On Tuesday, July 14, Doctors Without Borders will acknowledge the one year mark following the war in Gaza through an investigative webcast discussing the possible plateau of humanitarian action in the Occupied Palestinian Territories derived from prolonged residency in inhumane environmental conditions. Two experienced MSF field workers – nurse Sarah Woznick, who worked in Gaza …
The Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG) is a group of students, faculty, and practitioners from various departments, the State Lab of Hygiene, and Department of Health that’s mission is to bring individuals together who work and/or are interested in the population-level aspects of infectious diseases. July’s Infectious Disease Interest Group topic will be concerning Listeria …
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees there are 51.2 million people forcibly displaced across the world. Among them, 120,000 refugees are from Bhutan. A Wisconsin premiere of the movie In Search of a Nation is being organized by the Bhutanese Youth Club of Madison on June 27th at 7:00pm at Market Square …
The Collaborative Center for Health Equity is hosting its 6th annual Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI) June 14- 19. The week-long Institute partners with collaborators at the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity, as well as twenty-two diverse health equity/health disparities Scholars from Wisconsin, the region and across the nation! In partnership with the …
Ethiopia is among the countries most vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. Associate Professor Belay Simane, head of the Center for Environment and Development and associate dean for research in the College of Development Studies at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, is a leader in ecosystem-based climate change analysis. He looks especially at …
It’s time to celebrate all-things bicycling! Join us for dozens of events statewide to celebrate all Wisconsin cyclists. From family fun rides to commuter stations, and baseball games to overnight camping trips, there is something for everyone during Wiscosin Bike Week. Let’s have some fun and enjoy all the reasons we ride! Bike Weeks events …
The state of Wisconsin is defined by lakes and so is the University of Wisconsin. In fact, the UW–Madison campus runs along the shoreline of Lake Mendota, the “birthplace” of limnology (the scientific study of lakes) in North America. For more than 120 years, researchers have studied Madison’s lakes and on Friday, June 12 from …
On the first Wednesday of every month the CDC administers three 20 minute interactive sessions from 1-2pm CST. This one hour event incorporates diverse and thought provoking topics with the intent of fostering new collaborations across campuses interested in zoonotic diseases. Tentative Meeting Agenda 1. Leptospirosis in California sea lions Katherine Prager DVM, PhD Research Associate Department …
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA) invites WI residents to take the 30×30 Nature Challenge during the month of June. Take the 30×30 Nature Challenge to reconnect with nature by pend 30 minutes in nature for 30 days this June! Gain greater understanding of your interaction with nature and the built environment! Where we live, learn, …
The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) is hosting a summit entitled Next Generation Transportation for a Sustainable Future. The summit is hosted by the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), a U.S. Department of Transportation-funded transportation research consortium. UW–Madison serves as the lead institution of CFIRE …