Lunch Seminar: The Promises and Perils of More-than-human Resistance

6041 Vilas Hall
@ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us for our third lunch seminar this fall semester with Dr Bohuslav Kuřík from Charles University, Czech Republic Abstract: Who does resist, with whom and against whom? What consequences arise from the recognition of …

Fall 2025 Grad Student Social

Grainger Hall, Room 1270
@ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us to meet other graduate students who are interested in STS, and to learn more about our academic offerings and funding opportunities.   Event Information Where? Grainger Hall, Room 1270 When? Tuesday, September 16, …

Science and the Public: Biopiracy and Indigenous Sovereignty

Ikechi Mgbeoji | Clayton Brascoupe | Claudia Calderón | Jean-Michel Ané
Fluno Center | Howard Auditorium (1st floor), 601 University Ave, Madison, WI 53715
@ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

This public panel discussion will feature the following panelists: legal scholar Ikechi Mgbeoji (York University), and UW-Madison’s Claudia Calderón, Jean-Michel Ané and emeritus sociologist Jack Kloppenburg. 

Ketamine: Markets, Medicine, and Madness

Michael Oldani | Clinical Associate Professor, Executive Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Zoom (@wisc.edu authentication required)

Ketamine is an older prescription drug that has undergone a renaissance in the pharmaceutical marketplace, specifically for treatment resistant depression and psychedelic therapies. This paper ethnographically presents a case study of a patient undergoing ketamine …