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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4/8/08

UW-MADISON EVENT FORECAST: WEEK OF APRIL 13-19

MADISON - Earth Day events planned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison next week will offer ways the public can make a difference in the fight against environmental threats.

From the second annual Gaylord Nelson institute Earth Day conference to a two-day conference on local aspects of global climate change and even an Arboretum workshop on rain gardens, many opportunities for gaining more knowledge exist across campus this week.

These, and other events listed below, are just a few of the campus highlights during the week of April 13-19. The events listed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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BREAKFAST ON THE FARM

WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, April 13, 8 a.m.-noon, Stock Pavilion; 1675 Linden Dr. (next to the Babcock Dairy Store)

DETAILS: Enjoy a delicious country breakfast of eggs, mushrooms, sausage, pancakes, applesauce, cheese, ice cream sundaes, juice, milk and coffee. Visit with farm animals in the education corral and petting zoo. Entertainment will include the Prairie Thunder Cloggers, a Polka Band, the UW Marching Band and a visit from Bucky. Presented by Association of Women in Agriculture.

RELATED LINK: http://uwmadisonawa.org/breakfast.php

COST: $5 students, $6 senior citizens, $7 adults, $3 kids 5 and under

CONTACT: ldickman@wisc.edu

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SPRING CLEANING AT THE LAKESHORE PRESERVE

WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.-noon, meet in the Morgridge Center, Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym), 716 Langdon St.

DETAILS: Join in an effort to clean up Muir Woods.

RELATED LINK: http://www.union.wisc.edu/communityservice

CONTACT: john@wisc.edu

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GREEN MEDICINE: HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY PLANET

WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, April 14, all day, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, One John Nolen Drive.

DETAILS: One of the nation's first "green medicine" conferences will highlight the often-ignored relationships between the health of people and the health of the planet. Two keynote presenters are Karl-Henrik Robert and Richard Davidson. Other lectures address alternative sources of medical care that may curtail the need for invasive surgery, prescription drugs and similar remedies.

RELATED LINK: http://www.uwhealth.org/storage/green_med_public.pdf

COST: $75

CONTACT: (608) 240-2141, tmbailey@wisc.edu

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IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: LECTURE BY BOTANIST TIMOTHY ALLEN

WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, April 14, 6-8 p.m., Room 180, Science Hall, 550 N. Park St.

DETAILS: Come for an entertaining and enlightening presentation on the complexities of "being green" with one of the most captivating professors on campus.

RELATED LINK: http://www.union.wisc.edu/publications

CONTACT: (608) 262-7754, asegan@wisc.edu

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UW CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH FORUM

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, April 15, 8-9 a.m., Meriter Hospital, 2nd Floor Atrium, Community Health Education Center, 202 S. Park St.

DETAILS: Laurel W. Rice, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, discusses "Obstetrics and Gynecology at UW - The Next Five Years."

CONTACT: 263-9770, judeebell@cwhr.wisc.edu

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ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM: SOCIAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC HEALTH

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, April 15, 4 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr.

DETAILS: The Havens Center Visiting Scholars Program and the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Health Disparities Initiative sponsor this presentation by Nancy Krieger, Harvard School of Public Health, associate director of the Harvard Center for Society and Health, and co-director of the HSPH Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender and Health.

CONTACT: cdh@hslc.wisc.edu

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MILDRED FISH-HARNACK LECTURE: PIERRE SAUVAGE

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, April 15, 4-5 p.m., Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St.

DETAILS: The Mildred Fish-Harnack Democracy and Human Rights Lecture Series hosts Pierre Sauvage, French filmmaker, producer, director and screenwriter, discussing the topic, "Did Americans Fight the Holocaust?"

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

CONTACT: (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu

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TEXTILE INDUSTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, April 15, 4-5:15 p.m., 21 Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Dr.

DETAILS: Presentation by Dave Edwards, retired Department of Natural Resources environmental enforcement specialist. Edwards trained field staff on investigations, environmental sampling and evidence photography.

