University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Events

Midwest Universities for Global Health coming to UW-Madison

SEPTEMBER 13 and 14: Hosted by the Global Health Institute, the Midwest Universities for Global Health (MUGH) conference convenes for the first time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bicycling links Madison and Sister City of Bahir Dar

Rahel Desalegne, an Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UW-Madison, is working on a project to make Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – a Sister City of Madison – more bicycle friendly.

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."