Category: Events
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CDC’s Selected Zoonotic Diseases Conference Call
The CDC’s Selected Zoonotic Diseases Conference Call will cover several topics: Management of Potential Bat Exposures within a Healthcare Facility Increase in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Case Detection–Georgia, 2014 Rabies…
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Northern Lights Tour: Wisconsin Science Hits the Road July 27-31
Science will light up the night in northern Wisconsin this summer as scientists and educators from UW-Madison and UW-Extension hit the road for the first Northern Lights Tour, a five-stop…
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Studying Medicine in Cuba
Milwaukee natives Alexandra Skeeter and Olive Albanese will share their experiences studying medicine at Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina in Havana, Cuba. They are among about 100 U.S. students who are…
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Clean Lakes Festival
The Clean Lakes Festibal will takes place on Saturday, July 25, 2015. The intent of the Festival is three-fold: to raise public awareness about opportunities for recreation on the lakes,…
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CUGH Webinar: “The Global Surgery Deficit”
Approximately 5 billion out of 7 billion people in the world have no or little access to basic surgical care. Out of the roughly 250 million operations performed each year,…
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Voices of Hope: Listening and Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking
The 4W Initiative (For Women, For Well-Being, For Wisconsin and the World) presents Voices of Hope: Listening and Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking. The event will feature three different speakers.…
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Eye Care for the Arrondissement of Belle Anse, Haiti: A Proposal
Join Dr. Frantz Large in a discussion for eye health care in Haiti and around the world on July 15. Large conducts mobile clinics in Haiti and will share his…
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The Occupied Palestinian Territories: Reaching the Limits of Humanitarian Action?
On Tuesday, July 14, Doctors Without Borders will acknowledge the one year mark following the war in Gaza through an investigative webcast discussing the possible plateau of humanitarian action in…
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Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG)
The Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG) is a group of students, faculty, and practitioners from various departments, the State Lab of Hygiene, and Department of Health that’s mission is to…
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Movie Premiere: In Search of a Nation
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees there are 51.2 million people forcibly displaced across the world. Among them, 120,000 refugees are from Bhutan. A Wisconsin premiere of…
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Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI)
The Collaborative Center for Health Equity is hosting its 6th annual Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI) June 14- 19. The week-long Institute partners with collaborators at the University of Maryland…
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Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is among the countries most vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. Associate Professor Belay Simane, head of the Center for Environment and Development and associate dean for…
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Wisconsin Bike Week — June 6th – 13th, 2015
It’s time to celebrate all-things bicycling! Join us for dozens of events statewide to celebrate all Wisconsin cyclists. From family fun rides to commuter stations, and baseball games to overnight…
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Limnology 4th annual Hasler Open House
The state of Wisconsin is defined by lakes and so is the University of Wisconsin. In fact, the UW-Madison campus runs along the shoreline of Lake Mendota, the “birthplace” of…
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CDC Zoonotic Diseases Conference Call
On the first Wednesday of every month the CDC administers three 20 minute interactive sessions from 1-2pm CST. This one hour event incorporates diverse and thought provoking topics with the intent…
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30×30 Nature Challenge
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA) invites WI residents to take the 30×30 Nature Challenge during the month of June. Take the 30×30 Nature Challenge to reconnect with nature by pend…
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Next Generation Transportation for a Sustainable Future
The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) is hosting a summit entitled Next Generation Transportation for a Sustainable Future. The summit is hosted by the National…
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Museum of Environmental Sciences: Partnership with Guadalajara Mexico
Eduardo Santana-Castellon, co-founder of the Intermunicipal Environmental Agency for the Integrated Management of the Ayuquilia River Watershed, will be sharing his novel and ambitious project design for an environmental science…
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Livable Cities Seminar: Global Urbanization and Sustainability
Peter Marcotullio is a professor of geography and director of the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities. He will discuss how cities can be part of the…
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Water@UW-Madison: A Wisconsin Idea Symposium
Did you know that UW-Madison has over 100 faculty and scientists involved in water-related research and scholarship? Do you want to learn more about the diversity of water-related scholarship at…