State & Global
Day 2: Chancellor Mnookin connects campus and community
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin turned her focus toward UW–Madison’s partnerships with the Madison and Dane County community, and continued to listen and learn.
Brain imaging reveals how mindfulness program boosts pain regulation
A study by the Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison is the first to demonstrate pain-related brain changes from a standardized mindfulness course that is widely offered in clinical settings.
Podestá to step down as International Division vice provost and dean; Gerhart to serve in interim role
Guido Podestá, who has led the division for the past 10 years, is credited with bolstering and expanding international engagement at UW–Madison.
State & Global Events
August
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"How a Fish Lost (and Regained) its Worm: Evolutionary Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions" Jesse Weber, Integrative Biology
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8:30 pm, Newport State Park, 475 County Road NP, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
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6:00 pm, Online
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"Observing the Extremes of Antarctic Weather and Climate" Matthew Lazzara, AOSS
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Speakers: Jackie Francois Gehin & Claire Mance7:00 pm, 625 W. Church St., Belleville, WI 53508
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Climate Change Professional Development that Integrates Indigenous and Academic KnowledgeAll day, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2101 14th St., Cloquet, MN