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.
Janis Tupesis, GHI -Graduate Medical Education liaison, talks about resources needed to rebuild post graduate medical programs in Liberia in a story in AllAfrica.
Learn more about Graduate/Health Science Global Health Field Courses to China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Thailand and Uganda. Field course instructors and previous students will you know more about the people involved, where you’ll study, the classes you’ll need, and how to apply. Plan to attend If you’re considering a global health field course in the summer …
Craig Eley, ACLS Fellow, and Steve Paulson, Executive Producer of the To the Best of Our Knowledge on Wisconsin Public Radio, will conduct a seminar entitled: The Art of Radio: Making Scholarly Voices Public. They’ll discuss the tension between scholarly knowledge and public audiences, the power of radio as a platform, and provide some practical …
The Global Health Institute is looking for a student employee as an office assistant, supporting the Institute administrator and accountant. The successful applicant will work in the Medical Sciences Center Offices for 10 to 15 hours a week. Hours are flexible, based on class schedule. Learn more. The position is posted here.