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Weston Roundtable: Our Urban Nature
Urbanization is one of the most prevalent trends in recent history, and the coming century will be the “most urban” we’ve ever seen. Jason Vargo, an assistant scientist with the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment and the Global Health Institute, will describe the global projections for urbanization and explore the expectations for cities…
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Effectively Applying Mobile Health Approaches to Improve Outcomes
Corby Martin from Louisiana State University’s Ingestive Behavior Laboratory is a leader in the use of mobile apps and other novel technologies that measure energy expenditure and efforts to control weight. Although he works in the areas of nutrition and obesity, the techniques Martin will discuss have broad application in other areas of public health…
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Structural Inequalities and Poverty: Organizing for Economic Rights in India
Jhabvala, who has been extensively involved in policy issues regarding poor women and the informal economy in India, will discuss “Structural Inequalities and Poverty: Organizing for Economic Rights in India,” on September 30, at 4 p.m. in the AT&T Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., on the UW–Madison campus. The lecture, free and…
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Heat waves hit heat islands hardest
Heat waves hit heat islands hardest
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From Iowa to Timor-Leste: Sharing a life’s passion for global health care and basketball
Daniel Murphy received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and spent six years working with Caesar Chavez at a clinic for farm workers where he was involved in initiating legislation against pesticide abuse. Early in his career he trained doctors in Mozambique and worked in Laos and Nicaragua. Murphy started working in Timor-Leste,…