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The keynote speaker is Claire Dunning, assistant professor of public policy and history at the University of Maryland, College Park and author of Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State (University of Chicago Press, 2022). AGENDA …
As part of the Women's & Gender Studies Feminist Lecture Series, Jane Ward, Professor of Feminist Studies at UC Santa Barbara, critiques one of the basic premises of the mainstream LGBT rights movement—that heterosexuality is easier than queerness—by asking for …
Join us for the Annual Showcase of the Milwaukee Story Experience Project. For the past year, UWM and Marquette students collaborated with communities and organizations across the city to shape and share stories – of who we’ve been, who we …
A constitution is a blueprint for government. It establishes the structures and processes of government. A constitution is also the embodiment of a set of principles. It reflects the political values of a nation. But, really, what is a constitution …
Presented by Dr. Jennifer L. Rice, Professor of Geography at the University of Georgia, and a faculty affiliate at the Institute for Women’s Studies and the Center for Integrative Conservation Research at the University of Georgia. She is a co-editor of Urban Climate Justice: Theory, Praxis, and Resistance (University of Georgia Press, 2023). The title of her talk is: Climate Justice in the City
Presented by Dr. Fernanda Barros dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Presented by Ariana Myers, Director of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center at UWM. Part of the Women's & Gender Studies Lunch N Learn series. In person and virtual. Join in Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID: 251 887 827 802 Passcode: 3QNoyA
Data storytelling refers to the practice of using data to communicate a narrative or a compelling story. It involves combining data analysis and visualization techniques with storytelling principles to convey insights, trends, or patterns in a meaningful and engaging way. …
Presented by Associate Professor Junjie Niu, Materials Science and Engineering (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Boswell welcomes UWM Professor of English Jason Puskar for an event featuring his latest work, The Switch, in which he considers how the development of binary switching, the telegraph to the touchscreen, has transformed everyday life and changed the shape of …
Presented by Associate Professor Junjie Niu, Materials Science and Engineering (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium presented by Dr. Bogdan Nica, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Matrices of determinant 1 can be reduced to the identity matrix by row- and column-operations. This is a well-known fact of linear algebra--assuming that we work …
Part of the "Growing Resistance: Untold Stories of Milwaukee’s Community Guardians" exhibit currently showing at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Community guardians are common folks—homeowners, renters, block leaders, elders, and civic minded …
Help us celebrate Charles Darwin's 215th birthday with a day of science fun. Fascinating fossils and glowing minerals Informative lectures from UWM scientists Touchable specimins Taxidermied critters from your own backyard Children's activities Real research from UWM scientists Planetarium show …
Presented by Associate Professor Junjie Niu, Materials Science and Engineering (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Panelists include: Dr. Kidiocus King Carroll, Assistant Professor in African & African Diaspora Studies Jamila Benson, Program Director for the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Dr. Robert “Biko” Baker, Visiting Assistant Professor in African & African Diaspora Studies and Affiliate Faculty …
Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium presented by Bart Adrian, UWM. Atmospheric science provides excellent opportunities for encouraging student interest in all fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). A model outreach program (“Chasing the Wind: Tools for Understanding the Weather”) …
Dissertation proposal presentation of Dean Maraldo: The Arctic is warming faster than any other region of the world, driving significant changes in terrestrial ecosystems and the cryosphere, including changes in vegetation phenology and the loss of lake ice, permafrost, and …
Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, a sociologist from Purdue University, will present findings from her research on employed mothers. She notes that, as women entered the US workforce in increasing numbers, they faced the conundrum of how to maintain breastfeeding and hold down …
Join us for an evening with Melissa Kearney. Kearney is a renowned economist, specializing in issues related to social policy, poverty, and inequality. She presents a data-driven argument for the importance of marriage in addressing economic challenges in the United …
Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium presented by Dr. Selvi Kara, Bryn Mawr College. One of the central problems in commutative algebra concerns understanding the structure of an ideal in a polynomial ring. Abstractly, an ideal’s structure can be expressed through …
Dissertation proposal presentation of Lulu Liu: Over-concentrated urban buildings and energy consumption have become one of the major reasons for the environmental deterioration in urban areas and can directly or indirectly cause urban microclimate changes. Energy consumption in urban areas …
Dissertation proposal presentation of Matthias Schilli: Violence has been studied as a social and public health issue for a long time. We investigate the violence in the City of Chicago by integrating social, environmental, and mobility factors in spatial statistical …
Presented by Professor Prasenjit Guptasarma, UWM Dept. of Physics (College of Letters and Science) and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Before The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Although stand-up comedy is often described as a ‘boys’ club,’ the truth is that there have always been influential women on …
