Professor Susan Paskewitz will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Global Health Symposium: Advancing Health in Uncertain Times. The symposium begins at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Paskewitz is professor and chair of the Department of Entomology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. She also is co-director of the Upper …
A video of the symposium speaker Susan Paskewitz can be found here, and a video of the panel discussion can be found here. WHEN: April 10th, 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Union South With “Deadly Foes: Why Mosquitoes and Ticks Matter to Global Health,” professor Susan Paskewitz will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Global …
In Spring 2018, from April 8-11, the University of Wisconsin – Madison will host the EPIC-Network’s annual conference. This year’s program will provide important resources to program managers, university representatives, city officials and organizational partners. Attendees will learn and share best practices for adopting, enhancing, and presenting the EPIC Framework in their communities. Please share broadly with your networks, …
WHEN: April 5th, 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Nancy Nicholas Hall, Room 1199 Please join the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 4W Women and Wellbeing Initiative for a panel discussion and trunk sale with the participants and organizers of an extraordinary transcontinental co-design project. The panel discussion will be led by Judy Frater, director of the Somaiya Kala Vidya, a …
WHEN: April 5th, 4:15 p.m. WHERE: Mechanical Engineering, Room 1163 Valerie Stull, a Ph.D student advised by GHI Director Jonathan Patz, will present this week’s Weston Roundtable. Check this page for updates and more information.
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For Teresa Caya, who earned her Graduate•Professional Certificate in Global Health while completing her medical degree, the certificate was a way to plan and carry out an infectious disease global health project in Nicaragua. “We live in a world in which disease and poverty do not respect geographic boundaries,” she says. “Better understanding health …
WHEN: March 20th, 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Nancy Nicholas Hall, Room 1125 Jane Ekayu, founder and executive director of Children of Peace Uganda, will discuss her upbringing, career as a child trauma therapist and experience as a woman in leadership. Her talk is sponsored by UW GlobeMed and the 4W Initiative, and will be followed by a …
Insects are cool, gorgeous — and deadly. Susan Paskewitz explains why in her keynote address at the 2018 Global Health Symposium.