Skip to main content
University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW Crest
Science Outreach on Campus
Sharing Science With Wisconsin
  • UW Science Expeditions – Campus Open House
  • Outreach Programs Expand Collapse
    • UW Family Gardening Day
    • Annual Cycle of Outreach Events
    • Outreach Resources
  • Visit Expand Collapse
    • UW–Madison Cross-Campus Science Field Trips
    • Science Outreach Venues
    • Guide and Map (PDF)
    • Campus and Visitor Relations
    • Constellation
  • Departments
  • UW Science Alliance
  • Contact Us
  1. Home
  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: August

Month: August 2018

This Summer’s Breakthrough in Multi-messenger Astronomy

Posted on August 29, 2018

For August 29, 2018     Hi WN@TL Fans, In January 1610 Galileo turned his 20x telescope towards Jupiter and discovered  moons in orbit around Jupiter—notably, the moons were not orbiting Earth.  That was a …

Posted in WN@TL Blog

Mapping the Springs of Wisconsin

Posted on August 22, 2018

For August 22, 2018     Hi WN@TL Fans, In my hometown there’s a street called Artesian Place.  It runs down a hill called Bootlegger’s Knob and meets with River Road that runs parallel to …

Posted in WN@TL Blog

The Year So Far in Wisconsin Insects

Posted on August 15, 2018

For August 15, 2018     Hi WN@TL Fans, Right after  last week’s WN@TL by Dan Young on the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection, I drove over to Monona to visit my friend Ken Smith on the occasion …

Posted in WN@TL Blog

The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection

Posted on August 8, 2018

For August 8, 2018     Hi WN@TL Fans, In Fall 1977 I took Professor Harold Willis’s course in entomology at UW-Platteville.  It was a lecture/lab class, but Dr. Willis also required each of us …

Posted in WN@TL Blog

Mapping Monumental Mysteries: Wisconsin’s Effigy Mounds

Posted on August 1, 2018

For August 1, 2018     Hi WN@TL Fans, In February 1994 I moved in to 210 Campbell Street, about four blocks south of the UW campus and three blocks north of Henry Vilas Zoo.  …

Posted in WN@TL Blog

Site footer content

University logo that links to main university website Part of the Universities of Wisconsin

Contact Us

  • Email: ejesse2@wisc.edu
    • youtube
    • x twitter
    • facebook

Website feedback, questions or accessibility issues: ejesse2@wisc.edu | Learn more about accessibility at UW–Madison.

This site was built using the UW Theme | Privacy Notice | © 2025 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.