At the 2015 Sustainability Forum, academic, industry, and nonprofit leaders will examine the reasons for and impacts of our everyday consumption habits, focusing on our use of food, clothing, shelter, and personal electronics. “Rethinking Our Consumption: Beyond Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” will be held 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, in Union South’s Varsity …
Join the Wisconsin Wetlands Association to share and discuss wetland science, management, restoration, and protection issues at Telling Our Stories, Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s annual Wetland Science Conference. The Nelson Institute is proud to be a sponsor of this conference, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/wwa/index.html
The Center for Climatic Research in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies hosts the UW–Madison Climate Change Symposium March 5 and 6 in the Genetics-Biotech Auditorium. Steve Long, director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation RIPE Project, presents keynote lectures at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, and 1:35 p.m. Friday, March 6. He is …
Dr. Hannah Kirking, who earned her bachelor’s and medical degrees at the UW–Madison, is an epidemic intelligence service officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She works on the front lines of public health, conducting epidemiological investigations, research and public health surveillance across the world. She is in the International Research …
3 p.m. Workshop, Multicultural Student Center Classroom Participants will write under-told, boundary-pushing, life saving stories from their bodies’ fierce wisdom and resilience, to create the deeply necessary stories we need to share the truths of how we’re keeping on living and the amazing lives we’re making. Space is limited! Secure your spot at msc.wisc.edu.register 7 p.m. Performance & Talk-Back, Multicultural Student Center …
Andrew Foster, director of the Brown University Population Studies and Training Center, discusses a 40-year panel data set in Matlab, Bangladesh. He will look at the implications of living arrangement fluidity for evaluating health policy and programs. The event is free and open to all. Brown is an empirical micro economist with interests in areas …
Previously funded faculty, staff and students will present their findings for advancing health for humans, animals and the ecosystem in Wisconsin and across the world. The Colloquium will feature recipients of GHI’s Seed Grants and Graduate Student Research Awards. The event is free and open to all. A light lunch will be provided. Reserve your …
The UW Global Infectious Disease Working Group welcomes two national researchers to present their work at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the AIDS Vaccine Research Lab, 555 Science Drive. 2:00 p.m. Dr. Jens Kuhn. virology lead at the NIH/NIAID Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., presents “Demystifying “Ebola” …
Learn how Afghan rug-weaving and other fair trade initiatives alleviate poverty and empower women. The event is part of the Woven Gardens of Hope Exhibition: Afghan Women’s Carpets sponsored by the Ruth Davis Design Gallery and the School of Human Ecology.
The Climate Quest finalists present their prototypes for climate change solutions in their bid for the grand prize during the Climate Quest Finale. Each team will give a 30-minute presentation followed by question from a panel of distinguished judges. Maggie Grabow, a GHI postdoctoral researcher, is part of the “Mindful Climate Action” team. Their project …