Claudia Calderon STS Lunch Seminar / Feb 3
Mutual learning for the defense, culturally respectful and ethical use of Indigenous biodiversity
Adena Rissman STS Lunch Seminar / Feb 17
The politics of setting goals and measuring outcomes for land, water, and wildlife
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October 2021
La Follette Forum: Climate Policy
The La Follette School will host its second annual La Follette Forum, funded by the Kohl Initiative, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. The daylong conference on climate policy will feature policymakers, practitioners, community leaders, and…
Find out more »Visiting Speaker Series: Prof. Nancy Langston
Visiting Lecturer Nancy Langston, PhD Distinguished Professor of Environmental History, Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene Thursday, October 14, 4:00-5:30 pm (central) Zoom Access Environmental historian Nancy Langston explores…
Find out more »Panel on HEAL (Humanities Education for Anti-Racism Literacy in the Sciences and Medicine)
Panel on HEAL (Humanities Education for Anti-racism Literacy in the Sciences and Medicine) Panel members: Cheryl Bauer Armstrong, Justin Hougham and Cleo Woelfle-Erskine Thursday, October 28, 12:30-1:30 pm, via Zoom Access via Zoom The Andrew…
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November 2021
Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Pilar Ossorio
STS Lunch Seminar with Professor Pilar Ossorio, Professor of Law and Bioethics Thursday, November 4, 12:30-1:30 pm, via Zoom Ethics-law advising for a national longitudinal study involving persons who use substances during pregnancy Access via…
Find out more »Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Krishanu Saha
STS Lunch Seminar with Dr. Krishanu Saha, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Governing CRISPR and a Genome Editing Observatory Thursday, November 18, 12:30-1:30 pm, via Zoom Access via Zoom Saha Poster (PDF) Emerging biotechnologies enable new…
Find out more »December 2021
Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Ian Baird
STS Lunch Seminar with Ian Baird, Professor, Geography Going Organic: Agrarian Change and Challenges for Government-Supported Organic Rice Promotion in Thailand Thursday, December 2, 12:30-1:30 pm, via Zoom Access via Zoom Baird Poster (PDF) There…
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Holtz Center Newsletter — Fall 2021
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