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.
Science Events
November
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November 1Application Deadline: WISCIENCE Peer LeadersSTEM undergrads: grow as a leader while helping other students!12:00 AM
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November 1
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November 2Structural Microbiology Guided by AI, Grounded by DataPresentation by Katrina Forest12:00 PM, 1109 McArdle Building
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November 2AOS Colloquium – Poushali RathodPhD Defense: An Investigation of the Structure and Evolution of Quasi-Geostrophic Omega in Occluded Extratropical Cyclones Using an Automated Identification Scheme
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November 4Find a Research Mentor WorkshopLearn how to get started with undergrad research
Badger Talks
November
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November 3
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November 3“Indigenous Ways of Knowing about Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations”: In-Person Badger Talk in Milwaukee, WIPresenter: Annie Jones5:00 PM, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
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November 4Badgers on Tap: Fermentation Science in Wisconsin at Tardigrade’s Bookshelf in Appleton, WIPresenter David Krause6:00 PM, 501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
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November 5“The Story of Ancient Lava Flows Beneath Lake Superior”: In-person Badger Talk in Rice Lake, WIPresenter: Esther Stewart12:30 PM, 1800 College Dr, Rice Lake, WI 54868
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November 5“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song”: In-Person Badger Talk in Kenosha, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman5:30 PM, 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
