Year: 2022

Vertical Farming; The Warfarin Story; A Mural Bridging Art, Science, & Technology; Chemistry Meets Glassblowing

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream by zoom at https://go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 5 October 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, I took General Agriculture as a freshman in high school, and during that year indoor horticulture took to me.  We …

UW-Madison Science Alliance Updater: October 2, 2022

UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater Monday 3 October 2022 Hi Everyone, Sometimes, serendipity suffices.  On Friday Joao Dorea of Animal and Dairy Sciences sent the happy news that he could give the PLATO Frontiers in Life Sciences talk on October 5, a slot that had come open at short notice due to the dominos effects of …

Acupuncture for Animals; Vertical Farming; the story of Warfarin; The Art of Discovery.

Coming Up:  Animal Acupuncture, Vertical Agriculture, Warfarin, & a New Mural   “Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream by zoom at go.wisc.edu/240r59     For 28 September 2022       Hi WN@TL Fans,   This week’s missive is already …

UW-Madison Science Alliance Updater – September 26, 2022

UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater Monday 26 September 2022 Hi Everyone, Last week I was grateful to commemorate the 128th anniversary of the Sifting & Winnowing statement that expresses the commitment of UW–Madison to the freedom of inquiry.  Such occasions are also opportunities to note that our values and even our missions evolve.  If the university had …

At the Intersection of Wildlife & Aviation; Acupuncture in Animals: What’s the Point?; Vertical Agriculture

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream by zoom at go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 21 September 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, We are but hours away from the fall equinox, a time of dazzling solar displays that blind drivers both at dawn and …

Climate Change & the Consequences of Suboptimal Temperatures on Reproduction; At the Intersection of Wildlife & Aviation; Anesthesia and Pain Management in Veterinary Care

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream by zoom at go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 14 September 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, When my colleague Liz Jesse and I welcome groups to our BioTrek Outreach Lab, we sometimes start the activities by …

UW MIA Project’s 2022 Mission in Belgium; Climate Change & the Consequences of Suboptimal Temperatures on Reproduction; At the Intersection of Wildlife & Aviation

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream at go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 7 September 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, My Dad was born in Milwaukee in October 1925 and graduated from Washington Park High School in Racine in the spring of …

The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors; The MIA Project’s 2022 Mission to Belgium; Climate Change & the Consequences of Suboptimal Temperatures on Reproduction

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Talks Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream at go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 31 August 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, Fifty years ago this month all nine members of my family piled into our blue 1972 Dodge Coronet station wagon and headed out …

UW-Madison Science Alliance Updater – August 29, 2022

UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater To subscribe to this group, send an email to allianceall+subscribe@g-groups.wisc.edu For 29 August 2022 Hi Everyone,  As August draws to a close the sunrise comes later, making it easier to get a longer night’s sleep.  The students have moved back into the neighborhood around Adams & Garfield, and we’re all gearing up …

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve: UW-Madison’s Largest Outdoor Classroom on Campus; The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors; The UW MIA Project’s 2022 Recovery Mission in Belgium

“Wednesday Nite @ The Lab” Public Science Seminar Wednesdays at 7pm CT Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI,  or Stream at go.wisc.edu/240r59   For 24 August 2022     Hi WN@TL Fans, Visitors to a house tend to be welcomed and to come in through the front door, especially first-time visitors.  But some visitors …