Leonelo Bautista, M.D., MPH, DrPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Populations Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health. Given the recent emergence and spread of Zika virus (ZKV) infection in the Western Hemisphere and the heightened concern about its potential health implications, Bautista has examined the existing evidence and …
The Global Health Institute is hosting a combined study session/study break. You can brush up on your SDGs and NTDs and DALYs, but you can also gossip quietly about Poldark, Kanye, or whatever is trending. The session is intended in part for students in NS/Agron/Ento 203, and at least one member of the 203 teaching …
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.