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 200+ programs and offerings from other study abroad offices on campus. You’ll find programs on 6 continents ranging from classroom experience to internships, research, field …
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 in the School of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the Global Health Institute Advisory. Gaus is an honorary associate in the Department of Family …
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 the small, single-party country of Laos that has been under the rule of the Lao People’ Revolutionary Party since 1975. Laos has promoted an “open …
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, solar, rain and geothermal energy, the design will change how we think about buildings and contribute to health for millions, Krawczynski says. The Elemental Flow …
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 species to thrive — mountain lions, guanacos, vicuñas and condors. Chile’s unique and diverse ecosystems are largely unknown, and are threatened by the country´s rapidly …
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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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 floor board room at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) The Tentative Meeting Agenda is as follows: Incidence of Clinician-Diagnosed Lyme Disease, United States, 2005-2010 …