The 18th year of the Wisconsin Idea Fellowships will feature nine unique undergraduate projects at home and across the world: The closest within 500 feet of campus. The furthest over 7,700 miles away.
This lecture is a part of the Monday seminar series supported by Population Health Sciences and the School of Medicine and Public Health While health declines are common at older ages, the factors and mechanisms that shape specific patterns of health decline in later life are not well understood. One key factor that influences health across …
Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies for its tenth annual Earth Day Conference, called “Everyone’s Earth,” where community storytellers will share their experiences observing and surviving on a restless planet. The tenth annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference will explore compelling stories and vivid reports – drawn from the world’s wildest places to our …
Join Madison Mayor Paul Soglin for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing our city. Interact with the mayor and with your colleagues to understand these challenges and how cities and businesses can work together to provide solutions. Open to all faculty, staff, and students. Seating is limited so please register for the event …
Dr. Andrew Bastawrous of PEEK Vision is returning to Wisconsin with the rest of the PEEK team to join CBI in speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in April. This event will focus on our upcoming partnership in the country of Botswana, Africa where we will pilot test the PEEK Vision system and hopefully restore …
Monona Mayor Bob Miller and Jason Vargo, an assistant scientist at GHI and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, will discuss the first UniverCity Year project with Monona, Wisconsin. UniverCity Year is a program through the UniverCity Alliance, which is co-convened by the Global Health Institute. The collaboration among partners across UW-Madison aims to make the resources …
Two of the world’s leading medical journals recently turned to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s (SMPH) palliative-care leaders to frame important end-of-life care issues.
If the mosquito-borne virus hits big, it could spur new acrimony over abortion, global warming and immigration. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/zika-virus-america-threat-220983#ixzz46UH0a8iY Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook
David Gaus, a member of the GHI Advisory, established hospitals caring for Ecuador earthquake survivors.