Science Outreach on Campus – Sharing Science With Wisconsin – UW–Madison

Since 2003, science.wisc.edu has been the science outreach portal for UW-Madison to welcome readers & visitors to Wisconsin’s public land-grant research university. Our objectives are sharing science with Wisconsin, and connecting you to the people, places, and programs in science outreach at UW-Madison. Come experience science as exploring the unknown!

News Releases

How to win a Nobel Prize
January 14, 2026
Microbes mutated in space hint at biomedical benefits to humans on Earth
January 13, 2026
How disabling one gene protects mice against Type 1 diabetes
December 17, 2025
Still/Moving
December 16, 2025
A year of resilience and discovery
December 15, 2025

Science Events

January
- January 21
  Bioinformatics Café @ CHTCCo-Working Session (No Tutorial)2:30 PM, 3610 Morgridge Hall
- January 22
  Pathology Seminar - “FBXW7 mutations in endometrial cancer: functional effects & potential druggability"Daphne Bell, PhD - NIH (VIRTUAL)9:00 AM, 1325 Health Sciences Learning Center
  Also offered online
- January 22
  How Reciprocal Restoration Fosters Cultural RevitalizationArboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture10:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
- January 22
  Biology Colloquium: Laura GunnCO₂ fixation: molecular mechanisms of adaptation and acclimation3:30 PM, 168 Noland Hall
- January 23
  Ophthalmology Grand Rounds - VirtualSabrina Fleege, MD, "From Fundus to Formalin: A Case of Choroidal Melanoma;" Kevin Schneider, MD, "Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia"7:00 AM, Online

Quick Links

Badger Talks

January
- January 20
  "Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health": In-Person Badger Talk in De Pere, WIPresenter: Megan Moreno6:30 PM, 333 N Broadway St, De Pere, WI 54115-2509, United States
- January 20
  "Sports Betting and the History of Sports": Virtual Badger TalkPresenter: Jason Lopez7:00 PM
- January 21
  "10 Things to Know About Aging": In-Person Badger Talk in Watertown, WIPresenter: Alexis Eastman2:30 PM, 514 S 1st St, Watertown, WI, 53094
- January 25
  "From Wood to Watercraft: Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WIPresenter: Sissel Schroeder2:00 PM, 1000 Nichod Road, Monona, WI 53716
- January 27
  "German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in West Bend, WIPresenter: Antje Petty10:00 AM, 5577 Home Drive, West Bend, WI 53095