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Bascom Hill Society Spring Virtual Event
Date: May 25, 2021
Time: 3:30–5 p.m. CDT
Location: Online -
Working to Change Lives amid Changing Asylum Policies: CANCELED
Featuring: Erin Barbato ‘02
Date: March 17, 2020
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Canceled -
Making of the Makerspace
Featuring: Lennon Rodgers
Date: February 25, 2020
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, Oros Dining Room, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Sounds of the Season
Featuring: Bruce Gladstone, UW–Madison associate director of choral activities
Date: December 3, 2019
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
Talking Politics: 2020 and Beyond
Featuring: Kenneth Mayer, UW–Madison professor of political science
Date: November 12, 2019
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
What Does Well-Being Mean to Me?
Featuring: Shilagh Mirgain, health and sport psychologist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Date: July 9, 2019
Time: 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge, 702 Langdon Street, Madison -
Summer Open House: An Update from WFAA
Featuring: Mike Knetter, president and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association Julie Van Cleave, chief investment officer of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
Date: June 19, 2019
Time: 4:45–7 p.m.
Location: One Alumni Place, 650 North Lake Street, Madison -
Environment, Diet, and Well-Being
Featuring: Kristen Malecki, assistant professor, Department of Population Health Sciences
Date: March 19, 2019
Time: 12:30-2 p.m.
Location: Oros Dining Room, Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Earth Day at 50: The UW’s Environmental Legacy
Featuring: Paul Robbins, director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Date: February 19, 2019
Time: 12:30-2 p.m.
Location: Oros Dining Room, Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Celebrate the Season
Featuring: Beverly Taylor, professor of choral conducting and director of choral activities
Date: December 4, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
Exploring the Politics of a Swing State
Featuring: David T. Canon, UW-Madison professor of political science
Date: November 13, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
An Illuminating Look Inside the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Featuring: Kevin Ponto, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology and co-director of illuminating Science, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Date: July 24, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Town Center, H.F. DeLuca Forum, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison -
Clearing Up the Mystery of Cryptocurrencies
Featuring: Brad Chandler, Director of UW-Madison's Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking
Date: June 19, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Town Center, H. F. DeLuca Forum, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison -
Explaining North Korea: How Its Political Regime Remains in Power
Featuring: David Fields MA’09, PhD’17, UW–Madison affiliated faculty member, Center for East Asian Studies
Date: March 13, 2018
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Model Behavior: Animal Research, Complexity, and the Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Featuring: Nicole Nelson, UW–Madison assistant professor, Department of History
Date: February 20, 2018
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Celebrate the Season
Featuring: Beverly Taylor, professor of choral conducting and director of choral activities, UW–Madison
Date: December 5, 2017
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
The Future of Data Science
Featuring: Robert Nowak, professor, UW–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: November 14, 2017
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon Street, Madison -
New Spaces. Fresh Places.
