Society & Culture
UW student named Newman Civic Fellow, recognized for high school outreach program
Wendy Hoang has been honored for creating a high school outreach program for Madison East High School that helps first-generation college students and students of color.
In second year, UniverCity has students, faculty seek solutions to Dane County problems
The UniverCity Year program directed 305 students and 16 faculty members across 11 departments to come up with ways to address Dane County’s housing gap, improve economic development, and protect its water quality.
Homo naledi had a tiny brain but it looked a lot like ours
Scientists and nonscientists alike have often associated larger brains with greater intelligence, but a new study may challenge that notion. “Maybe brain size isn’t all it’s cracked up to be,” says John Hawks, one of the study’s corresponding authors.
Society & Culture Events
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Presented by Howard Learner, President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center10:00 am, 2511 Microbial Sciences
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5:00 pm, Terrace, Memorial Union
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Wisconsin Union Theater7:00 pm, Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
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