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 …
Eduardo Santana-Castellon, co-founder of the Intermunicipal Environmental Agency for the Integrated Management of the Ayuquilia River Watershed, will be sharing his novel and ambitious project design for an environmental science museum in Mexico. This museum’s main goal is to provide environmental awareness and showcase how cities depend on nature to survive by discussing urban community …
Peter Marcotullio is a professor of geography and director of the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities. He will discuss how cities can be part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. CISC merges the science of sustainability with innovative public programming, examining how cities can proactively respond to environmental change. The …
Did you know that UW-Madison has over 100 faculty and scientists involved in water-related research and scholarship? Do you want to learn more about the diversity of water-related scholarship at UW-Madison? Are you interested in meeting colleagues and potential collaborators on the UW-Madison campus? At Water@UW-Madison – A Wisconsin Idea Symposium, each of 50 UW-Madison faculty …