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From prehistoric cave drawings in Europe and ancient rock art in Africa and India to burning pyres of confiscated tusks, our thoughts about elephants tell a story of human history. In "Elephant Trails," Nigel Rothfels (Professor of History, UWM) argues …
Dean Spade (he/him) is a Professor at Seattle University School of Law. Dean has been working in movements for queer and trans liberation and racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is the author of "Normal Life: …
Learn how observations from the newest instruments on the largest telescopes reveal how galaxies interact with their environments as part of a dynamic ecosystem in outer space. Don’t miss this special talk from UWM Physics professor and galaxy expert, Dr. …
One-day Irish language courses - all levels welcome! Whether you want to explore your own Irish heritage and language or just are curious about Celtic Studies, join us! Irish Language Immersion Day is a fun learning opportunity for everyone. This …
Author Valerie Martinez presents a craft talk in-person (Curtin 175) and livestreamed. Link available closer to the event date. Valerie Martínez is the author of five books of poetry, one book of translations (of Uruguay’s Delmira Agustini) and a chapbook …
Author Valerie Martinez reads from her work. In-person (Curtin 175) and livestreamed. Link available closer to the event date. Valerie Martínez is the author of five books of poetry, one book of translations (of Uruguay’s Delmira Agustini) and a chapbook …
Join us for a conversational roundtable that is part of C21’s Lonely No More! Symposia. How might we study, talk about, and address loneliness and the built environment? What kinds of social arrangements might we foster to reconsider loneliness and …
Juliana Vicente is a film director and founder of Pret a Portê Filmes, a production company created 11 years ago. It carries out socially and artistically relevant content, aiming to train and improve audiovisual professionals and to create new narratives …
Join us for a conversational roundtable that is part of C21's Lonely No More! Symposia. In what ways does loneliness manifest for nonhuman animals and in the nonhuman world? How might we rethink loneliness and connection with nonhumans in mind? …
Bring the family for an interactive tour of our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System, where you will marvel at the Sun’s powerful flares, Jupiter’s swirling storms, and Saturn’s intriguing moons. Travel to the icy worlds of the Kuiper Belt and …
Luis Mauro Filho is a journalist and advertiser who explores the relation between politics, sports and culture with a particular focus on Brazilian cultural and Brazil's social framework. He will be presenting about the historical context of multimedia in Brazil, …
Join a virtual panel discussion focused on space research and technologies being innovated in Milwaukee, hosted by the UWM Planetarium and UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. UW-Milwaukee researchers will share their latest technologies and ideas around space tech and innovation. This …
The Marden Lecture brings a distinguished guest to campus each year. The lecture is for a general audience and advanced math knowledge is not required - it is designed to explore a fascinating aspect of math. The lecture portion of …
Celebrate Earth Day with a journey to each planet in our Solar System to explore the mysteries that lie within and learn what it would be like to call another planet home. Behold the latest discoveries such as Jupiter’s ever-changing …
Bring the family for an interactive tour of our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System, where you will marvel at the Sun’s powerful flares, Jupiter’s swirling storms, and Saturn’s intriguing moons. Travel to the icy worlds of the Kuiper Belt and …
A Ukrainian film production that was interrupted by the Russian invasions in 2014 and again in 2022, Maksym Osa is a fantasy thriller set in the 1600s, yet deeply resonant with the present. Here, the contemporary tenacity of Ukrainians in …
Bring the family for an interactive tour of our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System, where you will marvel at the Sun’s powerful flares, Jupiter’s swirling storms, and Saturn’s intriguing moons. Travel to the icy worlds of the Kuiper Belt and …
Dr. Jean Creighton has always been inspired by how the cosmos works. From growing up in Athens, Greece, to obtaining her PhD in Astrophysics and becoming director of the UWM Planetarium, to flying in the stratosphere as a NASA Airborne …
A conversation with Maryam Durani and Kathleen Dunn. Maryam Durani was born a refugee in Iran. She moved to her family’s native country, Afghanistan, when she was 18. She came to Milwaukee as a refugee in November of 2021. In …
A research conference hosted by and for undergraduates! The Beastly Conference is hosted by HARPY, the Honors Association for Research and Presentation, and will feature the research of 10 UWM undergrads on beastly topics ranging from the morality of eating …
Presented by Ricardo Zayas, San Diego State University.
Sharity Bassett, Visiting Assistant Professor, Women's & Gender Studies, and Manager of the American Indian Student Center atUWM presents “’If you don’t want your stick touched, put it away’: Rematriation as Haudenosaunee Women's Reclamation of Space in Lacrosse” This event …
Presented by Dr. Steve Butler, Professor of Mathematics, Iowa State University. A classic problem in mathematics is "Can you hear the shape of a drum?" In graph theory, this is often phrased in terms of the eigenvalues of matrices associated …
Learn about an online Master of Legal Studies program offered through Seton Hall Law School. This graduate program provides students with a working knowledge of the law that can be applied in business or professional settings. It is intended for …
Presented by Dr. Erik Insko, Professor of Mathematics, Iowa State University. In this talk, I will give a brief introduction to Ehrhart polynomials, which count the number of lattice points in a convex lattice polytope and also describe the polytope's …
That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them argues that it is both an intellectual and politically strategic mistake to assume that comedy has a liberal bias. Right-wing comedy has been hiding in plain sight, finding its …
Margaret Noodin, Professor of English and Associate Dean for Humanities, UWM presents: “Ginagadawendamin Nooniyang miinwaa Jaagineyang Akiing: Breastfeeding and Exhaustion as Models for Chaos Theory on Earth.” This event will be held in-person in Curtin Hall room 181 or Virtually …
Author Phong Nguyen will be giving a craft talk at 3 pm and a reading from his recent work, "Bronze Drum," followed by a talk at 7 pm. Both events are free and will be livestreamed. (See link below to …
Women changemakers have been often labeled “dangerous,” but their voices and actions have been essential in creating positive change and remain so today. A public forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County and UWM Women’s & …
Thinking about university research after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Featuring: Donna McGee, Sam Westcott, Maria Novotny, and Rachel Bloom-Pojar.
A virtual event with Helen Boyd Kramer from Lawrence University. A quick but thorough tour of how we came to be where we are now, starting with the first theories of trans identity, visibility movements, and trans activity in the …
If G is a Lie group, let Sub(G) be the set of all subgroups H of G that are topologically closed subsets of G. There is a natural topology on Sub(G), called the Chabauty topology. We’ll define the Chabauty topology, …
Women's & Gender Studies Vilas Trust Lecture Series continues with Mishuana Goeman, Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies at the University of Buffalo. The talk, titled "Indigenous Art as Revisioning and Unsettling Colonial Enclosure," will examine the ways in which …