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Science Student Roundtable Luncheon
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Saving our planet to save ourselves
What do you believe in? Howard Frumkin, a leading voice on environment and health, believes we must save the world to save ourselves.
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Planetary Health: Protecting Our World to Protect Ourselves
The field of Planetary Health has emerged in recent years, based on the notion that transgressing planetary limits—a hallmark of the now-defined Anthropocene Epoch that acknowledges human impact on the planet—is incompatible with continued human thriving. Professor Howard Frumkin, M.D., DrPH, an expert on the intersection between public health and the built environment, climate change,…
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee’s new top health official: ‘The science is still out’ on vaccine, autism link
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee’s new top health official: ‘The science is still out’ on vaccine, autism link
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Weston Roundtable: Destruction as Development — Lessons from Pouring Concrete to Save People and the Environment
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…