Free Viewing/Lecture Series

Thursdays @ the U lecture series will run throughout the spring and fall semesters. The series, partly funded by the UW-Barron County Foundation, will explore topics in the arts, sciences, public affairs, literary fields and cultural areas. While hosting a variety of speakers, the university does not seek to endorse or promote a particular idea, opinion, topic or product over others. These lectures are free and open to the public.

Spring 2020

All sessions are 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall, R234, Rice Lake 

FEB. 6
“Wildly Successful Farming: A New Agricultural Land Ethic”
Brian DeVore

FEB. 13
“Fantastic Worlds, Writing and Publishing”
Kelly McCullough

FEB. 20
“Census 2020: Why Being Counted Counts”
Rachael Manning

FEB. 27
“Tea: The Other Caffeine”
Tyler van Helden

MARCH 5
“Unsalted and Shark Free: Diving in the Great Lakes”
John Janzen

MARCH 12
“Application of Mathematics to Daily Life”
Wufeng Tian

MARCH 19
“Okayest Hits: A Poetry Reading”
Dylan Loring

APRIL 2
“History of the St. Croix Ojibwe in NW Wisconsin”
Wanda McFaggan

APRIL 9
“Alaska Hunting Adventures”
Billy Molls

APRIL 16
“Who Are the Amish?”
Mark Louden

APRIL 23
“Wisconsin Groundwater: Can we Manage it Sustainably?”
George Kraft

APRIL 30
“The New Cigarette: Vaping, E-Cigarettes & Juuls”
Jenna Green

MAY 7
“Bail vs. No Bail: A Middle Ground”
Brian Wright

MAY 14
“Raised in the Shadow of the Holocaust”
Hella Buchheim