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Undergraduate Field Course Fair
Undergraduate global health field course fair. Representatives from each field course will be in attendance. This event will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in Union South. Questions? Contact Robin Mittenthal at mittenthal@wisc.edu
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Geran discusses a child abandonment and trafficking
UW-Madison alumna and 4W leader Jean Geran discusses child abandonment, trafficking and the right to identification documents in Soffa lecture.
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Global Health Week Dance Marathon Fundraiser
To celebrate the end of the First Annual Global Health Week we will be hosting a Dance Marathon and Raffle. Tickets for the event will be $5 online and $10 at the door. All proceeds will go to a local public health cause. For more information, please visit: www.globalhealthweekus.org GlobalHealthWeekFlyer
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The U.S. Green Energy Transformation: Controlling Climate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities
In 2010 the United States produced about 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, even though we only represent 4 percent of the world’s population. To make our minimally fair contribution toward reducing global emissions, we need to cut our emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Meeting these reduction targets will be…
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I Am Malala Discussion
GHI fellow Jameela Ali joins a Wisconsin Without Boarders discussion on this years Go Big Read book “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.” This is a cultural event and panel discussion focusing on the theme of girls’ education from a variety of perspectives. Refreshments will…