by Philip Moy | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
When we think about aquatic invasive or non-native species these days, we often think of Asian carp moving north towards the Great Lakes or zebra mussels spreading across state waterways. The spread of invasives in Wisconsin waters might seem like a recent phenomenon,...
by Bob Skloot | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
January 5, 2010 • “Trusting Self and Universe” As the adage has it, journeys begin with decisions. In my case, the decision is to combine the Jewish mandate for tikkun olam (“repairing the world,” in Hebrew) with an awareness that we must spend...
by Sandra Kallio | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
This spring, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, UW Colleges, and partners sponsored a forum about community sustainability. The forum was the third in a series of statewide public forums initiated by the UW Board of Regents and UW System President Kevin Reilly to...
by Jason Smith | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
I recently received a telephone call from a longtime friend who lives in Boston. We were discussing family and work, and when he asked me to explain, “in a nutshell,” what we do here at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, I found myself...
