Margaret Turnbull, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, UW-Madison, joins University Place Presents host Norman Gilliland to discuss searching for signs of life, including intelligent civilizations, on planets orbiting nearby stars.
Franklin E. Court, author of "Pioneers of Ecological Restoration," explores the history of the UW-Madison arboretum and the people who created, shaped and sustained it. Leading up to the establishment of the arboretum in 1932, Court begins his history with John Nolen, the famous landscape a...
Tim Juergens, Director of the Comprehensive Sleep Program at the William S. Middleton Memorial Hospital, and Michael Messina, Director of the PTSD Clinical Team at the William S. Middleton Memorial Hospital, discuss trauma and traumatic brain injury focusing on ways veterans are affecte...
Brooke Norsted, Assistant Director, Geology Museum, UW-Madison, highlights the challenges and rewards in creating the new astrobiology exhibit at the UW Geology Museum.
Community experts participate in a panel discussion to answer questions about race and privilege inequity in their work with young children, how inequity is addressed within their work and what a future of race and privilege equality looks like.
David McDonald, Professor in the Department of History at UW-Madison, joins "University Place Presents" host Norman Gilliland to discuss the political history of the Soviet Union. McDonald shares his knowledge of the inner workings of the country and offers insights into future relations...
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David O'Connor, Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UW-Madison, shares information about the Zika virus, how the disease is transmitted and potential complications, and compares it to the AIDS epidemic.
The unique wonders of Hawai'i are explored in this illuminating, off-the-beaten-path tour of Hawai'i's six major Hawaiian islands: Hawai'i Island, Maui, Lana'i, Moloka'i, O'ahu and Kaua'i.