Karen Solheim, director of Global Health Initiatives in the School of Nursing, and Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director for the UW-Madison Middle Eastern Studies Program and senior lecturer at Penn State University, will examine the political dimensions of the conflict, patterns of forced migration, the health consequences for those who are displaced, and avenues for …
This October marks the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act. Motivated by the desire to attain improved effective care for and response to complex refugee/immigrant wellness needs, partners in Milwaukee have come together to develop a locally relevant two-day conference that will explain the core competencies and integrative strategies we, as a …
The United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) is meeting this December in Paris, where nations are expected to ratify a new universal climate change agreement that will lower carbon emissions. For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, the world will be coming together to adopt a healthy, sustainable future. Join us at …
Africa at Noon – December 2, 2015. Guerrilla Healthcare Innovation: Creative Resilience in Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga, 1971-1980 Clapperton Mavhunga Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society Massachusetts Institute of Technology Description What if we reimagined sites of national liberation struggles as theaters of innovation? And, not just by political leaders and …
Crossroads of Ideas UW experts on current events This public lecture series, held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of most months, addresses challenging and engaging social science topics such as politics, policy issues, ethics, public perceptions, law and science and society. The name Crossroads of Ideas reflects the importance of the Discovery Building …
Students who participated in the Global Health GreenSummer Freiburg 2015 will report on their experiences in one of the world’s premier Green Cities from 7:30-9:00 p.m.Thursday, November 19, at Union South (see TITU for room). Students explored food-waste biogas digesters, Energy-Plus houses, sustainable neighborhoods and many other aspects of Freiburg’s sustainable economy in their three-week …
The Nepal Student Association at UW-Madison invites you to the documentary screening of Bhagyale Bachekaharu: Miracle Survivals in Nepal Earthquake. The documentary accounts the stories of seven survivors of the earthquakes that devastated Nepal in April and May 2015. Ganesh Panday, the film director will join us from Nepal to screen the documentary and facilitate …
Interested in learning about how to improve the health of people, non-human animals, and the environment without necessarily practicing medicine? Want to travel abroad (or explore a community in the US in a new and different way), but can’t spend a whole semester or summer doing it? If so, UW’s Certificate in Global Health …
November 18, 2015 University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point Registration closes November 10th! Dreyfus University Center University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point 1015 Reserve St • Stevens Point, WI 54481 The Wisconsin Academy, through our Climate & Energy Initiative, will convene a full-day leadership summit for Wisconsin local government and energy program leaders to advance clean energy, …
The Albertine Rift in central Africa possesses some of the richest biodiversity on the continent, and yet it is still poorly known. It is has also been a region of tremendous human conflict. Despite these issues, life goes on and John Bates and his Field Museum colleagues have, for the last 10 years, worked with …