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Unleashing the Power of Prevention by Targeting Environmental Exposures to Toxic Chemicals & Pollutants
Bruce Lanphear, M.D., MPH, is a clinician scientist at the British Columbia Children’s Research Institute and a professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Over the past decade, Lanphear has become increasingly vexed by the inability to control the “pandemic of consumption” – the largely preventable, worldwide epidemic of chronic disease and…
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Application deadline for 4W Innovation Award & 4W Engagement Grants for Emerging Scholars
4W Innovation Award The 4W Innovation Award is intended as general support– which can be used toward summer salary, course buy out, or other arrangement with school or department– to allow a faculty or academic staff member to devote time to develop a key initiative related to women and wellbeing and aligned with the vision…
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Weston Roundtable: Cultivating Resilience LLC, Resilient agriculture
The Weston Roundtable is made possible by a generous donation from Mr. Roy F. Weston, a highly accomplished UW-Madison alumnus. Designed to promote a robust understanding of sustainability science, engineering and policy, these interactive lectures are co-sponsored by the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Office of…
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UW-Madison celebrates International Women’s Day March 3
UW-Madison celebrates International Women’s Day March 3
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Healthcare Access and Reform: A Panel Discussion
Finding equity for rural and urban communities REGISTER NOW Significant changes are underway in federal and state policy related to how we pay for and deliver healthcare. These policies affect everyone in the state, as do trends of an aging population and advances in technology. Furthermore, many Wisconsin residents are employed by hospitals, insurance companies,…