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Organized by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, this year’s Energy Summit will be held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and Union South on the UW–Madison campus on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. “The Energy Summit is about bringing different people together to think through some of the most difficult challenges of our time,” says Holloway. “Without…

The Contemplative Practices to Promote Child and Family Well-Being Conference will bring together scholars and practitioners whose work is designed to enhance the well-being of children and families through secular contemplative practices such as mindfulness and meditation.  We seek to advance the science and practice of contemplative practices to address: Children’s and family member’s attention…

Meet the 2015 Badger Bioneers, three local thinkers and doers actively working to lead the Madison Region to a more sustainable future. The three Badger Bioneers were nominated by the community and selected by our conference Advisory Council. The Badger Bioneers will each be recognized at the Badger Bioneers Conference on November 10, 2015. During…

GHI Director Jonathan Patz will be at the Minocqua Brewing Company for the monthly “Science on Tap-Minocqua” series, a science cafe that brings UW researchers to Wisconsin’s Northwoods and lets attendees start a conversation on everything from fisheries, to loons, to Vitamin D. Patz’s talk, titled “Human Health and a Changing Climate” will start an important discussion on…