Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, professor and John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment, presents a Weston Roundtable lecture that looks at whether the costs and benefits of a low-carbon economy fully appreciated. The global climate crisis poses many risks to human health: heat waves, famines, weather-sensitive infectious diseases, extreme storms, sea level rise and infrastructure …
The UW–Madison International Division convenes scientists working on some of the world’s most pressing problems. More than a half dozen scientists, with expertise ranging from geography to genetics, will share their groundbreaking work in five-minute flash talks covering topics from the origins of human life to the 2022 World Cup. Moderator: Richard Keller, associate dean, International …
Learn more about Graduate/Health Science Global Health Field Courses to China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Thailand and Uganda. Field course instructors and previous students will you know more about the people involved, where you’ll study, the classes you’ll need, and how to apply. Plan to attend If you’re considering a global health field course in the summer …
Craig Eley, ACLS Fellow, and Steve Paulson, Executive Producer of the To the Best of Our Knowledge on Wisconsin Public Radio, will conduct a seminar entitled: The Art of Radio: Making Scholarly Voices Public. They’ll discuss the tension between scholarly knowledge and public audiences, the power of radio as a platform, and provide some practical …
Please join the UNA-USA Dane County Chapter as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN Day on October, 18th, 2015. We are pleased to welcome Ambassador John E. Lange, a Senior Fellow of Global Health Diplomacy at the UN Foundation, as our keynote speaker. He will present: “Global Health & Sustainable Development“. Ambassador John …
This roundtable will address the ongoing controversy about the benefits and concerns surrounding vaccines. In spite of decades of successful immunization campaigns and the debunking of studies linking vaccines to diseases such as autism, vaccination is still heavily resisted by several segments of American society. We have assembled an interdisciplinary group of experts to examine …
Because Tomorrow Needs Her is an urgent call to all involved and all who care that more needs to be done to address the specific medical needs of women and girls around the world. We know how to save their lives, yet 800 women die every day from pregnancy-related causes. We know how to ease …
Organized by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, this year’s Energy Summit will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and Union South on the UW–Madison campus on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. “The Energy Summit is about bringing different people together to think through some of the most difficult challenges of our time,” says Holloway. “Without …
The Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners whose work is designed to enhance the well-being of children and families through secular contemplative practices such as mindfulness and meditation. We seek to advance the science and practice of contemplative practices to address: Children’s and family member’s attention …
The UW Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies, and private industry. This week’s program welcomes Thomas Haupt from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The talk is also available by webinar at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/303778093. You can also dial in using your …