Presented by Dr. Manabi Majumdar, Political Science faculty member at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. Hybrid program both in person and on Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NWEyNTA4YTEtNzg0Mi00ZGU4LWEwYmUtY2UxMDZkZDEyOTAw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220bca7ac3-fcb6-4efd-89eb-6de97603cf21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22151ab0d2-df9e-4431-baeb-9e9ab0e92d11%22%7d Meeting ID: 293 851 990 986 Passcode: XP5Ymn
Presented by Professor Prasenjit Guptasarma, UWM Dept. of Physics (College of Letters and Science) and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Presented by Professor Prasenjit Guptasarma, UWM Dept. of Physics (College of Letters and Science) and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Asian or Asian American hate incidents have increased during Covid-19 around the world, especially in large American cities. This research project examines how Asian and Asian American female college students in two cities - Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Long Beach, California …
Part of the Asia in Conversation Series. Panelist include: Dr. Hyowon Ban, Department of Geography, California State University-Long Beach Dr. Seungyeon Lee, Psychology and Counseling program, University of Central Arkansas Dr. Hyejin Yoon, Department of Geography, UWM Register at: https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtcumsqjkjGdWnO4d5r4sGxYnBkdJPQwJk#/registration …
A Friends of Art History Lecture: What forms of visual evidence can, and should, one use to materialize and memorialize the history of Atlantic slavery? In this talk, Matthew Rarey argues that this question, far from being a contemporary ethical …
Part of the Asia in Conversation series. Dr. Kumkum Sangari, Vilas Professor of English and the Humanities at UWM will be in conversation with Dr. Kavita Panjabi, former Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. This event is hybrid with …
When we witness unexpected phenomena, a mathematician finds themselves asking: why? We are compelled to understand further; what is the cause, the basic underlying principles? Mathematics is full of symmetries, patterns and visuals that we can appreciate in their own …
Presented by Dr. Kathleen March, emerita professor of Spanish at the University of Maine. Dr. March's long career included scholarly work in translation, Galician studies, contemporary Latin American literature, and women’s studies.
Presented by Professor Kelli Larson, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University as part of the annual Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture. Abstract: Residential landscapes, including lawns and other types of vegetation, are an increasingly important component of urban ecosystems. Turfgrass lawns …
Presented by Professor Jennifer Robertson, professor emerita, University of Michigan Kokoro (心) is widely and innovatively used in everyday parlance and figures in many Japanese idioms. Kokoro connotes intellectual, emotional, and spiritual states and attributes. Kokoro is also a key …
The narrative of Ukraine’s 300-year struggle for freedom resounds with the stories and voices of its multiethnic population – such as Jews, Muslim Tatars, Roma, and Poles. This lecture highlights the coalescence of perspectives of Ukraine’s different ethnic, religious, and …
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. In 1977, a group of Holocaust survivors from Skokie, Illinois, filed a lawsuit to stop a planned neo-Nazi march by alleging menticide—the psychological equivalent of genocide. In this lecture, historian James …
Thesis presentation of Christopher Archuleta: Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are primarily used for determining flood insurance rates and for determining which properties are required to have flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program. However, they are also flood risk maps …
Thesis presentation of Mark Miracle: This study investigates the negative health consequences linked to lead exposure, with a specific focus on interventions implemented in Milwaukee. Emphasizing the heightened susceptibility of young children during organ development, the research examines literature on …
Presented by Professor Peter Hinow, UWM Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (College of Letters and Science)
Kristine Diekman, visiting artist and “multi-sensory storyteller”, will present about her fascinating work that incorporates narrative and interactive tabletop installations. Explore her website, https://www.kristinediekman.net/ Kristine Diekman is Emeritus Professor in the Art, Media & Design Department at California State University.
The C21 Reproductive Justice Collaboratory hosts this community event. We are an interdisciplinary UWM group who create space for conversations, resource sharing, and networking among local leaders engaged and interested in reproductive justice around Milwaukee. This event takes a deep dive …
Presented by Professor Peter Hinow, UWM Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (College of Letters and Science)
Sectional meeting of the American Mathematical Society hosted by UWM's Department of Mathematical Sciences. See https://www.ams.org/meetings/sectional/2318_program.html for program agenda, registration and details.
Sectional meeting of the American Mathematical Society hosted by UWM's Department of Mathematical Sciences. See https://www.ams.org/meetings/sectional/2318_program.html for program agenda, registration and details.
Presented by Professor Peter Hinow, UWM Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (College of Letters and Science)
Nicky Beer visits UWM as part of the Creative Writing program's visiting writer series. Craft Talk @ 3 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/47xam2et Reading @ 7 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tdhx7 Nicky is a bi/queer writer, and the author of …
Nicky Beer visits UWM as part of the Creative Writing program's visiting writer series. Craft Talk @ 3 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/47xam2et Reading @ 7 pm - to livestream: https://tinyurl.com/mr3tdhx7 Nicky is a bi/queer writer, and the author of …
Thesis presentation of Mathew Ugwuanyi: Studies over the United States has shown that disparity still exists in lung cancer mortality. Such disparity has been greatly attributed to several risk factors such as genetics, socio-economic status, comorbidities, amongst others. Primarily, this …