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GROW: Ecuador: Better Health through Messaging
Some communities in Ecuador face high incidences of water-borne illness because of contaminated water or poor hygiene and sanitation. It’s a multipronged problem calling for an interdisciplinary approach combining natural, medical and social sciences. Bret Shaw, a CALS professor of life sciences communication, last year helped implement a social science approach with funding from the…
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2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor eight outstanding projects
This story was first published on the Morgridge Center for Community Service website site.Eight UW-Madison projects are being honored for their community-engaged focus on global malnutrition, waterborne illness, Wisconsin Native public health, Latina women’s mental health and more. Three of the winners, Marjorie Kersten, Theo Loo and Andrew Denu are global health students. The 2016 Wisconsin Without Borders Awards honor the work of…
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International Division, IRIS award seed grants for interdisciplinary research
Global health was well represented when the International Division and IRIS awarded new seed grants.
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Green Bay Press-Gazette: Third door climate change forum is May 7
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UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world
UW activist works ensure women have leading voice in Wisconsin, world