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- “Making Food: Engagements with Environment, Technology, and Innovation in Agriculture” C&E Soc Talk on Wednesday, November 9 at 1:30 pmDr. Matt Comi from the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute will present his research on “Making Food: Engagements with Environment, Technology, and Innovation in Agriculture on Wednesday, Nov 9 at 1:30 pm.
- “Looking South: How the U.S. Midwest maintains its Farm Labor Supply” C&E Soc Seminar on Mon, 11/7 at 12 pmDr. Jose Villagran from the University of Texas at San Antonio will present their research on “Looking South: How the U.S. Midwest Maintains its Farm Labor Supply” on Mon, 11/7 at 12 pm. Join in room 354 Ag Hall (Buttel Room) or with Zoom.
- “Co-Creating Agroecological Transformations: Opportunities for Collaborative Engagement and Action in Dairy Production Systems and Supply Chains” C&E Soc Seminar on Fri. 11/4 at 12:30 pmDr. Sarah Lloyd from the University of Minnesota will share their research on “Creating Agroecological Transformations: Opportunities for Collaborative Engagement and Action in Dairy Production Systems and Supply Chains,” on Friday, 11/4 at 12:30 in 354 Ag Hall (Buttel Room) or on Zoom.
- C&E Soc Working Group: “Treadmill of Empire? Tracing Environmental Sociology’s (Dis)Engagement with Militarism” by Kristen Billings on Tuesday, 11/1 at 12:30-1:45pmThe Department of Community and Environmental Sociology invites students, faculty, scientists, and staff to participate in a workshop with an audience that rallies in support of the author’s vision. Master’s projects, dissertations, grants, and article manuscripts at any stage are welcome. Working Group is held every Tuesday from 12:30-1:45 pm in the C&E Soc Conference […]
- “Beyond the Big Four: Labor Precarity in Small and Medium Scale Meat Processing in Iowa” C&E Soc Seminar on Wed. 11/2, 1:30-2:45pmMichaela Hoffelmeyer from Penn State University will share her research on “Beyond the Big Four: Labor Precarity in Small and Medium Scale Meat Processing in Iowa.” Join this Community and Environmental Sociology Talk on Wednesday, November 2, from 1:30-2:45 pm. Located in person at 354 Agricultural Hall or at Zoom link for hybrid participants.
- S.M. Born Lecture “From Extraction to Equity: Challenges for Food Systems Planning in Buffalo, NY”
- Malia Jones Presents at Population Health Sciences SeminarMalia Jones gave a talk at the Population Health Sciences seminar. The talk was titled Dear Pandemic: lessons learned on the social media COVID-19 misinformation frontlines. The box link to the recording of Malia’s talk is at: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kj9gxj7j909xlsm9p6iuffj6sefh1xcl.
- Assistant Professor Josh Garoon Featured in AP News ArticleJosh Garoon is featured in an article on AP News. The article is “Milwaukee’s black community hit hard by coronavirus.” Read more.
- C&E Soc Scientist Malia Jones Interviewed in WPR ArticleMalia Jones was interviewed in an article on Wisconsin Public Radio. The article is “Health Experts Ask People To Avoid In-Person Black Friday Shopping As Spread Of COVID-19 Remains High.” Read more.
- Clinton Global Initiative University OpportunityINFORMATION SESSIONUnion South – Prairie Fire Coffee ShopWednesday, October 26, 202212:00 PM – 1:00 PM Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the world and eager to take action?Apply to the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) program that supports college students just likeyou who have committed themselves to tackle the world’s most […]
- Ph.D. Student’s Article Published in Journal “Climate Change”Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology, Sara Ronnikvist’s paper, “Climate anomalies and birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa” was published in Climatic Change. Click here to read the paper.
- Graduate Student Receives Fullbright Hays AwardMatthew Zinsli, a Sociology graduate student, received a Fulbright Hays award to support his Ph.D. research in France and Ecuador. His project aims to unpack the politics of declaring “denominations of origin” across different geographic scales, from the very local to the global. The total of his project is “Legitimizing terroir for development: A multi-sited […]