Featuring: Mary Carbine ’86, MA’88, managing director, Alumni Park and One Alumni Place
Date: July 25, 2017
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge, 702 Langdon Street, Madison -
Nearing the Finish Line: Memorial Union Reinvestment Project
Featuring: Mark Guthier, director, Wisconsin Union
Date: June 13, 2017
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge, 702 Langdon Street, Madison -
Russian Relations and the New President
Featuring: Ted Gerber, UW–Madison professor of sociology and director of the UW’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
Date: February 28, 2017
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison -
Celebrate the Season
Featuring: Bruce Gladstone
Date: December 6, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Union South
1308 W. Dayton Street -
New President, New Health Programs
Featuring: Thomas Oliver
Date: November 15, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Union South
1308 W. Dayton Street -
The Politics of Resentment
Featuring: Katherine Cramer ’94, UW-Madison professor of political science; director of the UW’s Morgridge Center for Public Service
Date: July 19, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: UW Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI -
The Zika Virus and Its Global Impact
Featuring: David O’Connor PhD’01, UW-Madison professor of pathology and laboratory medicine
Date: June 21, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: UW Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI -
Improvisational Theater for Scientists
Featuring: Clare Haden, oral communication specialist at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology; and Amy Zelenski, director of education for the Department of Medicine in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Date: March 22, 2016
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, Dining Room, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI -
Building Blocks of Creativity
Featuring: Page Moreau, UW-Madison professor and John R. Nevin Chair in Marketing at the Wisconsin School of Business
Date: February 23, 2016
Time: 12:30–2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, Dining Room, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI -
Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin
Featuring: Erin Silva, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison Department of Agronomy
Date: July 21, 2015
Time: 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: UW Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI -
Uncover the Mystery of Sleep
Featuring: Giulio Tononi, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry
Date: June 23, 2015
Time: 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: UW Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI -
Lessons from the 2014 Elections
Featuring: Barry Burden, UW-Madison Professor of Political Science
Date: March 25, 2015
Time: 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, Dining Room, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI -
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Shaping a Happy and Healthy Later Life
Featuring: Pamela Herd, Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study; Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology, UW-Madison
Date: February 24, 2015
Time: 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Location: Fluno Center, Dining Room, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI -
Soviet Influence at Nuremberg
Featuring: Francine Hirsch, Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Letters & Science
Date: July 29, 2014
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway -
Pharmacists and Fall Prevention
Featuring: David A. Mott, Hammel/Sanders Distinguished Professor, Chair of the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy
Date: June 17, 2014
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway -
IceCube: From the South Pole to the Edge of the Universe
Featuring: Francis Halzen, Hilldale and Gregory Breit Distinguished Professor of Physics and Interim Director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Date: March 18, 2014
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Executive Dining Room, UW-Madison Fluno Center -
Connecting Education and Neuroscience to get the Whole Picture
Featuring: Edward M. Hubbard and Percival G. Matthews, Assistant Professors, School of Education Department of Educational Psychology
Date: February 18, 2014
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Executive Dining Room, UW-Madison Fluno Center -
Where Dangers Gather
Featuring: Jon Pevehouse, Professor of Political Science, College of Letters & Science
Date: November 12, 2013
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Gordon Dining and Event Center -
Breathing, Walking, Living
Featuring: Gordon Mitchell, Steenbock Professor of Behavioral and Neural Science Director, Respiratory Neurobiology Training Program School of Veterinary Medicine
Date: July 9, 2013
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center -
The Science of Comfort
Featuring: Dr. Toby Campbell, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncologist Chief, Palliative Care Program Carbone Cancer Center School of Medicine and Public Health
Date: June 11, 2013
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center -
Books Build Better Brains
Featuring: Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics School of Medicine and Public Health
Date: March 19, 2013
Time: 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Luncheon and Program Dining Room, Fluno Center -
Following the Storm
Featuring: Steve Ackerman, Director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Date: February 19, 2013
Time: 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Luncheon and Program Dining Room, Fluno Center -
Celebrate the Season
Featuring: University of Wisconsin-Madison Concert Choir, Director Beverly Taylor
Date: December 11, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Varsity Hall, Union South -
Election 2012 in Review
Featuring: John Coleman, Professor and Chair, Lyons Family Faculty Fellow, Department of Political Science
Date: November 13, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Varsity Hall, Union South -
A Global View: Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Health
Featuring: Jonathan Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute
Date: July 10, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center -
Access for All
Featuring: Cathy Trueba, Director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center, Assistant Dean, Division of Student Life
Date: June 12, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arboretum Visitor Center -
The Historic Restoration of Memorial Union
Featuring: Mark Guthier, Director of the Wisconsin Union
Date: November 8, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Location: Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St -
News from Main Street
Featuring: Professor Katherine Cramer Walsh
Date: July 26, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum -
Could it Happen Here?
