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Break the Cycle: The Power of Food to Interrupt the Revolving Door of Prisons
Join the Nelson Institute for a film screening and conversation facilitated by Fabu Phillis Carter examining the interconnections between race, mass incarceration and urban agriculture. REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY SLOW FOOD UW. Cinematography & Editor: Nyal Mueenuddin Producers: Mattie Naythons, Jamie Trapp, Katie Faryniarz, Mackenzie Marcus, and Carrie Lierl More information: nelson.wisc.edu/events/everyones-earth Funding provided by: Ira and…
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La Follette Seminar Series: The Economic Returns to Interventions that Increase Learning
In the past decade, hundreds of studies have measured the learning outcomes of education interventions. The impact sizes often are reported in terms of “standard deviations,” making them difficult to communicate to policymakers beyond education specialists. David Evans of the World Bank will discuss two alternative approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of learning interventions: one…
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Transportation and Health: How will we get there?
James Woodcock, Ph.D., MSc, a senior research associate with the Centre for Diet and Activity Research at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, focuses on modeling health and sustainability, especially how to improve health in the transition to a low-carbon transportation system. He will introduce the methods and results of studies that have modeled…
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Black Cultural Center to hold grand opening Wednesday
Black Cultural Center to hold grand opening on Wednesday. Check out the full day of events:
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4W Plenary V: Multiple Ways of Knowing: Insights Grounded in Indigenous Experiences
How can universities create a nurturing space for indigenous scholars? What should a dynamic and reciprocal relationship between Native Americans and academia look like? Native graduate students and faculty at UW-Madison describe community-based indigenous research and the climate needed to help them succeed. Ada Deer (Menominee), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Department of Interior—Bureau…