by Timothy Smeeding | Mar 14, 2013 | Videos
Economist Timothy Smeeding, director of the UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty, explores the “Great Recession” of recent years and its implications for employment, poverty and inequality in the U.S. Smeeding will also discuss the...
by Sara Raab | Oct 9, 2012 | Videos
In this Academy Evening talk, panelists Donna Neuwirth and Jay Salinas of the Wormfarm Institute in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and Mitch Menchaca of Americans for the Arts in Washington, DC, share perspectives on how to build community—especially in smaller, rural...
by Daniel John O'Neal | Oct 7, 2012 | Videos
Held at the James Watrous Gallery from August 31–October 14, 2012, About Seeing is an exploration of the fascinating differences in how we see. Through works of art, interactive demonstrations, and a series of public programs, this exhibition considers the physiology...
by JoAnna Poehlmann, Lee Weiss | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
As women artists who came of age in the 1950s and ’60s, both JoAnna Poehlmann and Lee Weiss persevered against great odds to achieve recognition and success. Having devoted themselves to naturalistic drawing and watercolor landscapes, they have also had to...
by Michael Gordon | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In his Academy Evenings talk at the Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, entitled Milwaukee Labor History: Struggle, Strikes, and Survival, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee emeritus professor of history Michael Gordon discusses three eras in Milwaukee labor history,...
by Dietram Scheufele | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
Recent scientific breakthroughs, such as nanotechnology, are changing the world as we know it. Gold nanoshells, for both imaging and targeting tumors, have the potential to revolutionize cancer treatments. At the same time, nanotechnology has raised concerns about...
