Organizations working in international development, particularly large national and multilateral institutions, are increasingly focused on generating and documenting knowledge about the issues at the center of their work. However, researchers with experience in the academy who are brought into these projects may find significant differences in the ways that problems and questions are framed, in …
Wisconsin Without Borders is hosting a joint learning meeting at the Morgridge Center for Public Service Round Room. The topic being discussed is “Global Privilege.” The learning community will be joined by Jane Collins, Joe Conti, and Gavin Luter to discuss both the location/operation of power within the global community and opportunities for resistance via engaged scholarship.
Our team will discuss our new findings on mercury concentrations and isotope ratios in food fish harvested in Gabon, Rep. Congo, Tanzania, and Kenya, and place these statistics in a global context. Concentrations are extraordinarily high in Central African rivers, moderate in Lake Victoria, and low in Lake Tanganyika. Health impacts are difficult to predict, but …
Background: Lead exposure can cause adverse health effects and is a known occupational hazard in the shipyard industry. On March 28, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) learned of three workers with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) >40 µg/dL. These workers had been retrofitting a 690-foot vessel …
The climate of our state, our country and the world is evolving rapidly. Vital resources of land, water, environment and infrastructure are threatened by rising temperature and changes in intensity and distribution of rainfall. We know why it’s happening. The basic physics of greenhouse gases has been known for 150 years. Climate models that incorporate …
Can the beauty of Earth re-inspire us even in the most trying times? Environmental historians (and journalists) face the challenge of telling stories that are true (and therefore too often lack happy endings) and yet do not cause our audiences to go numb and stop listening. After writing recent books on climate change and extinction, …
Through the Climate & Energy Initiative, the Wisconsin Academy and partners will convene a full-day summit to empower local Wisconsin leaders to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and resilience across the state. Building on the success of our inaugural local government summit in 2015, this event aims to inform key decision-makers on the latest technologies, funding …
For Our Planet, For Our Health, the Global Health Institute’s 2017 Global Health Symposium will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the Health Sciences Learning Center. The annual event is an opportunity for faculty, staff and students and community members from all disciplines to connect with each other and share their …
Government programs seek to encourage sustainable environmental practices on America’s farms and ranches. The marketplace, however, may provide more opportunities to accomplish these same goals. Consumers drive the decisions of major corporations, and many consumers are asking for healthy food grown in a sustainable manner. This has led corporations like General Mills and Coca Cola …
The next Forward in Energy Forum explores how energy decisions impact human health and the health of all life. The presenters are Chris Kucharik, professor of agronomy and environmental studies; Tracey Holloway, GHI Advisory Committee member, WEI Executive Committee member and professor at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, and Daniel Vimont, associate …