Society and Culture
Monday, October 21, 2019
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Hmong Studies Consortium Lecture
"The Rise of Not Collecting Bride Prices among Hmong Communities in Thailand," by Urai Yangcheepsujarit
4-1:30 p.m.
206 Ingraham Hall
Today, October 22, 2019
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Badger Cafe: "We've Been Here All Along" a Conversation with Dick Wagner
Wisconsin Alumni Association
All day
One Alumni Place, 650 N. Lake Street, Madison WI 53706
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Language Institute Brownbag: Inclusivity in the Language Classroom
Jeanne Schueller, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic
12-1 p.m.
254 Van Hise Hall
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Chaos and Complex System Seminar
A brief history of the soul from antiquity to integrated information theory
12:05-1 p.m.
4274 Chamberlin Hall
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What is Food and Who Decides? Insects as Food
Panelists: Andy Jack, Toby Lunt, Valerie Stull, Monica Theis, moderated by Sainath Suryanarayanan
6 p.m.
Meadowridge Public Library, 5726 Raymond Rd, Madison, Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin Idea, Past & Present: Benny Witkovsky
The Local Periphery: Small Cities and the Politics of Exclusion
6-7:15 p.m.
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Using Indigenous Experience and Knowledge to Guide Sustainable Forestry in the Twenty-first Century
Arboretum Fall Lecture Series
7-8:30 p.m.
Meet at Visitor Center, UW-Madison Arboretum
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Crossroads of Ideas
Preparing for Climate Change: Learning, Adaptation and Our Climate Future
7 p.m.
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
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Free Will and Moral Responsibility
A discussion by Socratic Society, UW–Madison's official undergraduate philosophy club
7:30-9 p.m.
5181 Helen C. White Hall
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An Evening with Emily Bazelon: The Power of the Prosecutor
Wisconsin Union Theater
The Wisconsin Union
7:30-9 p.m.
Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Building a Healthier Social Media Ecosystem
Public Talk - Dr. Desmond Patton
10-11:30 a.m.
AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706
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Africa at Noon: Arms Flows and Conflict in Africa
Talk by Ivor Fung of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
12-1 p.m.
206 Ingraham Hall
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Emerging Business & Technology Student-Employer Connector
A networking event for UW-Madison students exploring tech and business paths
4:30-7 p.m.
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
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Fall 2019 Visiting Artist Colloquium
Gloriann Langva: Surrealist, Figurative Ceramist, Sculptor
5-6:15 p.m.
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Emerging Business & Technology Student-Employer Connector
Sponsored by SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science and UW Athletics
5-7 p.m.
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Workshop with Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh
"The Social Lives of Art Objects"
12-1 p.m.
212 University Club
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Do We Really Need Viewpoint Diversity? Conservative Professors and Higher Education
Dr. Joshua Dunn, UCCS
12-1 p.m.
2339 Grainger Hall
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CSA Fall Lecture Series: Meenakshi (Sumathi) Krishnan (Director, Research Centre, Music Academy, Madras)
The Making of Carnatic Music (CE 1800- 2000) & The Forces of Change
12-1 p.m.
206 Ingraham Hall
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Emergency Response When Individuals Experience Behavioral Crisis
Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Harold Pollack
12:15-1:30 p.m.
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Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar by Claire Erickson
"Dementia Capable Care: Utilizing Science to Inform Policy"
3-4 p.m.
Biotechnology Auditorium Room 1111 (425 Henry Mall), Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building
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Household Finance Research Seminar
Megan Bea, PhD Candidate in Cornell Department of Sociology
3:45-4:45 p.m.
1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall
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Why Does College Cost So Much?
PROFS Forum on College Affordability
4-5:30 p.m.
DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
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Demand and Supply in Post-Conflict Governance: Legacies of Armed Conflict in Chechnya
CREECA Fall Lecture Series
4-5:15 p.m.
206 Ingraham Hall
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"The Missing Pages: The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript from Genocide to Justice"
Lecture by Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh
5 p.m.
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McPherson Eye Research Institute Annual Fall Lecture
What Art Can Tell Us about the Brain
5:45-6:45 p.m.
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Women's Suffrage Panel
Before and After Women’s Suffrage: The History and Effects of the 19th Amendment
7-9 p.m.
The AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center
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Parry Karp, faculty cellist, with Eli Kalman, piano
7:30 p.m.
Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center