Category: News
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Posted on March 21, 2023
Save the date: Agroecology Symposium – Apr. 12
Please save the date for the UW Agroecology Symposium on April 12 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Great Hall. All are welcome to […]
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Posted on February 28, 2023
Opportunity to meet Dean Glenda Gillaspy, the new CALS dean on Thursday, March 2nd from 11am-12pm!
This will be an informal, in-person event in the CES Library. We’ll have light refreshments — some nice morning pastries — as well as hot […]
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Posted on February 17, 2023
C&E SOC Chair, Michael Bell Co-Presents “Re-Storying the Landscape: A Conversation about Ecological Transformation through the Arts” at the Chazen Museum on Feb 22nd at 5:00-6:30PM
Michael Bell, who is a Phillip David Lowe Professor, musician, composer, and the Chair of the Department of Community & Environmental Sociology will be presenting […]
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Posted on February 16, 2023
PhD Candidate, Abigail Letak wins Capstone Teaching Award
Abigail Letak is being publicly recognized for her dedication as a TA at the University of Wisconsin by receiving the Capstone Teaching Award. Congratulations, Abby! […]
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Posted on February 7, 2023
Former Ph.D. student Jaclyn Wypler is featured in the article, “Radishes and rainbows: the LGBTQ growers reimagining the traditional family farm”
The article details how the current fight for diversity and inclusion in farming culture echoes the womyn’s land movement from the 60s and 70s. Great […]
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Posted on November 9, 2022
“Making Food: Engagements with Environment, Technology, and Innovation in Agriculture” C&E Soc Talk on Wednesday, November 9 at 1:30 pm
Dr. Matt Comi from the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute will present his research on “Making Food: Engagements with Environment, Technology, and Innovation in Agriculture on […]
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Posted on October 31, 2022
“Looking South: How the U.S. Midwest maintains its Farm Labor Supply” C&E Soc Seminar on Mon, 11/7 at 12 pm
Dr. 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 […]
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“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 pm
Dr. Sarah Lloyd from the University of Minnesota will share their research on “Creating Agroecological Transformations: Opportunities for Collaborative Engagement and Action in Dairy Production […]
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C&E Soc Working Group: “Treadmill of Empire? Tracing Environmental Sociology’s (Dis)Engagement with Militarism” by Kristen Billings on Tuesday, 11/1 at 12:30-1:45pm
The Department of Community and Environmental Sociology invites students, faculty, scientists, and staff to participate in a workshop with an audience that rallies in support […]
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“Beyond the Big Four: Labor Precarity in Small and Medium Scale Meat Processing in Iowa” C&E Soc Seminar on Wed. 11/2, 1:30-2:45pm
Michaela Hoffelmeyer from Penn State University will share her research on “Beyond the Big Four: Labor Precarity in Small and Medium Scale Meat Processing in […]