It generates medicines, purifies water, absorbs greenhouse gases and grows our food. Yet most of us know little about soil — in fact, we treat this valuable resource like dirt. Steve Ventura will describe the important ecosystem services derived from healthy soils and present new ideas about how to protect them. Ventura, the UW-Madison Gaylord …
When: February 27th, 12 -1 p.m. Where: 1345 HSLC.
Climate resiliency is an important strategy in sustainability planning. However, today’s buildings are designed to operate in the future using weather data from the past. Research suggests that predicted energy savings from green buildings may be significantly different than actual building performance in coming years due to the changing climate. Douglas Ahl, director of research …
An environmental health conference hosted by the Wisconsin Environmental Health Network (WEHN). This two-day conference will be held in Madison, WI on February 17th and 18th, and will feature guest lecturers from around Wisconsin and the nation. A wide range of topics will be covered, including endocrine disruptors such as BPA, the potential health impacts of our …
How are credit unions helping to combat poverty worldwide? Dr. Branch will discuss his experience establishing credit-based savings programs throughout the world to help people living in poverty. He will describe how these programs work and what they have achieved. He will also compare them to “micro-credit” programs, which have achieved popularity as economic development …
Donna Friedsam, MPH, distinguished researcher and Health Policy Programs director, in the UW Population Health Institute, looks at the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, nationally and Wisconsin. She will consider criticisms of the programs and review the impact of potential reform proposals.
Join the Zoonoses & One Health Updates call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One Health Office at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, in the second floor boardroom of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Tentative Speaker Schedule News from the CDC One Health Office Casey Barton Behravesh MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM Captain, …
Building on the 2012 ‘Triple-Win’ Study, which showed active transportation improves human health and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, GHI researchers have continued to innovate on efforts to model the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation. GHI researchers are making changes to the Integrated Transport & Health Impacts Model (ITHIM), integrating data on …
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AS A CASE STUDY The impact of energy policy on health and wellbeing is a central issue facing the state of Wisconsin. WEI’s first Forward in Energy Forum of 2017 will bring together experts from across campus to discuss the challenges in ensuring Wisconsin’s water quality and agricultural systems. Moderated by interim WEI director and …
Need money to bring a great idea to life? Don’t have a great idea yet but want help coming up with one? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, then we have an opportunity for you! On Friday, January 27th, you can come to room 1010 in the Medical Sciences Center (MSC; see …