International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, designed to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. The International Education Week celebration at UW-Madison is led …
What: UW Energy Hub Annual Conference: “Energy Expressway” Where: Gordon Dining and Events Center, 2nd Floor Sonata Meeting Room When: Friday, November 13th, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm REGISTER HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6H7SBNG “Energy Expressway” will host several speakers in the morning and several in the afternoon with refreshments and the Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge. Conference sponsors will …
Climate change is having and will continue to have a dramatic impact on global public health – from natural disasters and the increased spread of infectious disease to predicted crop losses and heat waves. A MOOC starting in November 2015 will also students to take part in the conversation around climate change and connect with …
Grounded in religion and experience, spirituality and science, beliefs profoundly shape environmental perceptions, understandings, and action. The 2015 festival highlights the subject of belief, curated around five themes: resilience, sacrifice, retreat, belonging, and knowledge. The roster includes 40 films set on six different continents and over 20 countries, with genres from documentary to drama — …
Registration is free and open to all members of the UW-Madison, community members and others interested in human rights for the three day conference that begins at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and lasts through 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Conference overview: The study and practice of human rights is burgeoning. Scholars in nearly all …
Tentative Meeting Agenda: CDC on Influenza – Michael Jhung, MD & USDA on Influenza – Thomas R. Walker NASPHV on Influenza – Stacy Holzbauer, DVM, MPH For More Information about One Health at CDC: www.cdc.gov/onehealth
Conversations: Fantasy Coffin Tradition and Innovation Eric Adjetey Anang Visiting Ghanaian Artist University of Wisconsin-Madison Mary Hark Associate Professor, School of Human Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison Thomas Loeser Professor, Art Department University of Wisconsin-Madison Eric Adjetey Anang is a third generation fantasy coffin builder whose work responds to popular culture and addresses social issues. His fantastically designed coffins …
Members of the American Public Health Association (APHA) are invited to a Social Hour and Evening Panel celebrating the UW-Madison Climate Change Policy and Public Health Massive Open Online Course that begins Nov. 9. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, November 1, with a social hour, followed by a panel discussion at 6:45 p.m., …
The exhibit is the result of months of preparation and collaboration of Memorial Library and Axolote (formed by some graduate students from the departments of Spanish & Portuguese, Art, History, Communication Arts, and friends). On September 26, 2014, several students from the Rural Teacher’s College Raúl Isidro Burgos in Ayotzinapa—a school that caters to the rural poor …
Join Partners in Health-Engage Madison for a TED style panel, a moderated discussion, and an advocacy fair on the intersection of Race and Health. Five distinguished speakers will share their expertise on the topic, including: Dr. Patrick Remington, an expert in population health and local disparities; Dr. Edward Vargas, who investigates how socio-political, familial, and …