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The UWL College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities’ Capstone is published online in March and November, for more than 8,000 alumni and friends of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

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Penelope Hardy

Penelope Hardy, History, authored the article "Thinking Inside the Box" in Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, vol 54, no. 1 (Feb 2024), published on March 15 by the University of California Press. In the essay, Hardy details an experiential in-class exercise she developed for her course HIS 371: Knowing the Oceans to help students grasp the historical difficulties of studying the bottom of the sea.

Submitted on: Mar. 16

Heidi Morrison

Heidi Morrison, History, presented "Lived Resistance Against the War on Palestinian Children" at the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies on Feb. 23 in a virtual format.

Submitted on: Feb. 27

James Longhurst

James Longhurst, History, presented "Working with Academic Partners" at the Community Transportation Academy Midwest regional training on Feb. 13 online. Professor Longhurst was a guest speaker for a group of transportation-oriented advocacy organizations from across the Midwest. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin was awarded a grant from the GM Climate and Equity Fund to develop Transportation Academy programs across the Midwest for Fall 2024, based on a successful program in Wisconsin. UWL hosted the first-in-Wisconsin Community Transportation Academy in Spring 2023. New programs learning from that experience include BikeWalkKC, Bike Cleveland, 1000 Friends of Iowa, Our Streets Minneapolis, and Transportation Riders United (Detroit). This was one of four training workshops this month to help them prepare, based on the experiences of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin leading CTAs in communities across the state. Longhurst is a member of the board of 1KFriends.

Submitted on: Feb. 14

Penelope Hardy

Penelope Hardy, History, presented "Life at Sea onboard HMS Challenger" at Challenger Conversations on Feb. 8 online. Hardy was part of a roundtable presenting overviews of life at sea during the HMS Challenger expedition, life at sea today, and life at sea using technology in future. This conversational webinar series starts with the legacy of the HMS Challenger expedition on its 150th anniversary and develops a diverse global community of citizen scientists who understand the influence of the ocean on our lives and our influence on the ocean.

Submitted on: Feb. 12

Penelope Hardy

Penelope Hardy, History, presented "Ships, Science, and the Sea: Research Vessels and the Development of Ocean Science" at Deutsches Schiffahrts Museum International Lecture Series on Ocean Humanities on Tuesday, Jan. 30 online. Hardy presented case studies of nineteenth and twentieth century researchers from several countries and their research vessels, showing how the changes they made to ships created a new science and led to the ways we see and study the oceans today.

Submitted on: Jan. 30