Category: News
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La Follette Seminar Series: The Economic Returns to Interventions that Increase Learning
In the past decade, hundreds of studies have measured the learning outcomes of education interventions. The impact sizes often are reported in terms of “standard deviations,” making them difficult to…
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Transportation and Health: How will we get there?
James Woodcock, Ph.D., MSc, a senior research associate with the Centre for Diet and Activity Research at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, focuses on modeling health and…
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4W Plenary V: Multiple Ways of Knowing: Insights Grounded in Indigenous Experiences
How can universities create a nurturing space for indigenous scholars? What should a dynamic and reciprocal relationship between Native Americans and academia look like? Native graduate students and faculty at…
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4W Plenary IV: Social Transformations to End Exploitation and Trafficking for Sex (STREETS): Survivor and Educator Perspectives on Human Trafficking Education
An update of STREETS activities and a presentation of the preliminary results from a STREETS study with educators and survivors of trafficking. Jean M. Geran, Co-Directors, UW-STREETS Initiative Araceli Alonso, Co-Directors, UW-STREETS…
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4W Plenary III: African American Women Beyond the Stereotypes: Mental health, Resilience, and Sustainability
Academia and the media often present very narrow perspectives of African American women. This session will explore the multilayered identities and roles of African American women with a focus on mental…
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4W Summit Plenary I: Transformative Transnational Feminism: Theory and Praxis for the Future of Feminism
The birth of transnational feminism responded to an urgent need to bridge feminist endeavors across boundaries of identity and geography under neo-liberal market globalization. The plenary speakers argue that transformational…
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4W Plenary II: Democracy, Gender and Transformative Education in Europe: The Case of Spain
This plenary of international scholars will examine the development and transformations that Equality Public Policies have introduced in the field of citizenship, gender relations and education in Spain. From its…
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4W Summit Keynote and Soffa Lecture: Vandana Shiva-“Women Lead the Way”
Soffa Lecture and 4W Keynote: Vandana Shiva ~ “Women Lead the Way: From violence to Non violence, from greed to sharing, from hate to love.” Registration is requested but not required…
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2017 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-Being
Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., an internationally recognized activist in agriculture, gender, property rights and environment, will present the keynote address for the three-day 2017 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being.…
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2017 Climate Change Symposium
Schedule 3:00 – 3:05 PM: Welcome and Introduction 3:05-4:20 PM: Research talks by UW-Madison faculty and researchers Neil Stenhouse, Life Sciences Communication Ankur Desai, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Monica Turner, Zoology Andrea…
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Climate change, renewable energy and the future of our planet
Sandra Begay-Campbell, principal member of the technical staff at Sandia Labs National Laboratories, leads the panel discussion on climate, energy and the future of the planet. The discussion will focus…
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Break the cycle: The power of food to interrupt the revolving door of prisons
A documentary film screening and community discussion examining the interconnections between race, mass incarceration and urban agriculture. Building Food Justice Capacity in South Madison is a four-year community-university partnership that…
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PHS Monday Seminar: Tracey Holloway, PhD, “Linking Satellite Data with Public Health and Air Quality”
This talk will focus on the opportunities and challenges in using satellite data for health exposure assessment and understanding air pollution. For over 10 years, satellites have been used to…
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14th Midwest International Economic Development Conference
In the spring of 2017, the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the 14th Midwest International Economic Development Conference on Friday, April 21,…
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Cracking The Case: The Flint water crisis and public health advocacy
Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and director of the pediatric residency program at Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint,…
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New global health awards tackle sustainable diets, antimicrobial resistance, domestic violence and more
2017 grant recipients showcase the breadth of disciplines needed to ensure health for all—from infectious diseases to economics, dairy science to biochemistry to medicine.
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Zero TB for Tibetan Kids
The Dalai Lama supports UW-Madison Global Health Institute's collaboration with Tibetan hospital and Johns Hopkins to stop TB in Tibetan kids.
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Human Rights in Focus: The Role of Women in Africa and The Dichotomy of Human Rights in Zimbabwe
Join two courageous human rights advocates as they explore the role of women in peacebuilding, development, and conflict resolution. Jolly Okot will speak on “The Role of Women in Developing…
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Future of Global Food Solutions
Join the UW-MBA Net Impact chapter for an afternoon with food industry experts where we discuss how business, consumer desire, and innovation drive the evolving global food system. Registration.
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9th Annual Bioethics Symposium: “Queering Bioethics: Ethical Issues in LGBTQ Health Care”
This year’s symposium is titled: “Queering Bioethics: Ethical Issues in LGBTQ Health Care.” The planning committee, led by Dr. Robert Streiffer, has attracted some of the best people in the…