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Africa at Noon: “Contamination of Subsistence Fisheries in Tropical Africa by Neurotoxic Metals: Health Risks and Sources of Mercury”
Our team will discuss our new findings on mercury concentrations and isotope ratios in food fish harvested in Gabon, Rep. Congo, Tanzania, and Kenya, and place these statistics in a global context. Concentrations are extraordinarily high in Central African rivers, moderate in Lake Victoria, and low in Lake Tanganyika. Health impacts are difficult to predict, but…
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2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships awarded to seven projects
Global Health certificate earner among those awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowships.
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Karen Solheim, GHI Advisory Committee member, among those honored by UW for excellence in teaching
Karen Solheim, GHI Advisory Committee member, among those honored by UW for excellence.
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PHS Monday Seminar: An Investigation of Lead Exposures Among Workers at a Wisconsin Shipyard
Background: Lead exposure can cause adverse health effects and is a known occupational hazard in the shipyard industry. On March 28, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) learned of three workers with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) >40 µg/dL. These workers had been retrofitting a 690-foot vessel…
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Graduate/Professional Certificate in Global Health Alexandra MacMillan Uribe among members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Graduate/Professional Certificate in Global Health Alexandra MacMillan Uribe among members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society