Jason Vargo TEDx video posted
Jason Vargo's TEDxUWMadison talk on designing for change.
Jason Vargo's TEDxUWMadison talk on designing for change.
Applications will be available January 12 for one-year internships with the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM). The organization was established in 2009 to support emergency care across Africa. Interns help with event planning and development, scientific projects, donor relations and fundraising. The one-year internships are primarily based in Cape Town, South Africa, for the …
DiPrete Brown among Brava's 30 Women to Watch; Dean Shim imagines well-being for women.
In a new article, GHI's Lori DiPrete Brown suggests new ways to improve global collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork.
Graduate and medical students can apply now global health field courses in China and Guatemala. The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2015, and students will be notified of the results by Jan. 31. “Health Care in Urban China” takes students to Beijing and Shanghai where they will shadow and learn from local health care professionals …
Ecuador field experience gives student new perspective on life.
Richard C. Keller, professor in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics and a Global Health Institute Advisory member, has been named associate dean of the Division of International Studies.
Stop by the Health Sciences Learning Center at UW-Hospital Friday for a Fair Trade Holiday Sale. Work from the UW Student/Global artisans collaboration will be on sale at the Wisconsin Without Borders- Marketplace booth. Unique, hand-made quality gifts that preserve cultural heritage and support families and communities. Artisan Partners in: Mexico, Ecuador, Kenya Proceeds go …
Victoria Gammino, an epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pursues polio across rural Africa, using geospatial data to ensure that polio vaccine reaches every child, even in nomadic families. “As long as polio remains anywhere in the world, all the world’s children are at risk,” says Gammino, who is leading …
Please join the Peace Corps at UW-Madison, Division of International Studies, and the Global Health Institute for a viewing of an AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 12’ x 12’ quilt created to memorialize lives affected by AIDS.UW Professor Ryan Westergaard will be there to talk about his research combating HIV/AIDS and providing care to patients in Dane County. …