University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Studying Medicine in Cuba

Milwaukee natives Alexandra Skeeter and Olive Albanese will share their experiences studying medicine at Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina in Havana, Cuba. They are among about 100 U.S. students who are part of a free program offered by the Cuban government especially for students of color, in conjunction with the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus. The program …

Clean Lakes Festival

The Clean Lakes Festibal will takes place on Saturday, July 25, 2015. The intent of the Festival is three-fold: to raise public awareness about opportunities for recreation on the lakes, highlight the importance of lakes to local quality of life, and offer non-lake users the opportunities to engage in lake recreation. Visit Law Park, on …

CUGH Webinar: “The Global Surgery Deficit”

Approximately 5 billion out of 7 billion people in the world have no or little access to basic surgical care. Out of the roughly 250 million operations performed each year, only 3.5% are performed on the poorest 1/3 of the world’s population. Injuries alone cause 5.7 million deaths yearly, much more than the 3.8 million …

Voices of Hope: Listening and Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking

The 4W Initiative (For Women, For Well-Being, For Wisconsin and the World) presents Voices of Hope: Listening and Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking. The event will feature three different speakers. Keynote speaker, Shamere McKenzie, tells the inspiring store of a woman who survived sex trafficking in the United States. Shamere has become an activist and …

Eye Care for the Arrondissement of Belle Anse, Haiti: A Proposal

Join Dr. Frantz Large in a discussion for eye health care in Haiti and around the world on July 15. Large conducts mobile clinics in Haiti and will share his insights and strategies for eye health care, focusing on S.E. Haiti and how partnership efforts improve vision in remote global regions. Large graduated from the …