Spring 2024 Africa at Noon Events

January 31st

Photo of Marissa Moorman, Faculty Director

Listening Session and Welcome Lunch

Hosted by Marissa Moorman

Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 


February 7th

Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think

Ainehi Edoro
Department of English, UW-Madison

Hosted by Marissa Moorman

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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February 14th

Environment and Climate Change in North Africa 

Jeannie Sowers
Political Science and International Affairs, University of New Hampshire

Hosted by Steven Brooke 

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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February 21st

Virology, Vaccinology, and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Jorge Osario
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, UW-Madison

Hosted by Marissa Moorman

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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February 28th (Virtual)

Environmental and Economic Impacts of the Papermaking Project in Ghana

Dr. Hugh Brown

Hosted by Mary Hark

Location: Zoom (Click here to join and participate)


March 6th

African Women Writers and the Politics of Nationhood

Susan Andrade

Hosted by Luís Madureira

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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March 13th

From Homer to the African Epic 

Joseph Mbele
Department of English, St. Olaf College

Hosted by Katrina Daly Thompson

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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March 20th

World Bank, African Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) project

Janis Tupesis
Department of Medicine, UW-Madison

Hosted by Marissa Moorman

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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April 3rd

Taking the Reins: Women and a Sustainable Future

Mwansa Matokwani

Environmental Scientist MiGHTI, Zambia

Hosted by Valerie Stull

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 


April 10th

Rebuilding after Ebola in Liberia 

Shireen Hassim
World Resources Institute

Hosted by Gay Seidman

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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April 17th

Environmental Justice in Ethiopia: Navigating Hurdles and Making a Difference –An Environmental Lawyer’s Journey

Eskadar Awgichew
Executive Director, Eco-justice Ethiopia

Hosted by Nathan Schulfer

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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April 24th

Dis war sef: Contesting Unhomeliness

Juliana Makuchi
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, North Carolina State University

Hosted by Marissa Moorman

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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May 1st

Environment, climate change, and public policy in West Africa

Erin Kitchell
Director of Global Programs at Namati

Hosted by Matt Turner

Location: Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 

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