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Acuity Insurance HR Specialist Kaise Aschliman to Continue the Leadership at Noon Series at Viterbo University Oct. 16

Oct. 2, 2018

Contact Rick Kyte at 608-796-3704 or rlkyte@viterbo.edu or Nicole Van Ert at 608-796-3616 or nmvanert@viterbo.edu

Viterbo Employees Honored at Rose Awards

Laura Nettles, FSPA, religious studies, was named Viterbo’s 2019 Teacher of the Year at the annual Rose Awards ceremony May 2.

Health Column: Vaccine Hesitancy

By Sue Danielson, health services

In its 2019 new year message, the World Health Organization (WHO) named vaccine hesitancy as one of the world’s top 10 global health threats, alongside air pollution and climate change, non-communicable diseases, global influenza pandemic, fragile and vulnerable settings, antimicrobial resistance, Ebola and other high-threat pathogens, weak primary health care, Dengue and HIV.

When you look at the list, vaccine hesitancy is directly related to most of them, with available vaccines for flu, Ebola (albeit still not registered), Dengue (with all its struggles), and HIV (in trials). The threats of fragile and vulnerable settings and weak primary health care both affect hesitancy given low confidence in the system or anxieties in conflict settings. And, as for antimicrobial resistance, we need vaccines more than ever as we are faced with antibiotics that no longer work.

Lula Washington Dance Theatre to Perform at Viterbo University Jan. 29

Jan. 23, 2019

Contact Jen Roberdeau at 608-796-3738 or jaroberdeau@viterbo.edu

LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE TO PERFORM AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY JAN. 29

Leadership at Noon Series to Feature LeaderEthics-Wisconsin Founder and Director Lee Rasch Tomorrow

Lee Rasch, founder and executive director of LeaderEthics-Wisconsin, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization committed to promoting ethical leadership among elected officials, will conclude the Viterbo Uni