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The Wisconsin Book Festival is Here!
Posted on November 2, 2017The time has come, folks- the Wisconsin Book Festival starts today! It’s the 15th Anniversary for the Wisconsin Book Festival, and the […]
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Go Big Read Book Fairy Giveaway
Posted on October 26, 2017Keep your eyes peeled around campus these next couple of weeks- the Go Big Read team will be giving away a limited […]
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Capitol Lakes’ Captivating Hillbilly Elegy Exhibit
Posted on October 17, 2017The Go Big Read team was extremely grateful to have residents of Capitol Lakes contribute a Hillbilly Elegy exhibit. We couldn’t have […]
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Hillbilly Elegy Panelist Keynote Event Recap
Posted on October 12, 2017On Monday night, Professors Kathy Cramer, Katherine Magnuson, and Aleksandra Zgierska took to the stage to discuss political, social, and health issues […]
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Panel of UW-Madison Experts to Speak Next Week
Posted on October 5, 2017Clear your schedules… on October 9th at 7:00 p.m., UW-Madison’s Go Big Read Program will host a Panelist discussion of themes and […]
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Opioid Crisis: A National Emergency?
Posted on September 5, 2017On August 10th, President Trump declared that he considered the opioid crisis to be a “national emergency.” “The opioid crisis is an […]
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Our Ohio Renewal Tackles Significant Problems in Ohio
Posted on August 21, 2017After spending some time in the flourishing city of San Francisco with his wife Usha, J.D. Vance has returned to his home […]
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Childhood Trauma Shown to Shorten Lifespan
Posted on July 18, 2017“Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today,” explained Dr. Robert Block, former President of […]
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The Cycle of Poverty in Appalachia Continues
Posted on July 12, 2017“Today, less privileged white Americans are considered to be in crisis.” According to “The Original Underclass,” an article published in The Atlantic […]
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Heroin Crisis is Taking Lives of Many in Appalachia
Posted on June 8, 2017“The worst part of overdosing was waking up,” claimed a West Virginia heroin user. A recent New Yorker article follows the lives of […]