Meet the 2015 Badger Bioneers, three local thinkers and doers actively working to lead the Madison Region to a more sustainable future. The three Badger Bioneers were nominated by the community and selected by our conference Advisory Council. The Badger Bioneers will each be recognized at the Badger Bioneers Conference on November 10, 2015. During …
GHI Director Jonathan Patz will be at the Minocqua Brewing Company for the monthly “Science on Tap-Minocqua” series, a science cafe that brings UW researchers to Wisconsin’s Northwoods and lets attendees start a conversation on everything from fisheries, to loons, to Vitamin D. Patz’s talk, titled “Human Health and a Changing Climate” will start an important discussion on …
Get Smart Week Nicole Coffin, Health Communication Specialist Office of Director Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ndc3@cdc.gov Barbara Mahon Associate Director for Antimicrobial Resistance DFWED/NCEZID/CDC bdm3@cdc.gov Q Fever Outbreak Among Travelers to Germany Who Received Live Cell Therapy – United States and Canada, 2014 Misha Robyn, DVM, MPH, …
Combat Blindness International’s World Sight Day Gala is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. This year’s event is at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery in Madison where guests will experience a time of wonder and discovery at the institute while enjoying delicious food from around the world. Our …
Urbanization is one of the most prevalent trends in recent history, and the coming century will be the “most urban” we’ve ever seen. Jason Vargo, an assistant scientist with the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment and the Global Health Institute, will describe the global projections for urbanization and explore the expectations for cities …
Corby Martin from Louisiana State University’s Ingestive Behavior Laboratory is a leader in the use of mobile apps and other novel technologies that measure energy expenditure and efforts to control weight. Although he works in the areas of nutrition and obesity, the techniques Martin will discuss have broad application in other areas of public health …
Jhabvala, who has been extensively involved in policy issues regarding poor women and the informal economy in India, will discuss “Structural Inequalities and Poverty: Organizing for Economic Rights in India,” on September 30, at 4 p.m. in the AT&T Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., on the UW–Madison campus. The lecture, free and …
Daniel Murphy received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and spent six years working with Caesar Chavez at a clinic for farm workers where he was involved in initiating legislation against pesticide abuse. Early in his career he trained doctors in Mozambique and worked in Laos and Nicaragua. Murphy started working in Timor-Leste, …
Special seminar in global health The New Global Malaria Eradication Program: Challenges and Lessons Learned from the South Pacific” Tom Burkot, PhD, Professor and Tropical Leader, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University Department of Entomology 2 pm September 21st Room 150, Russell Laboratories The seminar will review the original DDT based malaria …
In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis critiqued consumerism and irresponsible development, lamented environmental degradation and global warming, and called on all people of the world to take “swift and unified global action.” Recently, Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt, an environmental scientist in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joined five other speakers, including the …