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One Health Happy Hour

Featured presentations by our director, Jonathan Patz, and Jonathan Sleeman, center director of USGS National Wildlife Health Center. Discussion to follow moderated by  Christopher Olsen, professor emeritus, School of Veterinary Medicine and Global Health Institute.

Global Health Tuesday: Graduate scholars report

Two of the GHI Graduate Student Research Awards recipients report back on their work to further global health across the world. Camilla Reuterswaerd , a Ph.D., candidate in the Department of Political Science, looks at what happened to reproductive rights in Mexico after abortion was legalized in 2007. Jiang, a graduate student in the Department …

Madison community members press for greater strides in clean energy to combat effects of climate change.

Madison community members press for greater strides in clean energy to combat effects of climate change.

UW-Madison ranked first in number of Peace Corps volunteers.

UW-Madison ranked first in number of Peace Corps volunteers

Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series: We have come a long way; we have a long way to go

It generates medicines, purifies water, absorbs greenhouse gases and grows our food. Yet most of us know little about soil — in fact, we treat this valuable resource like dirt. Steve Ventura will describe the important ecosystem services derived from healthy soils and present new ideas about how to protect them. Ventura, the UW-Madison Gaylord …

PHS Monday Seminar Series: Racial Disparities in the Incidence of Breast Cancer Subtypes in ‘Black’ and ‘White’ Women: Proportions and Preconceptions

When: February 27th, 12 -1 p.m. Where: 1345 HSLC.

Weston Roundtable Series: Climate resiliency planning and buildings: Lessons from the field

Climate resiliency is an important strategy in sustainability planning. However, today’s buildings are designed to operate in the future using weather data from the past. Research suggests that predicted energy savings from green buildings may be significantly different than actual building performance in coming years due to the changing climate. Douglas Ahl, director of research …

Wisconsin Without Borders Marketplace makes a difference throughout globe.

Wisconsin Without Borders Marketplace makes a difference throughout globe.

UW-Madison selected to host Young African Leaders in summer 2017

UW-Madison will again host Mandela Washington Fellowship's Young African Leaders in 2017.

Apply now for Graduate/Professional/Capstone Certificate in Public Health

Apply now to earn your Graduate/Professional/Capstone Certificate in Global Health.