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Global Health Tuesday: Developing a Global Flood Prediction Model
Full presentation below: Donghoon Lee, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, will discuss his research with Paul Block, who received a 2016 GHI Seed Grant to investigate how better flood prediction can support advanced disaster preparedness and identify public health risks. Among all natural hazards, flood catastrophes consistently have the greatest impact…
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After the Baby Bust: The Politics and Ecology of Zero Population Growth
Having calmed down from overblown twentieth century fears of overpopulation, the world has yet to grapple with the end of population growth—and even de-population—that will occur this century. Global population growth rates peaked in the 1970s, and if current trends continue, some countries could see their citizenries substantially depleted in the coming decades. As native…
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Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor
Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor
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Community Development in Ethiopia: Project Mercy’s Holistic Approach to Alleviating Poverty
Project Mercy began its work in Africa nearly 40 years ago, providing aid (shelter, food, health care, education and resettlement assistance) to refugees in seven countries. For the past 24 years, the organization has focused exclusively in Ethiopia with integrated development programs that engage communities to eradicate poverty. The programs include education, health care, adult literacy and vocational training, farming, cattle-breeding,…
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Five UW-Madison Professors, including GHI Advisory Committee member Jeanette Roberts, named AAAS Fellows
Five UW-Madison Professors, including Jeanette Roberts, GHI Advisory Committee member, named AAAS Fellows