2012 – Barton Creek Resort and Spa, Austin, Texas
Steve Ackerman – Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- “Satellites Over Wisconsin”
- “Is Extreme the New Normal?”
Julie Mead – Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
- “Courting Education”
- “Student Speech, Technology and Bullying”
John Witte – Department of Political Science
- “‘Is the University of Wisconsin Becoming too Elite?”
- “Will Obama Be a One-Term President?”
2011 – Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California
Richard J. Davidson – Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
- “What’s Your Emotional Style?”
- “Change Your Brain by Transforming Your Mind”
Caroline Levine – Department of English
- “Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts”
- “Professors in Popular Culture”
- “‘Got Milk?’ Gets Complicated”
- “Cheeses Demystified: Choose with the Confidence of a Gourmet”
2010 – Bellasera Hotel, Naples, Florida
Wendy C. Crone – Department of Engineering Physics
- “Exploring the Nanoworld”
- “Tissue Engineering: Innovations at the Interface of Biology and Engineering”
Dennis G. Maki – School of Medicine and Public Health
- “H1N1 Flu in Real Time”
- “Is Our Food Safe?”
Stephen J. A. Ward – School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- “Living Through a Media Revolution: Can Good Journalism Survive?”
- “You Be the Editor. Ethical Quandaries in the Newsroom”
2009 – Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, Tubac, AZ
David Morgan – History and Religious Studies
- “Children of Abraham – Understanding Islam in a Wider Religious Context”
- “The Identity of Modern Iran: the Mongol and Safavid Contributions”
Jonathan Patz – Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
- “Global Climate Change and Health: Risks and Solutions”
- “Will the Bugs Win? Understanding Land Use Change and Implication for Infectious Disease”
Joann Peck – Wisconsin School of Business
- “The Hand of Judgment: How Your Sense of Touch Can Influence Your Purchase Decisions”
- “Why Did I Do That? Persuasion Tactics Used to Influence”
2008 – Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, FL
- “SMART Patient: How the Internet Can Make You Healthy”
- “The ‘Cell Phone that Reads Your Mind’ and the ‘Dinner Plate that Knows What’s on It’: Technology in Support of Personal Health”
Clive Svendsen – Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
- “Ethical Issues Involved with Using Stem Cells for Human Diseases”
- “Stem Cells and the New Regenerative Medicine for Patients: Hype or Hope?”
- “Road to the White House”
- “Campaign Advertising and American Democracy”
2007 – Hotel Zoso, Palm Springs, CA
Cynthia Haq – Center for Global Health/Family Medicine and Population Health Services
- “The Global Aids Pandemic and Stories of Hope From Uganda”
- “Health and the Millennium Development Goals”
- “Fracture Repair: Enhancing the Lives of Both Animals and Humans”
- “What’s Being Done to Help My Aching Joints?”
- “Globalization: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
- “Managing Change for Work and Life”
2006 – Casa Monica Hotel, St. Augustine, FL
Dr. Mark Sager – Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
- “The Changing Image of Alzheimer’s Disease”
- “The Myths and Realities Surrounding the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Jeremi Suri – History
- “Looking Back on the 1960s: History and Contemporary Legacies”
- “Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy
- “Traveling the Country Region by Region: An Exploration of the American Regional Theatre Circuit”
- “Federal Theater Project: How Roosevelt Introduced Hallie Flannigan and American Theatre to the New Deal”
2005 – Westward Look Resort, Tucson, AZ
James Baughman – Journalism and Mass Communication
- “Thank You for Letting Us Into Your Home: The Debate Over American Television, 1948-60”
- “What Happened to American Journalism, 1960-2004?”
- “Why Do My Drugs Cost So Much??!!”
- “Herbal Medicines: Help, Hype or Hoax?”
- “Unravel the Mysteries of Artistic Creation”
- “Behind the Scenes With Professional Art Collectors”
2004 – The Mills House Hotel, Charleston, SC
- “Did George Washington Sit Here? The Material Culture of Early America”
- “Buying into the World of Goods in Virginia 1750-1810”
- “How a Hug Heals: The Interconnection of Mind and Body in Health”
- “All Together Now: An Integrative Approach to Breast and Prostate Cancer”
- “Tax Policy and the 2004 Election”
- “Poor in America: The Problem and Steps in the Right Direction”
2003 – The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- “The Classical Guitar in Europe”
- “The Classical Guitar in the Americas”
Martha (Meg) Gaines – Law; Center for Patient Partnerships
- “An Odyssey of Hope”
- “A Crow’s Nest View”
- “The Bush Presidency: A Perfect Tie, a 50-50 Congress and War”
- “The 2004 Presidential Election” An Early Review of Politics, Candidates and Issues”
2002 – The Woodlands, Houston, TX
- “New Music: The Adventure of Working with Composers, Scores and Recording CDs”
- “Something Old, Something New: Music from 1200 to the Present”
Ned Kalin – Psychiatry and Psychology
- “HealthEmotions: Birth of a New Science”
- “Harnessing the Power of Positive Emotions”
Harrison Schmitt – Geologist and Former Astronaut
- “A Trip to the Moon”
- “Fusion: The Space Connection”
2001 – Mission Inn, Howey-in-the-Hills, Orlando, FL
- “Stock & Bond Market Outlook From a Historical Perspective-Are We Near the End of the New Paradigm for Financial Assets?”
- “Investment Questions & Answers”
- “Two Buckets, the Wisconsin Economy and Food Safety”
- “How Food Safety Research Benefits Eyes and Waistlines”
Carol Ryff – Psychology (Institute on Aging)
- “Longevity Revolution: UW on the Cutting Edge of Aging Studies”
- “Secrets of Mind/Body Aging”
2000 – The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
- “The Clone Age”
Erhard Joeres – Civil and Environmental Engineering
- “The Hydrological Cycle and Urban Landscapes-Water Runs Downhill”
- “Conservation Design-Keep the Water on the Land”
Donald Kettl – Public Affairs and Political Science
- “The Presidential Election: Making Sense of Policy and Politics”
- “Clueless in the Capitol-Sorting Out the Federal Government’s Job”
1999 – St. Anthony, San Antonio, TX
- “Power Plays” Understanding the Biology of Power”
- “Sex, Lies, Testosterone: Some Insights into Hormones and Behavior”
- “Affairs of the Heart-Delivering the Promise of Heart Disease Research”
- “The Beat Goes on-The Rhythms of the Heart”
- “Look Who’s Making Headlines: Insects in the News”
- “It’s Time to Make Peace with the Landlord: Who is in Control Here?”
1998 – Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, GA
- “Debating the Ratification of the Constitution”
- “And You Thought You Knew George Washington”
- “Public Education for the Public Good”
- “The Lure and Lore of the Language: The Ebonics Debate”
- “Endangered Species – Can we Save Them?”
- “Invisible Places in the Invisible Present: A Look at Long-term Ecological Research”
1997 – Starr Pass, Tucson, AZ
- “Milking Knowledge for the Cosmos with the WIYN Telescope”
- “Jane Austen with the Courage to Write”
- “Why did Mark Twain Hate Jane Austen?”
1996 – La Casa De Maria, Santa Barbara, CA