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  • The Poison Squad Primary Sources Exhibit

    Posted on March 13, 2020

    Memorial Library has just recently put together an exhibit to showcase the primary sources available at UW-Madison that pertain to this year’s […]

  • One Alumni Place Interview with Deborah Blum

    Posted on February 10, 2020

    Last month, the Wisconsin Alumni Association posted an interview with our 2019-2020 Go Big Read author, Deborah Blum which was conducted by […]

  • American Experience: The Poison Squad

    Posted on February 4, 2020

    On Tuesday, January 28, PBS’s historical series, American Experience, aired an episode that focused on Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and his pioneering […]

  • Go Big Read Is Searching for Its Next Book!

    Posted on November 6, 2019

    It’s that time of the year again… the Go Big Read Program will now be taking suggestions for the 2020-2021 Go Big […]

  • Capitol Lakes Go Big Read Display

    Posted on October 23, 2019

    Since 2010, Capitol Lakes, a retirement community in downtown Madison, has used the Go Big Read book for community events and programming. […]

  • An Evening with Deborah Blum

    Posted on October 16, 2019

    When the doors opened to Shannon Hall last night, an abundance of enthusiastic students and community members inundated the theater, excited to […]

  • Books Similar to The Poison Squad

    Posted on September 24, 2019

    Food’s History and Future The Jungle- Upton Sinclair The Way We Eat Now: How the Food Revolution Has Transformed Our Lives, Our […]

  • Go Big Read at Convocation (2019)

    Posted on September 4, 2019

    It is that time of year again where we welcome the incoming freshman to UW-Madison at convocation with their own copies of […]

  • Deborah Blum Interview with WORT

    Posted on August 28, 2019

    On Monday (8/26), Deborah Blum, the author of our 2019-2020 Go Big Read book, The Poison Squad, participated in an interview with […]

  • UW-Madison Food Science Influencer: Stephen Babcock

    Posted on June 12, 2019

    Anyone who has been to or is from Madison has at least heard of Babcock ice cream, but what is the importance […]

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