Category: News
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Heat waves hit heat islands hardest
Heat waves hit heat islands hardest
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From Iowa to Timor-Leste: Sharing a life’s passion for global health care and basketball
Daniel Murphy received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and spent six years working with Caesar Chavez at a clinic for farm workers where he was involved in…
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The world will be 6 degrees warmer by 2100: 6 scary effects that’ll have on our health
Yahoo! Health asks GHI Director Jonathan Patz about how climate change will affect all of our health.
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Sweet potato project helps women, children in Ethiopia
Ethiopian mothers credit sweet potatoes for making their children happier--and better in school.
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What Global Goal will you champion?
The United Nations' Millenium Goals provide a roadmap to a sustainable, healthy future. Which will you champion?
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Infectious Disease Group: Department of Public Health
Special seminar in global health The New Global Malaria Eradication Program: Challenges and Lessons Learned from the South Pacific” Tom Burkot, PhD, Professor and Tropical Leader, Australian Institute of Tropical…
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Global Hot Spots: “Laudato Si’ The Global Wisconsin Idea and Papa Francesco’s invitation to all people on Earth to dialogue “on care for our common home.”
In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis critiqued consumerism and irresponsible development, lamented environmental degradation and global warming, and called on all people of the world to take “swift and unified…
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Land Use, Climate Change and Yahara Lakes Flooding
Annual maximum water levels on the Yahara Lakes have been increasing over time as a result of urbanization and growth in the magnitude and frequency of extreme rainfalls. Climate models…
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Earthquake in Nepal: The one we had been waiting for but now, what should I do?
When the earthquake in Nepal occurred in April 2015 many with expertise in Nepal were not prepared to answer, “How can I best help?” Teri Allendorf, a Peace Corps volunteer…
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Study Abroad Fair
The Study Abroad Fair gives students a one-stop-shopping experience for exploring hundreds to study abroad opportunities for every major. 90+ exhibits will showcase info about UW sponsored programs, including IAP’s…
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Infectious Disease Group: Chikungunya epidemics in Colombia and Ecuador
Jorge Osorio and David Gaus will lead a roundtable discussion on the ongoing chikungunya epidemics in Colombia and Ecuador. Osorio is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences…
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Modern Laos and the Term ‘Human Rights’
Ounekeo Souksavanj, Correspondent for the Asia Times and RFA (Radio Free Asia) and Radio Broadcaster from Laos, will be giving a lecture on Friday, September 11. This talk focuses on…
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Designing Buildings to Harness Energy
We are becoming a more urban people, and Polish-Australian architect Mark Krawczynski has helped design a building that will generate enough power to meet more than its own needs. Channeling wind,…
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Weston Lecture: Wildlife Conservation in Chile: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The western side of southern South America harbors rich and endemic biodiversity along the narrow strip of land called Chile. The Humboldt ocean current and the Andean mountains allow unique…
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Join a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) discussion group
Join a discussion group for "Climate Change Policy and Public Health" massive open online course led by GHI Director Jonathan Patz.
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CDC’s Selected Zoonotic Diseases Conference Call
September’s conference call will feature Zoonotic Diseases. It will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 from 1:00 pm – 2:00pm CST. The conference call will available in the second…
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Patz to lead MOOC on climate change policy and public health
GHI Director Jonathan Patz leads a November MOOC on climate change policy and public health.
