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History of Science Brown Bag – Katharine Anderson

Title TBA Katharine Anderson Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities, York University, Toronto Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5243 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, …

Congratulations to the 2017 ‘Outstanding Women of Color!’

Christy Clark-Pujara is one of six being recognized as 2017’s “Outstanding Women of Color” on February 22, 2018. Read the full article on UW–Madison’s Creating Community website.  

Discussion: Karl Shoemaker and Joseph A. Ranney

“Wisconsin and the Shaping of American Law” A discussion with Joseph A. Ranney Marquette Law Karl Shoemaker UW–Madison Law School and Department of History Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Lubar Commons – 7200 Law Building Lunch will be available. Sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies & the University of Wisconsin Press.

Lecture – Elizabeth Hennessy

Hell and Eden at World’s End: Early Twentieth Century Settler Life on the Galápagos Islands Elizabeth Hennessy History, UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Monday, February 5, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club The Galápagos Islands are best known today as a natural laboratory of evolution where biologists and tourists alike can venture to see …

History of Science Colloquium – Katharine Anderson

“The Weather Ship: Atmospheres, Networks and Disasters.” Katharine Anderson Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities, York University, Toronto Thursday, February 8, 2018 Refreshments start at 3:45 Colloquium begins at 4:00 PM Memorial Library Special Collections 728 State St, Madison, WI The North Atlantic Ocean Stations network was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization in the …

History of Science Brown Bag – James C. Ungureanu

“A History of Conflict: Protestantism and the Origins of the Conflict Thesis” James C. Ungureanu Friday, February 2, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM ** Upcoming Brown Bags ** Friday, February 9th Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th …

CSEA Friday Forum – Sheila Coronel

“Murder as Enterprise: The Philippine Police at the Frontline of President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs” Sheila Coronel Professor, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Journalism Columbia University Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 ingraham Hall

Lecture: Gloria Whiting

“Claiming Family and Freedom in the American Revolution: The Case of Enslaved New Englanders” Gloria Whiting Assistant Professor of History, UW–Madison Friday, February 9, 2018 – RSVP Required 12:00-1:30 PM Banquet Room, University Club How did slavery end in New England? Scholars have spilled much ink in attempt to answer this question, and their analysis …

History of Science Brown Bag – Nicole Nelson

Speaker: Nicole Nelson Friday, January 26th. 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5243 Humanities Bldg.) Upcoming Brown Bags Friday, February 2nd Friday, February 9th Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, April 27th Friday, …

East African Working Women

Check out this wonderful website created by a team of graduate students in Florence Bernault’s Hist 861 last spring. Kate Alfin, Lamin Keita (Poli Sci), Lauren Maly and Leslie Sabakinu worked together to create this excellent resource for learning more the history of women’s work in East Africa. East African Working Women