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No Coal For Christmas
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Wis. Academy: The promise of Paris: An interview with Wisconsin leadership at COP21
The Wisconsin Academy interviews panelists from “Live from Paris” about their hopes for the climate talks.
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Syrian Conflict: Politics, Migration and Health
Karen Solheim, director of Global Health Initiatives in the School of Nursing, and Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director for the UW-Madison Middle Eastern Studies Program and senior lecturer at Penn State University, will examine the political dimensions of the conflict, patterns of forced migration, the health consequences for those who are displaced, and avenues for…
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Cap Times: Wisconsin climate change panel beams optimism from Paris conference
“The optimism is palpable,” UW law professor Sumudu Atapattu said, speaking live via teleconference from the COP21 conference on climate change in Paris to about 200 environmental activists and interested citizens gathered for the Live From Paris event.
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Our City of Nations – Inaugural Conference refugee and recent immigrant health and wellness
This October marks the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act. Motivated by the desire to attain improved effective care for and response to complex refugee/immigrant wellness needs, partners in Milwaukee have come together to develop a locally relevant two-day conference that will explain the core competencies and integrative strategies we, as a…