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2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor eight outstanding projects

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This story was first published on the Morgridge Center for Community Service  website site.Eight UW-Madison projects are being honored for their community-engaged focus on global malnutrition, waterborne illness, Wisconsin Native public health, Latina women’s mental health and more. Three of the winners, Marjorie Kersten, Theo Loo and Andrew Denu are global health students. The 2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor the work of …

International Division, IRIS award seed grants for interdisciplinary research

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Global health was well represented when the International Division and IRIS awarded new seed grants.

Green Bay Press-Gazette: Third door climate change forum is May 7

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UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world

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UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world

“The True Cost:” a documentary on fast fashion

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The Wisconsin Without Borders Marketplace is partnering with Change Boutique, a fair trade fashion shop in Madison, Wis., to help spread the word about the true costs of the fast fashion industry.  “The True Cost” is a documentary about the fashion industry and it’s impact on the planet. It takes viewers to countries across the …

Infectious Disease Interest Group – MPH Student Projects

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Infectious Disease Interest Group

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A collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, State and Federal agencies and the private industry. MPH Student Projects: Caitlyn Ngam- A systems engineering approach to assessing C. difficile infectior prevention Wes Robertson- Food-borne outbreaks in the last ten years in Wisconsin Warren Rose, PharmD- Mupirocin resistence in MRSA isolates, …

Daily Cardinal: United Nations honors UW-Madison with gender award

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Wisconsin State Journal: Former chancellor Donna Shalala to address women’s summit at UW

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Former UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university. Former UW-MaFodison Former UW chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university.

GHI’s Lori DiPrete Brown, SMPH Dean Robert Golden honored for advancing status of women

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Since 2005, the Women’s Philanthropy Council Champion Awards have honored one man and one woman whose efforts have advanced the status of women at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. GHI's Lori DiPrete Brown is among this year's honorees.