Science Outreach at UW–Madison
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we want to share science with our community and connect you to the people, places, and programs in science outreach at UW–Madison. Come experience science as you explore the unknown!
Our vibrant university campus serves as an engine of curiosity, actively bridging the gap between academic research and the surrounding community through dedicated science outreach. By hosting interactive public lectures, hands-on lab tours, and engaging science festivals, the campus opens its doors to local families, aspiring young students, and lifelong learners alike.
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At left, greenhouse manager Johanna Oosterwyk helps a child create a terrarium by adding rocks, soil, several small plants, and some water to a plastic container during a Science Expeditions activity in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse.
Kindergartener Kenyan Darley moves the cranberry content of a test tube through a sieve with the help of undergraduate Jordan Cargill from the cranberry genetics and genomics lab during a Science Expeditions activity.
Children try the Stroop Color and Word Test, which is reading the names of colors written in ink of a different color, at a station on “The Puzzles of Brains” run by the Department of Educational Psychology
At left, undergraduate student and Goldwater Scholar Samuel Neumann helps 8-year-old Maria Escalona (center) and 6-year-old Ignacio Escalona (right) feed and pipet mock cell samples in an activity center run by the Student Society for Stem Cell Research
Second from left, 9-year-old Damien Gumm holds a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach at an exhibit staffed by August Easton-Calabria from the Crawl Lab in entomology.
News Releases
Science Events
November
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November 13Ophthalmology Grand Rounds via ZoomKevin Schneider, MD: “Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty without Anesthesia Support.” Mercedes Hernandez, Supervisor, Medical Review and Fitness Unit, Division of Motor Vehicles, presents “Vision Standards for Driver Licensing in Wisconsin.”7:00 AM, Online
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November 14
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November 14Ecological Restoration Work PartyArboretum Grady Tract9:00 AM, Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum
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November 15Deadline to Enter the WISCIENCE Sticker Contest!Theme: Science of the Unseen. Open to all students!12:00 AM
Badger Talks
November
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November 13“Why Older People Are Awesome!”: In-Person Badger Talk in Watertown, WIPresenter: Alexis Eastman1:00 PM, 514 S 1st St, Watertown, WI, 53094
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November 14CANCELLED: C8dence Vocal Ensemble: Musical Performance in Middleton, WI1:00 PM, 7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562-3117, United States
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November 14Blue Note Ensemble: Musical Performance in Dodgeville, WI2:00 PM, 115 E Merrimac St, Dodgeville, WI 53533, United States
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November 14“Early Childhood Trauma and Executive Functioning Skills”: In-Person Talk in Wisconsin Dells, WIPresenter Jonathan Mietchen2:00 PM, 1000 Chula Vista Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965-5102, United States
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November 15“Indigenous Ways of Knowing about Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations”: In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Annie Jones10:00 AM, 2010 Whenona Dr Madison, WI 53711
