by Diane Ravitch | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In her Academy Evening talk Diane Ravitch, the “best living historian of education” (Washington Post) and America’s “soberest, most history-minded education expert” (Wall Street Journal), gives us one of the best informed analyses of the...
by James Thomson | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
The Wisconsin Academy, along with UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), hosts a free, two-day event to highlight the accomplishments of stem cell research in the state and to examine future stem cell issues. In this Academy Evening video,...
by Jenny Saffran, Seth Pollak | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In their Academy Evening talk, UW–Madison psychology professors Jenny Saffran and Seth Pollak look at contemporary perspectives, complex human behaviors, and new insights about the emergence of young children’s language and social skills that raise questions...
by Jeff Johnson | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
What role does oxidative stress play in the development of many chronic neurodegenerative diseases? How might we prevent or cure such diseases? In his Academy Evening talk, UW–Madison pharmacy professor Jeff Johnson discusses new therapeutic approaches to treating...
by Jonathan Patz | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
In his Academy Evening talk Jonathan Patz, professor and Director of Global Environmental Health at UW–Madison and lead author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, outlines how global climate change—including warming temperatures and...
