University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Events

Global Health Seminar Series: Ebola in West Africa: How epidemiology informs an internation response

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 …

Disability, Healing and Justice Workshop and Poetry Performance

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 …

Retrospective Evaluation and Household Recombination: Evidence from the Matlab (Bangladesh) Health and Family Planning Program

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 …

2015 Global Health Institute Research Colloquium

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 …

Climate Quest Finale

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 …

Weston Roundtable: Air Pollution and Sustainable Cities

James Schauer, professor in the College of Engineering and a GHI Advisory member, presents “Air Pollution and Sustainable Cities: Implications for Transportation, Energy, Buildings and Industry.” Throughout the world, air pollution is a leading contributor to the burden of disease and has large societal and economic costs. Although the effects of air pollution on health are …