by Yvette Viets Flaten | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
Jelis stopped digging. She shrugged her harness off, letting the old-fashioned Exo-Shoveller drop to the ground. Who cares, anyway. It was obsolete. It only moved up and down, and then only a maximum of fifteen inches. It had no other action; no reverse, no...
by Renee Gasch | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
Although this year is off to an unusually dry start, it is likely to stand out as an anomaly among the wetter and warmer years that are forecast to come. It’s expected that annual crop fields will flood, perennial crops will bud earlier, and extreme weather will...
by Thomas D. Carr | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
The relationship between science and society is an important one and arguably a measure of the intellectual and aspirational health of our civilization. One way to keep this relationship strong is to encourage the participation of artists in the scientific enterprise....
by Christopher Chambers | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
I’ve been thinking about spring lately like most of us, I imagine, in anticipation of sunshine, longer warmer days, and rebirth. I’ve been thinking too about war, and the damage it does to individuals and to us collectively. And I’ve been thinking about the power of...
by Erika Monroe-Kane | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
I step enthusiastically into the Academy Executive Director role at a time of guarded optimism and cautious dreaming. As the latest COVID wave fades, and some of the insecurity along with it, we welcome a new season and think about what may be ahead. During the...
by Hope McLeod | May 4, 2022 | Magazine Article
The creative sector of Northern Wisconsin, prior to the pandemic, was supported primarily by visitors searching for escape and enchantment. And when these visitors stopped coming to the South Shore—home to the Apostle Islands Lakeshore, Lake Superior Big Top...