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Global Health Tuesday: Moving Forward
Building on the 2012 ‘Triple-Win’ Study, which showed active transportation improves human health and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, GHI researchers have continued to innovate on efforts to model the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation. GHI researchers are making changes to the Integrated Transport & Health Impacts Model (ITHIM), integrating data on…
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Forward in Energy Forum: Energy and Natural Systems
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AS A CASE STUDY The impact of energy policy on health and wellbeing is a central issue facing the state of Wisconsin. WEI’s first Forward in Energy Forum of 2017 will bring together experts from across campus to discuss the challenges in ensuring Wisconsin’s water quality and agricultural systems. Moderated by interim WEI director and…
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Data Illuminate a Mountain of Molehills Facing Women Scientists
GHI advisory member Tracey Holloway on women in science: “For the well-being of the human enterprise, we want all hands on deck.”
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Help session for applying for UW fellowships and scholarships for service and research
Need money to bring a great idea to life? Don’t have a great idea yet but want help coming up with one? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, then we have an opportunity for you! On Friday, January 27th, you can come to room 1010 in the Medical Sciences Center (MSC; see…
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CDC awards $10 million for insect borne disease center
The CDC has awarded $10 million to a consortium of Midwestern universities to establish a new research and training program to stem the spread of disease carried by vectors like ticks and mosquitoes.