
Free Viewing/Lecture Series
Thursdays @ the U
This 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 every Thursday from 12:30-1:30 and are held in our Blue Hill's Lecture Hall, BRRH234.
Details of the Fall 2025 Thursday@U Presentation Lineup can be found at https://calendar.uwec.edu/barron-county/
September 4 Dr. Brenda Kibola Stubborn Depression? Think TMS
September 11 Zach Feiner Lake Responses to Wisconsin's Changing Winters
September 18 Brian McInnes Sacred Wisdom-Sacred Earth: Stories and Reflections from Indigenous Wisconsin
September 25 Roger Gray Bicycle Rides Across America
October 2 Abbey Krumrie Raptors of the Driftless
October 9 Ben Popp The American Birkebeiner, 1973 to Today
October 16 Mark Dobberful & John Mitchell Bringing History to Life
October 23 Maria Narveson Acupuncture: To the Point
October 30 Neal Rosenberg Monsters of the Lake
November 6 Lee and Mary Graese Northstar Bison - Hobby to Business
November 13 Toni Mattson Where the Battle Ends, and the Healing Begins
November 20 Linda Tollefsrud Backpacking 500 Miles Across Spain
December 4 Emily Steele Bird Flu. Is it the next Pandemic?
December 11 Zach Falish & Andy Krahn Caves of Wisconsin
2025 Thursday@U Recordings
Details of the Spring 2025 Thursday@U Presentation Lineup can be found at https://calendar.uwec.edu/barron-county/
Jan 30 Oscar Chamberlain, Minnesota’s flag and conflicting American Dreams
Feb 6 Dewey Johnson, Fred Harvey and the Harvey Girls
Feb 13 Ann Brand, Intention and Attention: Cultivating Mindful Awareness
Feb 20 Jesse Roesler, The Power of Visual Storytelling
Feb 27 Abbey Fischer, Geeking out about the Boundary Waters
Mar 6 Robin Miller, Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
Mar 13 Sarah Turner, Alisa Lammers, Jennifer Jorgenson Community Connections to Prosperity Coalition
Mar 27 Gina Rivard, Fraud Protection
Apr 3 Jessica Michna, Mrs. Charles Dickens
Apr 10 Nicole Muschinske, What's in a Name?
Apr 17 Alex Wiedenhoeft, Casework in Forensic Wood Anatomy
Apr 24 Lauren Finch, Crex Meadows Part II: Wisconsin Wetland Species
May 1 Lauren Riters, Why do Birds Sing?
May 8 Bill Jamerson, Dollar-a-Day Boys
2024 Thursday@U Recordings
Spring 2024 Program Lineup. Links of recordings are posted here after the event has aired.
Feb 1 Badger Aces: Wisconsin's Fighter Pilots, Mike O'Conner
Feb 8 Extraordinary Journey to Kathmandu, Mary Hoeft
Feb 15 Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital, Kim Ammann
Feb 22 1950's Deer Camp, Geoff Pedersen
Feb 29 This is Art, JD McGuire
Mar 7 Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Lauren Finch Thomas
Mar 14 Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders, BJ Hollars
Mar 28 Peer Recovery Coaching Services, Breanna Showkeir & Christina Garcia
Apr 4 Iijidiwashikwe: Heroine of the Northwoods, 1840s, Rick St. Germaine
Apr 11 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Steve Ackerman
Apr 18 Bliss(ters): Hiking Mexico to Canada, Gail Frances
Apr 25 Something's Burning: Waste Incineration, Lauren Wentz
May 2 Who am I? Researching Ancestry Andy Gaertner
May 9 Mary Todd Lincoln: A Widow Forgotten, Jessica Michna
Fall 2024 Program Lineup. Links of recordings are posted here after the event has aired.
Sept 5 International Friendship Cultivated Here, Mary Hankins
Sept 12 Pharmacogenomics: Genes Influence our Medication, Scott Hebbring
Sept 19 Stout Island: Then & Now, Tim McRaith & Denise DeGidio
Sept 26 Climate Change Effects on Animals, Warren Porter
Oct 3 Protecting Our Precious Pollinators, Christ Stein
Oct 10 Across the Sahara with PAN AM in 1941, Tom Culbert
Oct 17 Domestic Violence: Personal & Factual, Sarah Wittrock & Allie Musolf
Oct 24 Writing About Where You Live, Patti See
Oct 31 Ghosts, Monsters & Ghouls, Jon Fritz
Nov 7 Balancing the Plate: A Chef's Life, Chef Christopher Ray
Nov 14 Living Off the Grid, David Welder
Nov 21 The Invention and Imposition of Blood Quantum, Jill Doerfler
Dec 5 Wisconsin Women in Conservation, Kriss Marion
Dec 12 7 Principles that Fuel Success, Paul Billmeyer
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