Science Festival: Global Wisconsin Idea

October 22, 2015

The UW–Madison International Division convenes scientists working on some of the world’s most pressing problems. More than a half dozen scientists, with expertise ranging from geography to genetics, will share their groundbreaking work in five-minute flash talks covering topics from the origins of human life to the 2022 World Cup.

Moderator:

Richard Keller, associate dean, International Division

Presenters:

John Hawks, anthropology
Lori DiPrete Brown, Global Health Institute
Annemarie Schneider, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Samer Alatout, community and environmental sociology
Hussain Bahia and Paul Block, civil and environmental engineering
Jerry Yin, genetics; director, Wisconsin China Initiative

The discussion is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival that runs from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, October 25, in sites across Wisconsin.