University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Women and Wellbeing

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants

Fish, floods and diabetes under scrutiny with four new GHI Seed Grants.

4W Summit

2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being welcomes slate of international women’s advocates Streams of the public events can be found here. Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala and international Zimbabwe humanitarian Tererai Trent headline a public slate of speakers for the 2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being. Shalala, president of the Clinton Foundation …

UW-Madison at forefront of innovation in nuclear energy

For countries to sharply reduce carbon emissions while also meeting the increasing demand for electrical energy, it’s widely recognized that nuclear power needs to be part of the solution, and UW-Madison has a giant role.

Huff Post: 2016 Women and Wellbeing Summit – Join Us via livestream April 14-16

Researchers, practitioners, students, and activists are gathering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to be part of a conversation about leadership and the global agenda for the wellbeing of women, girls, and everyone.

2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor eight outstanding projects

This story was first published on the Morgridge Center for Community Service  website site.Eight UW-Madison projects are being honored for their community-engaged focus on global malnutrition, waterborne illness, Wisconsin Native public health, Latina women’s mental health and more. Three of the winners, Marjorie Kersten, Theo Loo and Andrew Denu are global health students. The 2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor the work of …

UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world

UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world

Wisconsin State Journal: Former chancellor Donna Shalala to address women’s summit at UW

Former UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university. Former UW-MaFodison Former UW chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university.

GHI’s Lori DiPrete Brown, SMPH Dean Robert Golden honored for advancing status of women

Since 2005, the Women’s Philanthropy Council Champion Awards have honored one man and one woman whose efforts have advanced the status of women at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. GHI's Lori DiPrete Brown is among this year's honorees.

Donna Shalala, Tererai Trent keynote 4W global summit for women

  Donna Shalala, president of the  Clinton Foundation and former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor and Zimbabwe humanitarian Tererai Trent headline a public slate of speakers for the 2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being, now in its 39th year. The conference happens over three days with breakout sessions considering the junction of women, gender and …

UNESCO Chair provides international stage for global work on gender, well-being and peace

UW-Madison has been awarded a UNESCO Chair on Gender, Well-being and a Culture of Peace, a first for the university in any area and a global platform for the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and for the campus-wide 4W Initiative.