James F. Cleary, M.D., director of the Pain and Policy Studies Group at the Carbone Cancer Center and a special advisor to the Global Health Institute, will examine the historical basis for the use of opioids in the relief of cancer pain, including the global treaties to ensure access to opioids for medical and scientific purposes. …
Our Madison Though My Senses is partnering with UW-Extension to celebrate Food Day. Save the date October 26 from 2 pm to 4 pm at Badger Rock Neighborhood Center. Come and taste international dishes prepared by local residents from different parts of the US and the world. Bring your family to this event created to …
World health leaders warn that the aftermath of the recent Ebola crisis presents a critical moment to develop strategies for future infectious disease outbreaks. Join a wide-ranging group of world-renowned experts as they revisit the Ebola crisis and discuss future global health emergencies. Presenters include virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and historian of science Gregg Mitman, both …
The Midwest Environmental Education Conference is held every two years. This year’s conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, is slated to be filled with amazing speakers, incredible field trips and great hands-on sessions to help fuel your environmental education endeavors. The Midwest Environmental Education Conference will take place in Madison, Wisconsin at …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service, Community Shares of Wisconsin, UHS and the School of Journalism invite you to Walk the Walk! Walk the Walk is an annual tour of social and environmental justice organizations in the UW-Madison neighborhood. Students, faculty and staff can choose from one of three themed walking tours to learn about …
The Wisconsin Academy invites you to the 2015 Jordahl Public Lands Lecture, featuring National Book Award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Timothy Egan Still the Geography of Hope: How Public Land Can Restore the Soul, and the Environmental Movement, an evening with Timothy Egan Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive • Madison, WI …
As a part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, Richard Keller, Caroline Levine and Scott Straus will be presenting. UW-Madison faculty in the fields of Medical History and Bioethics, Political Science, and Literary Studies convene to talk about their recently released, field-shaping publications. Richard Keller, Scott Straus, and Caroline Levine will discuss their work on the …
Global Health Institute Director Jonathan Patz, professor and John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment, presents a Weston Roundtable lecture that looks at whether the costs and benefits of a low-carbon economy fully appreciated. The global climate crisis poses many risks to human health: heat waves, famines, weather-sensitive infectious diseases, extreme storms, sea level rise and infrastructure …
The UW–Madison International Division convenes scientists working on some of the world’s most pressing problems. More than a half dozen scientists, with expertise ranging from geography to genetics, will share their groundbreaking work in five-minute flash talks covering topics from the origins of human life to the 2022 World Cup. Moderator: Richard Keller, associate dean, International …
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses climate change and health at the Physicians for Social Responsibility Climate Health Summit.