Lunch with a Diplomat
September 7th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, networking to follow until 2:00 pm Mitchell Hall 195 Lunch is Provided – PIZZA! Susan Falatko is a former U.S. diplomat who served in various roles within the Department of State in …
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Fall Welcome: Economics
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin the Economics Department to kick off the 2023-2024 academic year. Food and refreshments will be served. RSVP's appreciated to Ann Pencak, pencak@uwm.edu
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Movie Night: Encanto
Pangea Mall on UWM campusSeptember 12th, 2023 7:30pm, Movie start time is at 8:00pm Pangea Mall on UWM campus Movie showing: Encanto Sponsored by CIE, CLACS, IEC and the Department of Global Studies Bring friends, a blanket or chairs and we will provide the …
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Fall Welcome: Fun and Games with the German Program
UWM Language Oasis - Curtin 187 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin the German Program for board games! Everyone is welcome! If you don’t know any German, you might learn a word or two; if you have already studied the language, you can talk to others like you. Either way, you …
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German Program Info Session: Study Abroad and Internships
UWM Language Oasis - Curtin 187 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDo you want to study abroad in a German-speaking country? Would you like to find out more about internships in Germany or at a German company in Wisconsin? Join us for this information session and find out more about the …
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Fall Welcome: Natural Sciences Showcase – Calculating your place in STEM
UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex Atrium 3135 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesTaking a science course? Thinking about taking a science course? Unsure which natural science major is best for you? Attend this event to ask questions and find out more about any of the Natural Sciences' programs, courses or activities! Advisors, …
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2023 Constitution Day Commemoration – What’s a Constitution for?
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesA 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 …
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Art Works: Recent Donations to the UWM Art Collection
Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesMonday–Thursday, 10:00am–4:00pm
The exhibit features pieces by well-known artists such as Dale Chihuly, Andy Warhol, and Alexander Calder. Lesser-known - but no less significant - artists including Max Arthur Cohn, Karen Fitzgerald, and Carlos Hermosilla Alvarez are also presented. Art Works highlights the key players that make the Mathis Art Gallery a rich resource for all.Free -
Climate Justice in the City
UWM Bolton Hall, Room B60 3210 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented 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
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Black Brazilian Women in the Political Arena 2019-2023: Achievements and Challenges
UWM Garland Hall, Room 104 2441 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented by Dr. Fernanda Barros dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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Who Will Remain? (film screening and talkback)
UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesA documentary film from the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project follows one woman's journey to understand her grandfather. In an attempt to better understand her grandfather (Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever), Israeli actress Hadas Kalderon travels to Lithuania and …
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Celts on Campus
UWM Union Concourse 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin the Center for Celtic Studies in celebrating Celtic culture. “Celts on Campus” will feature local organizations demonstrating music, dance, and sports originating from Celtic Nations. Other local organizations will share student scholarship opportunities. Learn more about the history and …
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Names, Public Identity, and Patronage: Converts from Islam in Thirteenth Century Majorca
UWM Curtin Hall, Room 535B 3243 N. Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented 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
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Midtown through data lenses: Sparking conversations about Milwaukee’s heart through data storytelling and asset mapping
UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesData 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. …
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CANCELED – Saukville Field Station – Evening Hike in the Beechwoods
UWM Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Road, Saukville, WI, United StatesDUE TO THE LACK OF SNOW COVER AND THE CONDITION OF THE TRAILS, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. UPDATED: 2/9/2024 Come enjoy the Saukville Field Station’s illuminated, self-guided trail on this early Valentine’s Day evening hike in the Cedarburg Beechwoods …
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Book event @Boswell Books: with Jason Puskar author of “The Switch : An Off and On History of Digital Humans”
Boswell Book Company 2559 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesBoswell 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 …
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Elementary matrix operations on a napkin
UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDepartment 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 …
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United We Read – Creative Writing Student-Faculty Reading
Sugar Maple 441 E. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFeaturing Professor Liam Callanan and graduate students Nora Boxer, Danielle Harms, and Nancy Nguyen.
