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2/18/08

UW-MADISON EVENTS FORECAST: WEEK OF FEB. 24-MARCH 1

MADISON - In this election year, opportunities abound to explore issues of local, national and international concern. Take some time this week to learn more by attending lectures and discussions about topics such as health care reform, the crisis in Kenya, renewable energy and fiscal sustainability. These events are just a few of the campus highlights during the week of Feb. 24-March 1.

The events listed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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Arboretum Walk: Transitions

WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, Feb. 24, 1-2:30 p.m., Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway

DETAILS: Late winter or early spring? It is hard to tell in advance what late February will be like, but nature is getting ready for a change in seasons. Look for clues today.

RELATED LINK: http://www.wpui.org

CONTACT: (608) 890-1815, samb@wisc.engr.edu

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Wednesday Nite at the Lab: 'Out of the O.R. and Into the Office: The Future of Upper Airway Surgery' by Seth Dailey

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., 1360 Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building, 425 Henry Mall

DETAILS: Discover the latest from university researchers and join the discussion as learners of all ages find out more and share ideas, questions and insights. Every Wednesday night, 50 times a year. Free parking in Lot 20.

RELATED LINK: http://www.uwalumni.com/home/learning/wedniteat

CONTACT: (608) 265-2420, zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu

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Gaylord Nelson Lecture

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St.

DETAILS: Doug Brugge, Tufts University, discusses "Nuclear Power's Dirty Little Secret - Uranium Mining."

RELATED LINK: http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/legacy/lectures

CONTACT: (608) 265-6712, mayoung3@wisc.edu

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Lecture on Post-World War II Era: Dean Acheson and the Building of an American-Led World Order

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St.

DETAILS: Robert J. McMahon, the Ohio State University, is a specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations and the author of several books, including his most recent, "The Limits of Empire: The United States and Southeast Asia since World War II."

RELATED LINK: http://wage.wisc.edu/Events/index.aspx?ID=393

CONTACT: (608) 265-8038, fredericks@wisc.edu

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Crisis in Kenya

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union

DETAILS: UW-Madison professors Michael G. Schatzberg and Scott Straus and professor emeritus Thomas Spear, history, will discuss the current political situation in Kenya.

CONTACT: (608) 262-4461

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Distinguished Lecture Series: David Walker, the Heritage Foundation, the Brookings Insitution and the Concord Coalition Fiscal Wake-Up Tour

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union

DETAILS: Lecture concerning the long-term outlook for fiscal sustainability in the U.S. Over the next few decades, our only chance is to make tough choices and tough sacrifices.

COST: Free to all students, faculty and staff. Tickets available at the Union Theater Box Office

CONTACT: lectureseries@union.wisc.edu

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Third Annual Conference on Interdisciplinarity

WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, Feb. 28, 3-8 p.m., Fluno Center For Executive Education, 601 University Ave.

DETAILS: The Provost's Third Annual Conference on Interdisciplinarity will focus on the future of interdisciplinary teaching, learning and research in higher education.

RELATED LINK: http://wiscape.wisc.edu/calendar/details.asp?id

CONTACT: (608) 265-6342, wiscape-info@education.wisc.edu

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Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture Series

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 29, 3:30 p.m., 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St.

DETAILS: Ryan Holifield, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, presents "Geographies of Risk and Difference: Environmental Justice, Science and Superfund In and Beyond Indian Country."

CONTACT: (608) 262-2138, shjansen@wisc.edu

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Humanities Without Boundaries: Dipesh Chakrabarty - Empire, Ethics and the Calling of History

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m., Lee Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

DETAILS: This lecture tracks some 19th and early 20th century European and colonial ideas of universal history and discusses how and why decolonization led to their decline.

RELATED LINK: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/

CONTACT: (608) 263-3412, info@humanities.wisc.edu

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Arboretum Special Event: Madison Reads Leopold

WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (walk 1-2:30 p.m.), Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway

DETAILS: Communities across the state are coming together to read aloud from Aldo Leopold's powerful and eloquently written "A Sand County Almanac," an environmental classic that reminds us of the importance of protecting our priceless natural resources. At 1 p.m., naturalists will follow the Madison Reads Leopold Event with a walk to see places where Aldo Leopold, the Arboretum's first director, conducted wildlife research and helped to establish the first restoration of Wisconsin's natural ecosystems.