CONTACT: (608) 262-5402, dmgreen2@wisc.edu

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES: KARL-HENRIK ROBERT

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall

DETAILS: Karl-Henrik Robert is one of Sweden's foremost cancer scientists as well as founder of The Natural Step, a framework for communities to approach social, ecological and economic sustainability.

RELATED LINK: http://www.union.wisc.edu/dls

CONTACT: (608) 262-2216, mckean@wisc.edu

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NELSON INSTITUTE EARTH DAY CONFERENCE

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, April 16, all day, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, One John Nolen Dr.

DETAILS: The conference will examine initiatives and programs to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, from the state Task Force on Global Warming and Office of Energy Independence to private-sector innovations in industrial and agricultural processes, transportation, electric generation and energy conservation. It will also explore how climate change could affect municipal management, business decision-making, air quality, forests, wildlife, and other aspects of Wisconsin's economy and quality of life.

RELATED LINK: http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/outreach/climate_change/

COST: $25

CONTACT: (608) 263-3063, spomplun@wisc.edu

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TENTH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM 2008

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, April 16, all day (beginning at 9:45 a.m.), memorial union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: This event showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-based research from all areas of study on campus. More than 300 students will present, display or perform their work - the largest participation ever.

RELATED LINK: http://www.learning.wisc.edu/ugsymposium/

CONTACT: ugradsymp@lssaa.wisc.edu

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SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS: FOR WOMEN AND MEN OF RAGE AND REASON

WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m., Play Circle, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: This is a cinematic, poetic and musical journey from victim to survivor and activist in the international movements to end violence against women. Directors and producers Monica Dillon and Aishah Shahidah Simmons will screen their film "Breaking Silences" and perform "Stage of Rage," a choreographed poem. Sponsored by PAVE, Housing, Health Services, the Campus Women's Center and the LGBT Campus Center as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

RELATED LINK: http://uwpave.rso.wisc.edu

COST: free; advance ticket required

CONTACT: (608) 265-5966, chotvedt@uhs.wisc.edu

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JEWISH HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES: DISCUSSION OF DARWINISM, EUGENICS

WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, April 17, 4 p.m., TITU Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: Mitchell Hart, University of Florida, will lecture on the Jewish and non-Jewish thinkers who used Darwinism and eugenics to reinterpret Jewish history and Judaism with the goal of explaining collective Jewish survival and demonstrating that the Jews were a racially superior people.

RELATED LINK: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/jewishst/

CONTACT: 265-4763, allightf@wisc.edu

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UNIVERSITY HOUSES PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S BOOK CLUB

WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, April 17, 6:30 p.m., 35A University Houses

DETAILS: Read stories, make a craft and eat a snack. Parents learn interactive reading skills. Everyone is welcome. Registration requested. Call or e-mail to register.

RELATED LINK: http://www.housing.wisc.edu/occfr/uhp

CONTACT: (608) 238-3955, kmbeck@wisc.edu

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TRANSLATING 'ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE'

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, April 18, 1 p.m., Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

DETAILS: Greg Rabassa, Queens College, will discuss his experience translating Gabriel Garcia Marquez's prize-winning novel as part of the Great World Texts in Wisconsin student conference. This conference brings together high school students from around the state to share the products of their year-long work on "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

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

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

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOCAL

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, April 18, 7-8 p.m., Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

DETAILS: On Friday, day one of a two-day event on local aspects of global climate change, John J. Magnuson, Emeritus Professor of zoology and limnology, will give a lecture titled "Global Climate Change in Wisconsin: Global and Local Changes." Saturday's activities feature a panel discussion from 10 a.m.-noon, followed by a complimentary box lunch and facilitated discussion from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Space is limited for the lunch, so register by e-mail at sts@ssc.wisc.edu.

CONTACT: (608) 262-5956, sts@ssc.wisc.edu

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ARBORETUM CLASS: RAINGARDENING

WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, April 19, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway

DETAILS: Landscape your yard with wildflowers planted to help absorb storm water and recharge ground water. Topics include design, plant choice, placement and implementation of native rain gardens. Registration required; register and pay online at www.uwarboretum.org