Featuring: Professor Michael L. Corradini
Date: June 28, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum -
Mohawks in Normandy
Featuring: John W. Hall
Date: March 22, 2011
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Dining Room, Fluno Center -
The Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
Featuring: Brenda Gayle Plummer
Date: February 22, 2011
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Dining Room, Fluno Center -
From the Garden to the Store: The Commercialization of Herbal Medicines
Jeanette Roberts, dean of the School of Pharmacy, earned a PhD in medicinal chemistry and lectures in the course “Herbals, Homeopathy and Nutritional Supplements,” in the Pharmacy Practice Division of the School. At the Bascom Hill Society luncheon, Dean Roberts reviewed the conceptual framework around dietary supplements and herbal medicines, and outlined the regulatory environment and how it differs from over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Continue reading » -
A Brisk Tempo
Director and Professor John Schaffer shared his excitement about the plans for a new music facility that will be an even greater asset to music lovers on campus and in the community. Continue reading » -
Does All Art Challenge
The 2009-10 academic year at the UW-Madison was the Year of Humanities, designed to raise the profile of the humanities, both on campus and among the general public, by presenting what the humanities are and how they enrich our lives through teaching, scholarship and community engagement. Professor Levine challenges traditional ideas about the role and requirement of art and artists in a democratic society with her book “Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts.” Continue reading » -
Partnerships in Discovery
Patricia Brennan, chair of the College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Professor of Nursing, will share her vision for the new Living Environments Laboratory, which will focus on technologies that enable people with health problems to avoid institutionalization by caring for themselves at home. Continue reading » -
The Amazing Plastic Brain and How It Grew a Business
Featuring: Kurt Kaczmarek, Mitchell Tyler and Yuri Danilov
Date: July 28, 2009
Location: UW Arboretum -
The Art of Cell Division
Ahna Skop is known for her innovative research into the molecular mechanisms involved in cell division and for identifying links between the ways in which animal and plant cells divide. She encourages people to see the beauty in biology and has prepared a display of enlarged scientific images for the entry of her building on campus. Continue reading » -
Beyond the Embryo—Wisconsin and Stem Cell Research
Scientific research into human stem cells may yield cures and therapies for humanity’s most intractable diseases. Clinical outcomes of stem cell therapy, called regenerative medicine, are touted as the future of biomedicine. But new science often provokes a redefinition of ethical, societal and legal standards. Continue reading » -
Superpower China
Friedman answers questions about one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world. How will the rise of China change the world? How do the Chinese people imagine the answer? How do international analysts see it? How do neighboring governments see the impact of China’s rise on the world stage? Continue reading » -
Vitamin D: The Wonder Drug of Tomorrow
Learn from Hector DeLuca how vitamin D may reduce the risk of getting various cancers, the flu, diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune diseases. Continue reading » -
The Educational Power of Computer Games
Don’t take away your child’s or grandchild’s video or computer games just yet. They are actually learning how to be successful in tomorrow’s work force, says Professor David Shaffer. Continue reading » -
Preventing Eye Disease Through Research
Dr. Daniel Albert discusses common vision problems in the context of known science and future treatment possibilities. His research focuses on ocular tumors, specifically melanoma and retinoblastoma. Dr. Albert’s work with retinoblastoma utilizes transgenic mouse models of the tumor to investigate the molecular biology of the disease and whether vitamin D analogs produce tumor regression in these animal models. Continue reading » -
Building a Staff, Building a Team, Building a Season
Bret Bielema is the third rookie head football coach in NCAA Division I history to guide his team to 12 wins. He holds the record for most wins by a first-year coach at Wisconsin. Hear how Coach Bielema built his staff and led the Badgers to a Capital One Bowl win. Continue reading » -
Election Wrap-Up- 2006
Political science Professor David Canon and Professor Virginia Sapiro discuss the 10 most interesting things about the 2006 election, then answer the audience's political questions. Continue reading » -
Transforming the Mind by Changing Your Brain
World-renowned UW psychology professor Richard Davidson is searching for the source of happiness, and he has used Buddhist monks in his lab as a model group. Learn what he has discovered about the secrets and brain science of happiness. Continue reading »