Category: Events

UW-Madison Leading the Way: Advancing Dairy Cattle and Human Health, Well-being and Economic Prosperity Around the World

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 A Consultative Meeting of International Leaders and Scholars Hosted by the Global Health Institute, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the invitation-only event brings together researchers, educators and Dairy Expo participants. The evening provides an opportunity for industry leaders and UW–Madison scholars to share their ideas and experience, and network with …

Influenza and Ebola Research with Yoshihiro Kawaoka

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The Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine presents “Influenza and Ebola Research.”

Converging or Centrifuging: Is global health coming together or spinning apart?

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As the world resets its health and development agenda for the post Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 agenda, lofty and ambitious goals for further alleviation of poverty, increasing equity and a global convergence of health status are proposed.  Great challenges remain, however, that could constrain the global community’s ability to continue along the path of …

Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation

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Celebrate Climate Week NYC 2014 with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation” begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2014, with a reception, followed by a panel discussion. If you will be in the New York area and are interested in attending, please contact Julie Snyder or Kim Santiago.   Dr. Jonathan …

A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate & Health

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Quick Overview When: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2014 Where: Grand Hyatt, New York, New York Why: Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having real consequences on people’s lives. With a sense of change in the air, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders to Climate Summit 2014 to …

Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health

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International panelists address the health benefits of addressing climate change in this event Sept. 22, 2014. The overview and program provide more information.  

The Hard Lessons of Ebola in West Africa

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University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus J. Stephen Morrison, a well-known expert in global health and foreign policy, will speak on “The Hard Lessons of Ebola in West Africa,” on Friday, September 19, from noon to 1 p.m., Room 260, Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, on the UW–Madison campus. The brown-bag event, which is free and open …

Exploring Medication Safety Hazards in an Ethiopian Emergency Department

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Ephrem Abebe Aboneh, MS, B.Pharm., defends his master’s thesis: “Exploring Medication Safety Hazards in an Ethiopian Emergency Department: A Human Factors Approach.” The presentation is part of the Seminars in Social & Administrative Pharmacy program.  

Free screening: Access to the Danger Zone

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Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) presents a free screening of the film “Access to the Danger Zone,” narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis. The 70-minute documentary provides a harrowing look at the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid in armed conflicts in areas of Somalia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Admission is free. Register to attend. …

Doctors Without Borders Information Session

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Doctors Without Borders is presenting an information session for all interested medical and non-medical professionals. The group recruits health care professionals and water and sanitation, construction, mechanics and electrical experts, lab scientists and technicians, human resources and administrative professionals, logistics professionals and finance professionals.