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4W Plenary II: Democracy, Gender and Transformative Education in Europe: The Case of Spain

This plenary of international scholars will examine the development and transformations that Equality Public Policies have introduced in the field of citizenship, gender relations and education in Spain. From its beginnings in the 80s, the young Spanish democracy developed policies that supported gender equality as a consubstantial part of democracy. The speakers will first analyze …

4W Summit Keynote and Soffa Lecture: Vandana Shiva-“Women Lead the Way”

Soffa Lecture and 4W Keynote: Vandana Shiva ~ “Women Lead the Way: From violence to Non violence, from greed to sharing, from hate to love.” Registration is requested but not required for the Shiva lecture.A Gerda Lerner Film and director’s talk: “Why Women Need to Climb Mountains” a film by Vandana Shiva Time magazine environmental hero …

2017 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-Being

Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., an internationally recognized activist in agriculture, gender, property rights and environment, will present the keynote address for the three-day 2017 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being. Her talk, “Women Lead the Way: From Violence to Non-Violence, from Greed to Sharing, From Hate to Love,” at 4 p.m. April 27 is also …

2017 Climate Change Symposium

Schedule 3:00 – 3:05 PM: Welcome and Introduction 3:05-4:20 PM: Research talks by UW-Madison faculty and researchers Neil Stenhouse, Life Sciences Communication Ankur Desai, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Monica Turner, Zoology Andrea Hicks, Civil & Environmental Engineering Jim Kossin, Space Science & Engineering Center 4:30-5:30 PM: Keynote Lecture by Prof. Josh Lawler, University of Washington Many species …

2017 QI Institute

The 2017 Quality Improvement Leadership Institute is scheduled for July 24-28.

Greg Nemet, GHI Advisory Committee member, and Gregg Mitman, former Advisory Committee member named 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellows

Greg Nemet, GHI Advisory Committee member, and Gregg Mitman, former Advisory Committee member named 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellows.

Climate change, renewable energy and the future of our planet

Sandra Begay-Campbell, principal member of the technical staff at Sandia Labs National Laboratories, leads the panel discussion on climate, energy and the future of the planet. The discussion will focus on solar and renewable energy, climate change, and policy. She will be joined by: GHI Director Jonathan Patz Sumudu Atapattu, director of  the UW Law …

Break the cycle: The power of food to interrupt the revolving door of prisons

A documentary film screening and community discussion examining the interconnections between race, mass incarceration and urban agriculture. Building Food Justice Capacity in South Madison is a four-year community-university partnership that uses food as a strategy to break cycles of systematic incarceration of minorities by our criminal justice system. The partnership asks the question: How could …

PHS Monday Seminar: Tracey Holloway, PhD, “Linking Satellite Data with Public Health and Air Quality”

This talk will focus on the opportunities and challenges in using satellite data for health exposure assessment and understanding air pollution.  For over 10 years, satellites have been used to characterize spatial and temporal patterns in air quality on a global basis, and planned programs over the coming few years will greatly expand satellite capability. …

GHI Director to give opening Keynote at the Inaugural Planetary Health Conference in Boston next Friday

GHI Director to give opening Keynote at the Inaugural Planetary Health Conference in Boston next Friday.