Northwoods Reporter

UW-Superior to host several speaking events during spring semester

The University of Wisconsin-Superior is excited to host several amazing speakers during the spring semester. These events are free and open to the community. Some events do require registration.

On Thursday, March 2, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., UW-Superior will welcome Nyanyika Banda, 2017 graduate, chef, entrepreneur and food writer, to campus as part of a discussion on International Womxn’s Day in the Yellowjacket Union atrium.

A 25-year veteran of the restaurant and hospitality industry, Banda has worked in some of the top restaurants in the country. Banda recently authored Marvel’s Black Panther: The Official Wakanda Cookbook. Banda is best known for her roving catering company, Martha’s Daughter. Among many awards and accolades, including a Twin Cities Eater Award in 2018 for “New Restaurant Worth the Drive” for the brick and mortar version that was in downtown Duluth.

UW-Superior’s Pruitt Center for Mindfulness & Well-Being will continue its virtual speaker series on Tuesday, March 7, at 4:30 p.m. with Lea Waters presenting “Boosting Mental Health through a Strength-Based Approach.”

Waters, an Australian academic, psychologist, author and speaker who holds a Ph.D. in organizational psychology and is a world expert in school psychology and parenting, will explore three decades of research conducted by psychologists who have identified a range of strengths that are measurable and able to be developed in youth and adults. Additional information and registration is available online.

UW-Superior’s Lydia Thering and Joan Hedrick Lecture Series will present Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard on Tuesday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.

Beard was 14 years old when she made her first appearance in the Olympic Games and became the second-youngest swimmer in history to medal with one gold and two silvers. She will speak about her personal struggles with mental health and well-being, and what she learned along the way to benefit others. A question-and-answer and meet-and-greet session will follow. Additional information and registration, which is required, is available online.

UW-Superior will conclude its speaker series for the spring semester with Johann Hari presenting "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions" on Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.

Available both in-person and streaming, Hari, an award-winning investigative journalist, will share the incredible journey he took across the world to interview the leading experts about what causes depression and anxiety and what solves them. He learned that there is scientific evidence for nine different causes of depression and anxiety – and that this knowledge leads to a very different set of solutions than were previously used. Registration information will be available at a later time.

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