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Global Health Tuesday: At the intersection of Wisconsin’s Hepatitis C and opioid epidemics
Lauren Stockman, MPH, is an epidemiologist in the AIDS/HIV Program at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, whose work focuses on describing the changing epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Wisconsin and promoting testing effort among populations at risk for HCV infection. She will show how Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic has led to another…
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UW to examine women’s roles in peacemaking in Africa
UW-Madison is hosting a project designed to explore women’s existing roles in African peacemaking and to see what lessons can be gleaned from their mostly informal initiatives.
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UW-Madison sixth in research rankings
For the first time since 1972, UW-Madison has dropped out of the top five, to sixth in the research rankings.
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Medical Student Research Forum
In recognition of medical student research and the accomplishments of more than 100 second year medical students who conducted research last summer, you are cordially invited to attend the 15th Annual SMPH Medical Student Research Forum!
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PHS Monday Seminar: Research update on health “co-benefits” of climate mitigation scenarios
GHI Director Jonathan Patz takes a closer look at the latest research on the health “co-benefits” of climate mitigation. Patz is a pioneer in making connections between climate and health and showing how the steps needed to mitigate carbon emissions will also improve well-being. He has looked, for example, at the co-benefits of bicycling, which…