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Luncheon to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations

Please join the UNA-USA Dane County Chapter as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN Day on October, 18th, 2015. We are pleased to welcome Ambassador John E. Lange, a Senior Fellow of Global Health Diplomacy at the UN Foundation, as our keynote speaker. He will present: “Global Health & Sustainable Development“. Ambassador John …

Immunization, Public Health and Trust: A Roundtable on Vaccine Controversies

This roundtable will address the ongoing controversy about the benefits and concerns surrounding vaccines. In spite of decades of successful immunization campaigns and the debunking of studies linking vaccines to diseases such as autism, vaccination is still heavily resisted by several segments of American society. We have assembled an interdisciplinary group of experts to examine …

2015 Energy Summit

Organized by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, this year’s Energy Summit will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and Union South on the UW–Madison campus on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. “The Energy Summit is about bringing different people together to think through some of the most difficult challenges of our time,” says Holloway. “Without …

Conference for Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being

The Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners whose work is designed to enhance the well-being of children and families through secular contemplative practices such as mindfulness and meditation.  We seek to advance the science and practice of contemplative practices to address: Children’s and family member’s attention …

Infectious Disease Interest Group: Influenza in Wisconsin

The UW Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of human and animal health professionals from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies, and private industry. This week’s program welcomes Thomas Haupt from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The talk is also available by webinar at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/303778093. You can also dial in using your …