Campus Events: Lectures Conferences and Symposiums
Planetarium Event (Virtual): Fantastic Beasts in the Sky
- October 24, 2020
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium, 1900 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Letters & Science
Compete to win the planetarium cup in this virtual Harry Potter and astronomy themed trivia tournament. Use your wizarding wisdom and interstellar intellect to represent your house and become a…
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S.T.E.M. Seminar: PFAS in Wisconsin's Water
- October 28, 2020
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Virtual – Microsoft Teams
- UWM at Washington County
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) Seminar: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 12 pm, Online. PFAS in Wisconsin’s Water Speaker: Andrea Gelatt, Staff Attorney, Midwest Environmental Advocates Everyone is welcome to…
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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Shaun Slifer
- October 28, 2020
- 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- Online, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Peck School of the Arts
Shaun Slifer’s practice combines research, activism, and alternative exhibition strategies. He is the Creative Director of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, West Virginia. He is a founding…
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Lectures and Fine Arts: Dealing with Dictators
- October 29, 2020
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Virtual
- UWM at Waukesha
Dealing with Dictators: The United States and Paraguay’s Alfredo Stroessner This talk will explore the complex history of US-Paraguayan diplomatic relations during the Cold War. At the core of that…
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Geography Colloquium (virtual): Measuring segregation - Is Geography a “curse” or leverage?
- October 30, 2020
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- WI
- Letters & Science
Presented by David Wong, Professor, Department of Geography &Geoinformation Science, George Mason University. This virtual colloquium is open to the public and will be presented on Microsoft Teams. Contact xuz@uwm.edu…
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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Kim Cosier
- November 4, 2020
- 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- Online, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Peck School of the Arts
Kim Cosier is a member of the Art Build Workers collective and is active in revolutionary movements in Milwaukee and beyond. Partnering with activist organizations such as Fight for $15,…
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Lectures and Fine Arts: Patriotic Propaganda
- November 5, 2020
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Virtual
- UWM at Waukesha
Patriotic Propaganda: Hollywood, Anti-Nazism, and the U.S. Senate in 1941 In September of 1941, a handful of isolationist senators set out to tarnish Hollywood for war-mongering. What followed was a…
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*CANCELED* UW-Milwaukee 20th Annual Double Reed Day
- November 7, 2020
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts – Helen Bader Concert Hall, Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall | 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., MIlwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Peck School of the Arts
This event has been canceled. If you’ve already purchased tickets please email psoatix@uwm.edu for a refund. Double Reed Day is open to double reed players of all ages and levels.…
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Veteran's Day Celebration
- November 11, 2020
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Virtual
- UWM at Waukesha
Students please check your CANVAS Student Life Course for a link to this event. The public may contact deckerc@uwm.edu for a link to this event.
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Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Ahree Lee
- November 11, 2020
- 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- Online, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Peck School of the Arts
Ahree Lee (born Seoul, South Korea) is a multi-media artist working in video, photography, sound and interactive installations. Lee received her B.A. from Yale University in English literature and a…
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