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Jason Vargo TEDx video posted

Jason Vargo’s TEDxUWMadison talk on designing for change.

African Federation for Emergency Medicine seeks interns

Applications will be available January 12 for one-year internships with the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM). The organization was established in 2009 to support emergency care across Africa. Interns help with event planning and development, scientific projects, donor relations and fundraising. The one-year internships are primarily based in Cape Town, South Africa, for the …

Lori DiPrete Brown among Brava’s 30 Women 2 Watch

DiPrete Brown among Brava’s 30 Women to Watch; Dean Shim imagines well-being for women.

Contributing to global collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork

In a new article, GHI’s Lori DiPrete Brown suggests new ways to improve global collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork.

Apply now for China/Guatemala professional field courses

Graduate and medical students can apply now global health field courses in China and Guatemala. The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2015, and students will be notified of the results by Jan. 31. “Health Care in Urban China” takes students to Beijing and Shanghai where they will shadow and learn from local health care professionals …

Keller named associate dean of Division of International Studies

Richard C. Keller, professor in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics and a Global Health Institute Advisory member, has been named associate dean of the Division of International Studies.

Rural Wisconsin high school students explore global health and becoming world citizens

Workshop introduces rural Wisconsin high school students to global citizenship.

Emerging crisis: Noncommunicable diseases in low-resource countries

World news: “The Emerging Crisis: Noncommunicable Diseases,” a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations available online.

Videos available from A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health

Videos available now from A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health.

Global Health Seminar Series: Reaching every last child in the polio eradication endgame

Dec. 11: CDC’s Victoria Gammino discusses how to reach every child in the polio eradication endgame.