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- Science Expeditions Campus-wide Open House April 9-11:
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- Badger Talks Live: – https://www.facebook.com/UWConnects/live & https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/events/
- Tuesday, February 2, Noon, “Music Perspectives: A look into a professional musician’s life.” Lindsay Flowers, Faculty Associate of Oboe
- Tuesday, February 9, Noon, “Stories in Stone.” Brooke Norsted, Assistant Director, UW Geology Museum
- “Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” public science seminar, by Zoom. Wednesdays at 7 pm CT. Every Wednesday night, 50 times a year. Register at go.wisc.edu/240r59.
- WN@TL on February 3 features Engine Doctor Andrea Strzelec of the College of Engineering on “The Future of Hybrid Vehicles: Electric vs Electrified Powertrains.”
- The UW Now Livestream. Tuesday February 2 at 7pm CST with Nam C. Kim, Department of Anthropology;
Young Mie Kim, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Kristyn Masters, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Virtual Saturday Science Workshop with UW Space Place. Most Saturdays at 10:00am. Check at http://www.spaceplace.wisc.edu/#satworkshops.
- Check for other events presented online and available to all at http://today.wisc.edu/events/tag/science
Schedule and descriptions at https://science.wisc.edu/wednesday-nite-at-the-lab/
This is the first U Place program to air which was recorded using our new remote webcam kit. The kit allows PBS Wisconsin to record presenters at home or in their place of work, and features a laptop, web camera, microphone and small lights. This presentation was recorded in collaboration with our long-time U Place partner, Tom Zinnen, director of UW-Madison’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab lecture series.
This program may also be viewed on or before Feb. 1 at pbswisconsin.org/uplace .
February 11. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation. Robin Kimmerer, Distinguished Teaching Professor, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York. Register by February 7. NOTE: This lecture will not be recorded.
February 25. How Microbes Shape Our Lives, Transform the Environment, and Influence Climate Change. Charlotte Francoeur, Ph.D. Student, Department of Bacteriology, UW–Madison. Register by February 21.
March 4. Holy Ground: Working with Faith and Indigenous Leaders to Build Resilience. Dekila Chungyalpa, Director, Loka Initiative, Center for Healthy Minds, UW–Madison. Register by February 28.
March 11. Beyond the Clinical Walls: Environmental Determinants of Health. Jamie Ferschinger, Director, and Stephanie Mercado, Neighborhood Revitalization Coordinator, Department of Environmental Health, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers. Register by March 7.
March 18. Climate Change and Wisconsin’s Forests: What We Know, What We Expect, and How to Adapt. Stephen Handler, Climate Change Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science. Register by March 14.
March 25. Treaty Rights, Culturally Important Beings, and Indigenous-led Climate Adaptation in the Ojibwe Ceded Territories. Robert Croll, Policy Analyst and Climate Change Program Coordinator, and Hannah Panci, Climate Change Scientist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. Register by March 21.
April 1. Using Markets to Achieve Conservation: Examples from the Field. Dominic Parker, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW–Madison. Register by March 28.
April 8. Climate Change, Reality versus Development: Global South and Worldwide Perspective. Marie-Josée Paula Houénou, specialist in climate change and environmental law and strategies, and city advisor, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow at UW–Madison. Register by April 4.
Tuesdays, March 2 and 9, 6:30–8 p.m.
Writing Your “Marshland Elegy”
Have you taken on a new creative project during this pandemic, or reignited your passion for an existing hobby? If you’ve found enrichment in making and creating during these challenging times, we’d like to hear from you!
Madison Makes is a new virtual event occurring on March 6, which will showcase videos of Madison area people who love to create and want to share it with others.
Monona Terrace is inviting video submissions through February 1. Space is limited and participation is not guaranteed. All ages and making activities are welcome to submit. Learn more at https://www.mononaterrace.com/event-group/madison-makes/
FEBRUARY 27, 2021 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM CST
MARCH 13, 2021 | 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM CST
APRIL 10, 2021 | 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM CST
“Keeping Produce Safe and People Healthy” with Kristin Krokowski, Commercial Horticulture Educator, Division of Extension, UW-Madison. Kristin discusses methods small farmers are using to ensure the health and safety of customers and employees, with a focus on preventing spread of the COVID-19 virus.
This is the first U Place program to air which was recorded using our new remote webcam kit. The kit allows PBS Wisconsin to record presenters at home or in their place of work, and features a laptop, web camera, microphone and small lights. This presentation was recorded in collaboration with our long-time U Place partner, Tom Zinnen, director of UW-Madison’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab lecture series.
This program may also be viewed on or before Feb. 1 at pbswisconsin.org/uplace.
After 37 years of physics presentations to the public, The University of Wisconsin – Madison is this year sponsoring a physics video competition for teachers and students.
We invite you to submit a 2-minute video demonstrating a physics concept. Awards will be given for the best videos, and winners will be posted on our website and edited into a longer video to be shown on public television.
We encourage submissions from students and teams, but for legal reasons, anyone under the age of 18 must work under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or teacher who will submit the video on their behalf. This could be a fun educational project for families or for physics classes during this period of social distancing.
The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2021. You can find more information at https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/contest/.
How does global science and technology affect Hispanic societies and ecosystems? How does cultural inheritance of hispanic societies inform citizens’ attitudes towards science driven technological projects? How do science and technology from the North mobilize indigenous science to resist undesired transformations? What are the culturally specific debates and conflicts that emerge in various local contexts where science and technology bring changes? This series features renown scholars and activists to introduce us to science and technology driven social debates in Spain, Mexico, Paraguay and Nicaragua.
More information and access details will be provided as each event approaches.
Tuesday, February 23, 12-1 pm, via Zoom
Mexico: Robin Canul: “Perspectives of development in Yucatán Península”.
Event details
Tuesday, March 23, 12-1 pm, via Zoom
Event details
Tuesday, April 20, 12-1 pm, via Zoom
Jamie Adcock
Communications Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies
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