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Come Learn About Careers in Organics!
When: March 12th, 2024 – 12:30pm-1:30pm (presentations at 12:30pm and 1:00pm) Where: Science Hall, Room 15 Enjoy some free pizza and a short presentation about the organic industry, job/internship opportunities,…
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Screening of “Maya Land: Listening to the Bees” and Panel Discussion
When: Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 6:00pm-8:30pm Where: 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue As the feature event of the 2023-24 Holtz Science & Public Series, the Robert F. and Jean E.…
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Tech(k)nowledges in Dialogue: Indigenous Wisdom and Global Productivity
When: Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 6:00pm-8:30pm Where: 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue Our friends in the Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies are hosting a wonderful event…
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Bridging the Divide: Forging the Ties Between Rural and Urban America Conference
Where: The University of Chicago Institute of Politics When: April 10th-12th, 2024 The University of Chicago Institute of Politics is hosting a conference April 10-12th called Bridging the Divide: Forging the Ties…
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Researchers Receive $5 Million Award to Develop AI Platform to Strengthen Regional Food Systems
A team of researchers, including CIAS Director Dr. Erin Silva and Outreach Program Coordinator/Farm Viability Specialist John Hendrickson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has secured up to $5 million in…
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University of Wisconsin and Farmers Market Coalition Awarded USDA AFRI Grant to Grow Customer Base at Farmers Markets
The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded a grant from the USDA Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to enhance the ability…
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CIAS Staff in the News: Lauren Asprooth
A recent article published in The Cap Times, “Waves of grain: How Wisconsin’s sustainable grain movement is growing“, discusses the burgeoning sustainable grain movement in Wisconsin, particularly focusing on efforts…
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Now Hiring: Education Director, Farm Director, and Programming Director for The People’s Farm
Positions: Education Director, Farm Director, Programming Director Salary: $15/hour Apply by: February 16th, 2024 at 11:55pm The People’s Farm for Sustainable Agriculture strives to educate the UW community about the…
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The ICICLE Project is Now Accepting Applications for its 2024 Cohort of Educational Fellows
Apply for a food systems education fellow to democratize AI. The National Science Foundation-funded AI Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE) is now accepting applications…
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Upcoming Seminars: A Conversation with Genaro Vásquez, an Indigenous Academic from Oaxaca and Co-Founder of the Ayuuk Intercultural Institute
The Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian –LACIS– Studies program and the Department of Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences are excited to host Genaro Vásquez, an Indigenous academic from Oaxaca and co-founder of the…
