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Live from Paris: Connecting Wisconsin to the U.N. Climate Talks
The United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) is meeting this December in Paris, where nations are expected to ratify a new universal climate change agreement that will lower carbon emissions. For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, the world will be coming together to adopt a healthy, sustainable future. Join us at…
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Africa at Noon
Africa at Noon – December 2, 2015. Guerrilla Healthcare Innovation: Creative Resilience in Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga, 1971-1980 Clapperton Mavhunga Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society Massachusetts Institute of Technology Description What if we reimagined sites of national liberation struggles as theaters of innovation? And, not just by political leaders and…
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Resurgent Street Markets: Social, Political, Economic and Health Impacts
Crossroads of Ideas UW experts on current events This public lecture series, held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of most months, addresses challenging and engaging social science topics such as politics, policy issues, ethics, public perceptions, law and science and society. The name Crossroads of Ideas reflects the importance of the Discovery Building…
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WORT: UW participates in Paris Climate Change Conference
GHI Director Jonathan Patz and the Law School’s Sumudu Atapattu visit with WORT about forced migration, the health effects of climate change, and the U.N. climate summit in Paris.
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Cap Times: Jonathan Patz talks health opportunities – not risks – en route to Paris climate conference
UW-Madison’s Jonathan Patz doesn’t focus on looming risks to the planet when he talks about climate change.