University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Women and Wellbeing

WSJ: Madison-area Latino community health needs, strengths outlined in new report

Carbone Cancer Center’s Cancer Health Disparities Initiative found the Latino population in south-central Wisconsin has strengths and challenges.

UW to open Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center

The center will aim to improve the health of low-income women, infants and families in Wisconsin.

A Diverse Continent: African Textiles in Context exhibition opening May

A Diverse Continent showcases 36 textiles from 18 countries representing the diversity of African culture and textile-making traditions.

Work with GHI: Apply now for a communications intern position

GHI is seeking a well-rounded communications intern who can assist with social media, creating newsletters and writing stories. The deadline to apply is April 19.

From Bugs to Drugs: Symposium Speaker Will Raise Alarm, Offer Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance

Mary Wilson, M.D., an expert on infectious disease looks at antibiotic resistance at the April 16 Global Health Symposium.

Surgical Field of Dreams

March 26: Kristin Long, M.D. and assistant professor in the Department of General Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health will explore the role of surgical care in treating the global burden of disease.

The limitations of market-based approaches to empowerment: Lessons from a case study in Northern Ghana

This article explores the limitations of economic-based approaches to empowerment that permeate the international development space and provides strong evidence that a broader multi-dimensional approach is needed to support women’s empowerment. This research was made possible through a GHI Seed Grant.

The UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: The political determinants of health of a world on the move

March 12: Michael Knipper, M.D. and professor from the University Justus Liebig, Giessen, Germany, will discuss migrant health and rights.

Madison Reads Leopold returns to UW Arboretum March 1-3

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum will host the 14th annual public reading of "A Sand County Almanac" and other Aldo Leopold writings on Saturday, March 2, as part of its Madison Reads Leopold community event.

GHI hosts Emergency Medicine, Planetary Health Sessions at March CUGH Conference

Planetary health and the future of emergency medicine are front and center in two satellite sessions the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has helped organize as part of the 10thannual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference. The satellite sessions on March 7 are open to the public without full conference participation. Registration …