Eduardo Santana-Castellon, co-founder of the Intermunicipal Environmental Agency for the Integrated Management of the Ayuquilia River Watershed, will be sharing his novel and ambitious project design for an environmental science museum in Mexico. This museum’s main goal is to provide environmental awareness and showcase how cities depend on nature to survive by discussing urban community …
Peter Marcotullio is a professor of geography and director of the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities. He will discuss how cities can be part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. CISC merges the science of sustainability with innovative public programming, examining how cities can proactively respond to environmental change. The …
Did you know that UW-Madison has over 100 faculty and scientists involved in water-related research and scholarship? Do you want to learn more about the diversity of water-related scholarship at UW-Madison? Are you interested in meeting colleagues and potential collaborators on the UW-Madison campus? At Water@UW-Madison – A Wisconsin Idea Symposium, each of 50 UW-Madison faculty …
The Infectious Disease Interest Group meets to discuss the Ebola response at 4 p.m. Friday, May 8. Lina Elbadawi, MD, MS, will present “Ebola and African Deployment.” Masia Safdar, MD, and Christopher Crnich, MD, Ph.D., will discuss “Issues, challenges, and lessons learned about Ebola in Madison. The Infectious Disease Interest Group is a collaboration of …
M. Sanjayan, executive vice president and senior scientist at Conservation International, delivers the 18th annual Leopold Lecture, discussing ways wildlife and humans are coexisting in our modern world. Drawing on examples from his critically-acclaimed PBS television series EARTH A New Wild, Sanjayan will reveal the surprising ways wildlife and people can mutually benefit each other …
Michaela Brause, an undergradute student at UW-Madison studying Community and Nonprofit Leadership with certificates in Global Health and Environmental Studies, will be holding a screening event of the documentary ‘Black Gold‘. After traveling to Ethiopia with Heidi Busse, Brause has gained a first hand experience of the coffee culture in Ethiopia. Bringing together Global Health, Environmental …
Development in Africa can take on many faces. Join us for an afternoon of discussion and education around the progress made and future barriers toward sustainable development in Africa. As a member of the UW community, join the discussion of African development by showcasing your research to food security, public health, environment, social justice, and …
UW-Madison and international colleagues gather for the May 12 Livable Cities Symposium to explore how to can connect research to city problems.
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Madison community gathers to support Nepal relief effort