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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Madison hospital takes steps to address food insecurity

Madison hospital takes steps to address food insecurity

Zoonoses & One Health Updates Call

Wednesday, June 7 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET ACCESS INFORMATION – BOTH AUDIO AND VIDEO Please note: this call will NOT be recorded.   For audio: Toll-free number:  800-857-9372 Participant passcode: 9330736                     For video: (Note: the webinar platform has changed to Adobe Connect). To join the meeting: https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/zohucall/ If you have never attended an …

L&S Urban and Regional Planning and CALS Landscape Architecture merge

Departments of Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture merge to combine campus resources

Jonathan spoke on WORT Radio: Impact And Reaction: U.S. Pull-Out From Paris Accords

Director Jonathan Patz reacts to the United States’ decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement on WORT Radio

Wisconsin Without Borders: A Global Initiative

As a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 4W Initiative, students and faculty members from the Design Studies program in the School of Human Ecology have partnered with traditional artisans around the world developing coordinated microenterprises projects. Materials and color palettes have been coordinated in order that products are globally interchangeable from one culture to …

Liver Fat, Hepatic Enzymes and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study of 132,377 Adults

A presentation of “Liver Fat, Hepatic Enzymes and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes” will be given by GHI collaborator Dr. Sean Chen from the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.     

Trumping Health Care Reform? Perspectives on the Past, Lessons for the Future

What role did misperceptions of health care and health insurance play in the 2016 Presidential Election? What is happening with the current Republican health care reform efforts? What do these past events mean for the longer term resilience of the PPACA in the months and years ahead? Where do we go from here? Join the conversation with us …

Wisconsin Public Radio: UW researchers: Study shows Zika virus may be wider threat than thought

Environmental Design Research Association Conference

The Rotarian: The Rotarian Conversation: Your health is at risk

The Rotarian talks to GHI Director Jonathan Patz about the link between climate change and disease.