Joshua P. Garoon, Ph.D., MPH, an assistant professor of community and environment sociology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, looks at the historic and geographic factors that contribute to health inequities in the city. The state of Baltimore’s neighborhoods has frequently been featured in recent national headlines – with articles ranging in topic …
The Center for Research on Gender & Women and the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies are hosting a day of presentations about female-presence in the field. Registration required—only $15 for students, which includes breakfast & lunch. Complete details here. Talks from leading scholars include: Marlene Zuk – Sex, Gender and Animals Molly Carnes – Why is …
Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz’s research focuses on developing and applying geographic information to determine how environmental conditions and changes in the environment over time affect the health of ecosystems and disease transmission. She will discuss space-time models of mosquito populations and the public health risks from West Nile virus. Ruiz is an associate clinical professor of …
Matthew T. Aliota, PhD, is an Associate Scientist in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine. He will be presenting on Zika Virus and UW’s research. During the event, you can watch a live stream here. For further information, please see the Population Health Sciences website or contact Patty Grubb at 265-0516 or pagrubb@wisc.edu
Join We Conserve, the Office of Sustainability and UW Housing in celebration of sustainable living on the Gordon Commons lawn! Event info here.
Rob Wallace, an evolutionary biologist visiting the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota, kicks off a new programming series for UW-Madison’s African Studies program. He will discuss Ebola and One Health as part of the African Studies lecture series on “One Health and the History of Infectious Disease Research.” Wallace’s research addresses …
Presented as part of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s Seminar Series, Dr. Esper Kallas will discuss the Zika Virus. Esper G. Kallas, M.D., Ph.D., is an Infectious Diseases Specialist and a Professor of Medicine at the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has been conducting clinical …
Viviana Krsticevic, executive director of the Center for Justice and International Law in Washington, D.C., delivers the annual Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture. She will discuss “Judging and Gender in the International Realm.” The lecture will focus on the dearth of female representation in international tribunals and monitoring bodies, and the impact the …
Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz and Assistant Scientist Jason Vargo will discuss their work in Ethiopia with the Bikable Bahir Dar initiative.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Gallup Indian Medical Center developed a partnership for medical resident electives on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. Stephen Warrick, MD, MEd, FAAP, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, will discuss how the program was developed and ways to participate in a rotation. …