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Ebola and African deployment: Infectious Disease Interest Group
The Infectious Disease Interest Group meets to discuss the Ebola response at 4 p.m. Friday, May 8. Lina Elbadawi, MD, MS, will present “Ebola and African Deployment.” Masia Safdar, MD, and Christopher Crnich, MD, Ph.D., will discuss “Issues, challenges, and lessons learned about Ebola in Madison. The Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of…
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18th annual Leopold Lecture: Welcome to the New Wild–Saving nature in a human dominated world
M. Sanjayan, executive vice president and senior scientist at Conservation International, delivers the 18th annual Leopold Lecture, discussing ways wildlife and humans are coexisting in our modern world. Drawing on examples from his critically-acclaimed PBS television series EARTH A New Wild, Sanjayan will reveal the surprising ways wildlife and people can mutually benefit each other…
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Screening Event of the documentary ‘Black Gold’
Michaela Brause, an undergradute student at UW-Madison studying Community and Nonprofit Leadership with certificates in Global Health and Environmental Studies, will be holding a screening event of the documentary ‘Black Gold‘. After traveling to Ethiopia with Heidi Busse, Brause has gained a first hand experience of the coffee culture in Ethiopia. Bringing together Global Health, Environmental…
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Symposium: African Development
Development in Africa can take on many faces. Join us for an afternoon of discussion and education around the progress made and future barriers toward sustainable development in Africa. As a member of the UW community, join the discussion of African development by showcasing your research to food security, public health, environment, social justice, and…
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Symposium adds momentum to livable cities initiative
UW-Madison and international colleagues gather for the May 12 Livable Cities Symposium to explore how to can connect research to city problems.