to China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Thailand and Uganda. Field course instructors and previous students will you know more about the people involved,…
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The Art of Radio: Making Scholarly Voices Public
Craig Eley, ACLS Fellow, and Steve Paulson, Executive Producer of the To the Best of Our Knowledge on Wisconsin Public Radio, will conduct a seminar entitled: The Art of Radio:…
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Luncheon to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations
Please join the UNA-USA Dane County Chapter as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN Day on October, 18th, 2015. We are pleased to welcome Ambassador John E. Lange,…
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Immunization, Public Health and Trust: A Roundtable on Vaccine Controversies
This roundtable will address the ongoing controversy about the benefits and concerns surrounding vaccines. In spite of decades of successful immunization campaigns and the debunking of studies linking vaccines to…
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Because Tomorrow Needs Her – Doctors Without Borders
Because Tomorrow Needs Her is an urgent call to all involved and all who care that more needs to be done to address the specific medical needs of women and…
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2015 Energy Summit
Organized by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, this year’s Energy Summit will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and Union South on the UW–Madison campus on Tuesday, October 13,…
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Conference for Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being
The Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners whose work is designed to enhance the well-being of children and families through secular…
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Infectious Disease Interest Group: Influenza in Wisconsin
The UW Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies, and private industry. This week’s program…
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Meet the 2015 Badger Bioneers
Meet the 2015 Badger Bioneers, three local thinkers and doers actively working to lead the Madison Region to a more sustainable future. The three Badger Bioneers were nominated by the…
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Science on Tap: Jonathan Patz to discuss climate change and global health
GHI Director Jonathan Patz will be at the Minocqua Brewing Company for the monthly “Science on Tap-Minocqua” series, a science cafe that brings UW researchers to Wisconsin’s Northwoods and lets attendees start…
