Tag: community and environmental sociology
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Posted on October 9, 2017
Patty Loew, Monica White to serve as moderators at Tales from Planet Earth film fest
Patty Loew, recently retired professor of life sciences communication, and Monica White, assistant professor of community and environmental sociology, are participating in the 6th Tales from […]
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Posted on September 25, 2017
WN@tL this week: Malia Jones on parents, vaccinations and public health
The history and future of the anti-vaccination movement in the United States will be the focus at this week’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab talk. […]
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Posted on July 3, 2017
Randy Stoecker among winners of Community-University Partnership Awards
A project led by Randy Stoecker, professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, was among seven projects recently honored with 2017 Community-University Partnership […]
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Posted on June 12, 2017
Pair of projects with CALS ties among recipients of Baldwin grants
Two projects with ties to CALS are among the projects both large and small that will help the university contribute knowledge and resources across the state, […]
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Posted on March 9, 2017
Jane Collins appointed to WARF professorship
Jane Collins, Frances Perkins Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology, is one of 10 UW-Madison faculty appointed to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) named professorships […]
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Posted on February 15, 2017
A taste of freedom
Their salvation would be pickles. That was the decision of a group of farmers in Sumter County, Alabama, who were struggling financially. But when they […]
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Posted on December 28, 2016
Aldo Leopold series involves community in environmental discussions
As environmental concerns grow more urgent, the work of Aldo Leopold remains a vital touchstone. The University of Wisconsin–Madison professor was a pioneering conservationist and […]
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Posted on September 6, 2016
New Blended Learning Toolkit resource for CALS instructors
A new resource for CALS instructors involved in – or interested in – blended learning is available online. The university’s Blended Learning Toolkit website now […]
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Posted on August 29, 2016
CALS expands food systems course offerings
This fall, CALS undergrads have a new food systems-related course option: Foundations in Agroecology (AGRON/ENTOM/C&E SOC 375). This interdisciplinary course, which aims to engage students […]
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Posted on June 3, 2016
How the Great Recession froze people in place, slowing migration patterns nationwide
Recent work from the Applied Population Laboratory shows that the economic shocks of the housing market crisis and Great Recession slowed down migration within the […]