Category: Events
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Climate change and displacement in the indigenous region of Gunayala, Panama
Climate change is already displaceming families in the Autonomous Region of Gunayala, Panama, where indigenous communities call an archipelago on the eastern Caribbean coastline home. Finding equitable and just solutions…
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From Saying No to Female Genital Mutilation to Empowering Girls through Education in Kenya: The Life long Journey of Aniceta Kiriga
Founded in 1996, the Tharaka Women’s Welfare Project in Gatunga, Kenya, was designed to educate girls on the health risks of female genital mutilation through monthly meetings and an annual…
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The Fragility of the Future and the Tug of the Past: Longevity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Professor Alberto Palloni, a member of the GHI Advisory, presents “The Fragility of the Future and the Tug of the Past: Longevity in Latin America and the Caribbean” as part…
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Climate Change, Energy Demand, and Population Health: Modeling Risks from Extreme Heat and Air Pollution
The Department of Population Health Sciences is pleased to announce our seminar on Monday, October 13, will be presented by Vijay Limaye, PhD, 2015 California Epidemiologic Investigation Service Fellow in…
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Dr. Susan Hedman will discuss EPA’s plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants, building on current efforts by states, cities and businesses across the country to address the risks…
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An Evening with Sheryl WuDunn and “Half the Sky”
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series presents its first lecture of the year: An Evening with Sheryl WuDunn. Sheryl WuDunn is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, business executive, and acclaimed…
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Waste and Wastewater Management for the Sustainability of Water Resources
Microbiologist Maggy MNB Momba, Ph.D., Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, will discuss waste and wastewater management for the sustainability of water resources. The event is co-sponsored by the…
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UW-Madison Leading the Way: Advancing Dairy Cattle and Human Health, Well-being and Economic Prosperity Around the World
A Consultative Meeting of International Leaders and Scholars Hosted by the Global Health Institute, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the invitation-only event brings together…
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Influenza and Ebola Research with Yoshihiro Kawaoka
The Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine presents “Influenza and Ebola Research.”
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Converging or Centrifuging: Is global health coming together or spinning apart?
As the world resets its health and development agenda for the post Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 agenda, lofty and ambitious goals for further alleviation of poverty, increasing equity and…
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Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation
Celebrate Climate Week NYC 2014 with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation” begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2014, with a reception, followed by a panel…
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A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate & Health
Quick Overview When: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2014 Where: Grand Hyatt, New York, New York Why: Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is…
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Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health
International panelists address the health benefits of addressing climate change in this event Sept. 22, 2014. The overview and program provide more information.
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The Hard Lessons of Ebola in West Africa
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus J. Stephen Morrison, a well-known expert in global health and foreign policy, will speak on “The Hard Lessons of Ebola in West Africa,” on Friday, September…
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Exploring Medication Safety Hazards in an Ethiopian Emergency Department
Ephrem Abebe Aboneh, MS, B.Pharm., defends his master’s thesis: “Exploring Medication Safety Hazards in an Ethiopian Emergency Department: A Human Factors Approach.” The presentation is part of the Seminars in…
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Free screening: Access to the Danger Zone
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) presents a free screening of the film “Access to the Danger Zone,” narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis. The 70-minute documentary provides a harrowing look at…
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Doctors Without Borders Information Session
Doctors Without Borders is presenting an information session for all interested medical and non-medical professionals. The group recruits health care professionals and water and sanitation, construction, mechanics and electrical experts,…
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Study Abroad Fair 2014
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Effects of Urbanization on Health in Uganda
Effects of Urbanization on Health in Uganda
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The Golden Lever for Politics: Feminist Emotion and Women’s Agency
The Golden Lever for Politics: Feminist Emotion and Women’s Agency