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Ashland Daily Press: Vaughn Public Library participates in statewide event

Cosponsored by GHI, Bike to the Library Week will bring bicyclists to libraries across Wisconsin, including the Vaughn Library in Ashland.

Anesthesia and the Global Environment

Dr. Jodi Sherman, Assistant Professor and Environmental Compliance Officer at Yale University School of Medicine, will be speaking at the Grand Rounds presentation on Anesthesiology. Dr. Sherman is an internationally recognized speaker and author in the emerging field of sustainability in anesthesia. Her research interest is in life cycle assessment (LCA) of anesthetic practice, quantifying energy, greenhouse gas …

Ebola Seminar

Join us this Thursday for a seminar on Ebola hosted by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Jens H. Kuhn, a principal at Tunnell Government Services and the lead virologist at the Integrated Research Facility in Frederick, Maryland, will discuss literature research, Soviet bioweapons, medical anthropology, and the influence of anecdotes on research trajectories. …

Zoonoses & One Health June Conference Call

An hour of discussion on ticks and tickborne diseases from accredited epidemiologists via conference call. The Veterinary Diagnostic Center is hosting a listening session for the conference call or you may call in at the number below. Tentative schedule of speakers is as follows: News from the CDC One Health Office Casey Barton Behravesh MS, DVM, …

This Changes Everything Film and Community Discussion

Join 350 Madison and its partners for a screening of This Changes Everything, a film based on Naomi Klein’s bestseller “This Changes Everything, Capitalism vs. The Climate”. Filmed on five continents, the documentary is an epic attempt to re-imagine the challenge of climate change. As the film presents portraits of seven communities on the front …

LSC capstone creates campaigns to promote recycling in dorms

GHI Communications Intern Olivia Riedel is part of winning group that creates campaign to promote recycling in the dorms

The Waters of Wisconsin: Sustaining Our Aquatic Ecosystems

Every day we draw upon the waters of Wisconsin for our sustenance and housekeeping, in our work and our play, as a source of health, prosperity, and inspiration. Flowing through our remote wild lands, our farms and forests, our small towns and suburbs, as well as our cities, water connects us. Wisconsin has a long …

Dane County Sweet Potato Project Enlists Growers To Fight Food Insecurity

Dane County Sweet Potato Project Enlists Growers To Fight Food Insecurity

Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty

Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty

Science & Policy Academy Talk