Rourke O’Brien joined the La Follette School of Public Affairs as an Assistant Professor of Public Affairs in January 2016. O’Brien’s research interests include taxation, household finance, and population health. Current projects explore the social determinants of subnational tax structures, household savings and credit behavior, and the interplay between health and intergenerational economic mobility.
UW–Madison is launching a $50,000 Green Fund in January 2017 to support student-initiated projects to reduce the environmental footprint and operating costs of campus units such as residence halls, dining facilities, and student unions. Areas of interest include energy, water and solid waste.
Despite the potential for climate change to undermine all human rights, it was not recognized as a human rights issue until recently. The international community linked human rights to climate change in documents for the first time in 2010, and 2016 saw the first binding document: the Paris Agreement of the UN Framework Convention on …
Lauren Stockman, MPH, is an epidemiologist in the AIDS/HIV Program at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, whose work focuses on describing the changing epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Wisconsin and promoting testing effort among populations at risk for HCV infection. She will show how Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic has led to another …
In recognition of medical student research and the accomplishments of more than 100 second year medical students who conducted research last summer, you are cordially invited to attend the 15th Annual SMPH Medical Student Research Forum!
GHI Director Jonathan Patz takes a closer look at the latest research on the health “co-benefits” of climate mitigation. Patz is a pioneer in making connections between climate and health and showing how the steps needed to mitigate carbon emissions will also improve well-being. He has looked, for example, at the co-benefits of bicycling, which …
NOVEMBER 14-18, 2016 International Education Week celebrates the benefits of international education through events, programs and other activities on campus. See the events below or view the flyer. Find events hosted by campus partners by searching the university calendar for the “international” tag. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FAIR FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAJAHAT ALI 4-6:30 p.m., …
Individuals from infectious disease, global health, MMI, engineering, and the computational biology community will all find this talk of interest and will come away with new knowledge. It will be both clinically and scientifically relevant.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is used to track changes in women’s empowerment that are a direct or indirect result of the US government’s interventions under the Feed the Future initiative to tackle global hunger and food security. A major goal of Feed the Future is to increase understanding of the multiple and …
At Badger Bioneers, local leaders and innovators will foster connections and discover intersections – because that’s what Big ‘S’ Sustainability is all about. Through interactive learning, inspiring speakers, and collaborative sharing, participants will gain new skills, partners, and ideas to make real change happen in the Madison region and beyond. Be a part of it all.