University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Events

2019 Mandela Washington Update: Week Four Update

The 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship is in its fourth week of programming. Every day of the program has been chock full of site visits, networking, leadership and education sessions, public speaking events, and more.

Sharing solutions, facing the challenges of global mental health

JUNE 27-28. An interdisciplinary group of experts from Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Milwaukee and Madison gather for two Global Mental Health public lectures.

Young African Leaders Speak Out: 2019 YALI Tuesdays

JULY 2, 9, 16 and 23: Fourteen of the 25 Mandela Washington Fellows at UW-Madison this summer are deeply involved in ensuring health for their countries and communities. Attend a series of four YALI Global Health Seminars in July to listen to the scholars discuss global health issues.

Tupesis calls for collaboration to improve global emergency care, takes on new leadership roles

APRIL 30: Janis Tupesis explores expanding emergency medicine in Global Health Tuesday seminar.

Surgical Field of Dreams

March 26: Kristin Long, M.D. and assistant professor in the Department of General Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health will explore the role of surgical care in treating the global burden of disease.

A Human Right to Health: From Public Health to Constitutional Litigation

Feb. 26: UW law professor Heinz Klug will discuss the impacts of health as a human right.

Six-legged livestock? Edible insects for global health

NEW DATE: Feb. 12–Six-legged livestock? GHI’s Valerie Stull explores the nutrition and environmental benefits of edible insects.

2019 Global Health Symposium tackles “Health in the Balance”

Infectious disease expert Mary Wilson keynotes the 15th annual Global Health Symposium with “Bugs and Drugs: A Shifting Landscape.”

Building Community 2018: A Global Health Celebration

October 18: GHI invites you to Building Community 2018, an annual event that brings together the greater global health community and looks toward new opportunities to ensure health and well-being for all.

GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown shares her global experience in new book, a webinar and a seminar

October 30: GHI Associate Director Lori DiPrete Brown will give a Global Health Tuesday talk about the future directors of global health education and UW-Madison’s role.