by R. Alta Charo | Sep 27, 2013 | Videos
At this Wisconsin Academy talk, bioethicist R. Alta Charo discusses the effect of the public debate around embryonic stem cells on the development of a phenomenon called “stem cell tourism.” This presentation is part of Science & Society, a showcase event for the...
by Steve Ackerman | Sep 27, 2013 | Videos
We often take for granted the bird’s-eye view of Earth that satellites provide. Yet observations from satellites are foundational for decisions on climate, and are required to monitor the climate system as well as the natural and human effects on that system. In this...
by Steve Ackerman | Jul 3, 2013 | Magazine Article
We have much to learn about the vagaries of climate. One of the most important means of doing so involves a fleet of satellites dedicated to the task of watching our changing planet. The Suomi National Polar Partnership satellite, or Suomi-NPP, is one of these...
by Emily Auerbach | Nov 6, 2012 | Magazine Article
Every year I have the good fortune to both witness and participate in a powerful transformation. As I walk into a meeting room in the Goodman South Madison Library the first Wednesday night in September, thirty anxious faces look at mine. Some have been told they are...
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...
