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Eloquence and Eminence

Contact: Emily Auerbach, eauerbach@dcs.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-3733 • Fax 608-265-2475
Location: 615 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703

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Offered in fall and winter-spring, this is a free series of Sunday afternoon lectures by retired UW faculty known for their teaching excellence and scholarship. No registration required.

The Division of Continuing Studies, the Institute on Aging, and the Anonymous Committee are proud to sponsor the 14th annual award-winning series of Sunday afternoon lectures by retired UW faculty known for their teaching excellence and scholarship. Refreshments are served following each talk. No fee or registration required.

Instructor: Emily Auerbach
Sun, 2 pm-3 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Program #4102

April 27—Herbert Lewis (Anthropology), “Long Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas”

NEW Frontiers in Life Sciences

Contact Tom Zinnen, 608-265-2420, zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu

In this free weekly program, cosponsored by the Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO), a different speaker every week shares the latest research from the full range of life sciences on campus. No registration required. Parking is available ($5) in Lot 20, 1390 University Ave, or Lot 17, 1550 Engineering Dr.

Global Hot Spots

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UNIVERSITY SUMMER FORUMS

Contact Alex Hancock, 608-262-2102, ahancock@dcs.wisc.edu, www.dcs.wisc.edu/summer

These popular evening lecture/discussion series—a tradition in Madison for nearly 50 years—are open to the public free and to enrolled UW-Madison students for one or three credits.

TR, 7-9 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave, No fee for lecture/discussions, (optional credit fees additional)

Pop Culture, Corporations, and Community

Contact Cynthia Jasper, 608-262-2384, crjasper@wisc.edu

This Forum explores the influence of popular media on community, and how decoding corporate culture can alert us to hidden agenda and teach us to reappropriate media that can help build stronger communities and families. Guest presenters include local community leaders, researchers on popular media, members of the Madison-area news media, and others.

May 27-June 22

Science, Society, and Policy

Contact Sue Patera, 608-262-1464, patera@wisc.edu

What are some pressing issues related to emerging technologies? What processes bring issues like stem-cell research to the forefront of policy agendas? How do mass media and other channels present these issues? This Forum examines these questions from the perspectives of various stakeholders. Guest presenters include a specialist in science communication and outreach, a Pulitzer-prize winning author and science journalist, and other prominent writers and educators concerned with these issues.

July 14-Aug 10

Wednesday Nite @ the Lab

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WISCAPE

608-265-6342, Fax 608-262-4881, wiscape-info@education.wisc.edu, www.wiscape.wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) brings together university leaders, researchers, and policy-makers for various programs and research projects. Each semester we present several public forums and lectures where local and national specialists address key issues. Anyone interested in learning more about postsecondary education is more than welcome to attend. To view a program schedule, please visit our Web site.

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www.dcs.wisc.edu • Updated April 7, 2008