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Population Health Sciences Seminar: Where Does the Neighborhood Go?
Joshua P. Garoon, Ph.D., MPH, an assistant professor of community and environment sociology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, looks at the historic and geographic factors that contribute to health inequities in the city. The state of Baltimore’s neighborhoods has frequently been featured in recent national headlines – with articles ranging in topic…
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Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology
The Center for Research on Gender & Women and the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies are hosting a day of presentations about female-presence in the field. Registration required—only $15 for students, which includes breakfast & lunch. Complete details here. Talks from leading scholars include: Marlene Zuk – Sex, Gender and Animals Molly Carnes – Why is…
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Hilldale lecture draws noted astrophysicist with climate message
Hilldale lecture draws noted astrophysicist with climate message
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Mosquitoes, weather and West Nile virus
Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz’s research focuses on developing and applying geographic information to determine how environmental conditions and changes in the environment over time affect the health of ecosystems and disease transmission. She will discuss space-time models of mosquito populations and the public health risks from West Nile virus. Ruiz is an associate clinical professor of…
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World shrinks as UW, African colleagues find common ground in HIV/AIDS
Differences faded when young African scholars and the UW-Madison counterparts sat down to talk about HIV/AIDS.