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

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

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

“The True Cost:” a documentary on fast fashion

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

Infectious Disease Interest Group

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

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

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

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.

Donna Shalala, Tererai Trent keynote 4W global summit for women

  Donna Shalala, president of the  Clinton Foundation and former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor and Zimbabwe humanitarian Tererai Trent headline a public slate of speakers for the 2016 Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being, now in its 39th year. The conference happens over three days with breakout sessions considering the junction of women, gender and …

Laws, Sausages, and the Autism Diagnosis: Measuring Disability for Public Health Surveillance

Autism spectrum disorder is an important public health concern in the United States.  Individuals with ASD often have lifelong impairments and are at increased risk for a variety of other disabilities and health conditions.  ASD is diagnosed through the observation of behavioral symptoms indicating impairments in social communication and the presence of repetitive behaviors or …