A Timbuktu Book Collector between the Mediterranean and Sahel, April 12, 2013
Shamil Jeppie, Institute for Humanities in Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, delivered the keynote, A Timbuktu Book Collector between the Mediterranean and Sahel, at the Mediterranean collaborative...
View ArticleThe Archaeologist’s Life
In this occasional series, archaeologists talk about the influences that have shaped their work, the circumstances that led them to the particular regions and time periods they study, and the...
View ArticleCritical Conversation Symposium: Asia and Bios. Sept 20, 2013
A symposium to envision and implement a new kind of Asian studies that can more productively and critically interact with scholarly and public discourses on biology, medicine, and environmental issues....
View ArticleIntroduction to MAYA: Hidden Worlds Revealed: Ed Fleming, Nov. 2013
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Introduction to MAYA: Hidden Worlds Revealed Ed Fleming, Curator of Archaeology, Science Museum of Minnesota Part of the 2013 Symposium on...
View ArticleAncient Cultures’ Responses to Environmental Change: Clark Erickson, Roland...
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Q&A Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Panel 2: Beyond the Maya: Case studies of ancient cultures’ responses...
View ArticleWelcome to the Symposium on Resilience and Sustainability: Paul Martin, Ann...
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Welcome and Opening Remarks by Paul Martin, Senior Vice President of Science Learning, Science Museum of Minnesota Ann Waltner, Director of...
View ArticleMaking Maya Archaeological Data Relevant: Arlen Chase, Patricia McAnany, and...
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Q&A Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Panel 1: Making archaeologists and their data about the past relevant...
View ArticleContemporary Sustainability in Practice: Scott Shoemaker, Clint Carroll,...
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Q&A Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Panel 4: Contemporary Sustainability: Theory, practice, and policy...
View ArticleConclusion the Symposium on Resilience and Sustainability: Lewis Gilbert,...
Available for download as audio, video, or original. Closing Session: Synthesis and Next Steps Are we asking the right questions? What is missing from our knowledge base? Where are we going from here?...
View ArticleClimate Change and Ongoing Earth Processes: Mark Edlund, Calvin Alexander,...
Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Q&A Available for download as audio, video podcast, or original. Panel 3: Putting humans in their place: Viewing ancient, modern, and...
View ArticleHow We Talk about Feeding the World – Workshop March 3-5, 2011
This workshop was hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study’s University Symposium on Abundance and Scarcity 2010-12 in collaboration with colleagues in the College of Food, Agricultural & Natural...
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The Origin of Image Making: Behavioral Ecology of Cephalopods and Art
An Interdisciplinary Conference University of Minnesota March 24-25, 2011 Due to the current situation in Japan, Dr. Ikeda and Dr. Shigeno are unable to attend but conference activities will proceed as...
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Identity in the Mediterranean World: From the Middle Ages to Today
Thursday to Saturday, April 7-9 Cosponsored by the Center for Medieval Studies, the Center for Jewish Studies, the Center for Early Modern History, and the Institute for Global Studies This conference...
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Practicing Science, Technology and Rhetoric: The North-South Divide in an...
Bernadette Longo (Department of Writing Studies, CLA), Spring 2011 Project: “Risk: The Democratic Republic of Congo Edition” Longo planned and carried out an international colloquium, “Practicing...
View ArticleTunisia in the Imperial Mediterranean at the Turn of the 20th Century
Mediterranean Exchanges Workshop Keynote by Mary Lewis, History, Harvard University Mary Lewis is a Professor of History at Harvard University where her work focuses on 19th and 20th Century French and...
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Fascinating Rhythms: A Conference on the History and Philosophy of Biological...
From early studies on the timing of plant germination and bird migration to the more recent search for the molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms, the concepts of biological clocks and...
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September 21-23, 2012: Black Environmental Thought II Conference
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Location: Cowles Auditorium Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs Cost: $125 for full conference. Single day, student, and community rates available. Filling the deep...
View ArticleIain Biggs, October 2012
Iain Biggs is a professor in the Department of Art, Media and Design at the University of the West of England in Bristol. He talks about the ways in which his personal life (his own dyslexia, his...
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ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSPORT FROM AIRPORT
There is no shuttle from the airport to the Aloft Hotel at 900 Washington Avenue, where you will be staying. Please take a taxi and keep the receipts. The hotel is about a 7 minute walk from the...
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Out of the Shadows? The Future of Immigration Policy. April 14, 2015
Out of the Shadows? The Future of Immigration Policy for Undocumented Americans Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 1:00-9:00pm University of Minnesota West Bank Free and open to the public This day-long event...
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