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Darwin Day at the Greene Geological Museum
Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHelp 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 …
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Science Bag: Lithium Ion Batteries, Making Mobile Magnificent
UWM Lapham Hall, Room N103 3209 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented by Associate Professor Junjie Niu, Materials Science and Engineering (UWM College of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
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Unveiling Black Milwaukee: Perspectives on Music, Art & Sports
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPanelists 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 …
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Encouraging Student Interest in STEM in Elementary, Middle and High School Classrooms
UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDepartment 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”) …
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Exploring cryospheric and biotic responses to warming in the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian High Arctic
UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDissertation 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 …
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French Film Festival
UWM Union Cinema 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe 27th Annual Festival of Films in French runs February 16-25, 2024. See https://uwm.edu/french-film-festival/schedule/ for the full schedule of 20 films and for film descriptions and information. All films are in French and other languages with subtitles in English. All films …
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Lactation at Work: Expressing Milk, Expressed Concern, and the Expressive Value of Law
UWM Bolton Hall, Room 757 3210 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDr. 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 …
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Careers in Neuropsychology
UWM Lubar Hall, Room S220 3202 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, United StatesWhat is neuropsychology? This event will explain the field and the professional jobs available. We will explore the career pathways into clinical neuropsychology which will require a graduate degree. These professionals work directly with clients and patients to provide evaluation …
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#NEGATIVEVIBES: The Impact of Social Media on Body Image and Self Esteem
UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin Dr. Ellen Selkie (UW-Madison) for a 2024 Eating Disorders Awareness Week event. Agenda: 5:30 to 6:30 - Food and Activity Stations 6:30 to 7:45 - Dr. Selkie's presentation and a Q and A session 7:45 to 8:00 - Wrap …
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The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
UWM Union Wisconsin Room 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin 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 …
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Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Awards Ceremony
UWM Curtin Hall, Room 175 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHonoring the students who were selected for the best professional writing entries submitted in calendar year 2023. Speakers include chair of the English department professor Lane Hall; Emerita English professor Mariann Maris; English professor Derek Handley; executive director of the …
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Combinatorial Resolutions of Monomial Ideals
UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDepartment 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 …
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Examining the urban microclimate effects on urban building energy uses in the city of Milwaukee
UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDissertation 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 …
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Integrating social, environmental and mobility factors in studying violence in the city of Chicago
UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDissertation 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 …
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What’s Next? A Community Story Circle
Milwaukee Public Library - Washington Park location 2121 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPart 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 …
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The Many Mrs. Maisels – The History of Jewish Female Stand-Up Comedians
UWM Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor Conference Center 2311 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesBefore 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 …
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Social Policy in India with Cash Transfers – Women’s & Gender Studies Lunch and Learn
UWM Bolton Hall, Room 535B 3210 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented 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
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United We Read – Creative Writing Student-Faculty Reading
Sugar Maple 441 E. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFeaturing Professor Liam Callanan and graduate students Jessica Lynn Drake-Thomas, Camilla Lee, and Sophie Nunberg.
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Science Bag: Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
UWM Lapham Hall, Room N103 3209 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPresented 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)
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Exploring Asian and Asian American Female Students’ Geography of Emotion
UWM Curtin Hall, Room 766 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAsian 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 …
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Women’s & Gender Studies Scholarship Award Ceremony
UWM Union Wisconsin Room 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHonoring the students selected in the MPS Student "Wisconsin Women Making History" essay contest along with the UWM students selected for scholarships and awards. A hybrid event also open to viewing through Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID: 288 469 789 711 …
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Foreign Language & Area Studies – Career Panel
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHear from FLAS alumni in diverse fields, and how learning a less-commonly taught language helped them get to where they are today. Panelists have studied Portuguese, Kichwa, Nahuatl, and Zapotec. Panelists include: Jomarie Coloriano (Zapotec) Alex Bond (Portuguese) Dr. Maren Hawkins …
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Song of a Dying Summer (逝く夏の歌) – Film Screening
UWM Union Cinema 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesMilwaukee Premiere! Natsu spends a last summer alongside his friends, Aki, Fuyu and Haru, while writing a stage play to commemorate their time together. Shot entirely on 8mm film, Kohei Sengen’s feature-length debut, with its grainy images steeped in muted …
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Navigating Asian/Asian-American Identity in the Midwest, Southwest, and West: Flourishing in Unfamiliar Terrain (Zoom event)
Virtual/Online Event Link will be provided, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPart 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 …
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French Language Table
UWM Curtin Hall, Room 766 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPractice language skills outside of the classroom with informal conversations. All levels welcome!
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German Language Table
UWM Language Oasis - Curtin 187 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPractice language skills outside of the classroom with informal conversations. All levels welcome!
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Italian Language Table
UWM Curtin Hall, Room 766 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPractice language skills outside of the classroom with informal conversations.
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Planning Your Publishing Career – A Virtual Roundtable
Virtual/Online Event Link will be provided, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesLearn from a panel of local and national book publicity experts about how to plan for a career in the publishing world. The event will overview how each panelist started their career in publishing and offer advice for students (undergrad and …
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Japanese Language Table
UWM Language Oasis - Curtin 187 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPractice language skills outside of the classroom with informal conversations. All levels welcome! Not held on March 21 during spring break.
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Insignificant Things in the Archives of Atlantic Slavery
UWM Mitchell Hall, Room 195 3203 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesA 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 …
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At Your Service! Opportunities with the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps
Vogel Hall 3253 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesSearching for scholarships? Curious about a career in public service? This event is for you! Network and learn about opportunities with the U.S. government and Peace Corps that you can leverage as a student and after graduation. Learn more and register on …
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45th Annual Latin American Film Series – March 28 through April 5
UWM Union Cinema 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAll films are free and will be shown in their original language with English subtitles. For full film description, running time, director, and other information see: https://uwm.edu/clacs/public-engagement/film-series/ Thursday, March 28 - 7 pm PUAN (Argentina) Friday, March 29 - 7 …
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