by Jeremi Suri | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
If the 20th century was the “American Century,” what will the 21st century bring? How can the United States maintain its international leadership and build a better world? In his Academy Evening talk UW–Madison history professor and Wisconsin Academy...
by Ruth Benca | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
Why is it so important to get a good night’s rest? Could you be suffering from sleep apnea or another sleep disorder without even knowing it? In Part I of the “Age On!” series of Academy Evening talks, director of the UW-Madison Center for Sleep...
by Jane Mahoney | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
While organ and muscle atrophy is a natural part of getting older, research shows that there are many community-based prevention programs and other ways in which to improve overall physical health and reduce the risk of falls. In her Academy Evening talk, Dr. Jane...
by Jeffrey Williamson | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
Jeffrey G. Williamson, Emeritus Professor of Economics from Harvard University, discusses how, with the exception of Africa, global emigration rates have declined since the late 1980s and early 1990s. Williamson projects that U.S. immigrants will be more African and...
by Constance Steinkuehler | Sep 8, 2012 | Videos
For those with a vested interest in online technologies for learning, the knowledge and skills that constitute successful participation in massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) places them squarely among the most promising new digital technologies to date....
