Sharing Science With Wisconsin
For 22 June 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, The summer solstice is upon us, or over us, and the languid days linger long into the evening. Here in Brittany the crepuscule glows til 11 pm. West of Rennes the wheat harvest is underway, the round bales of hay dot the fields of alfalfa, and the …
For 15 June 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, In the summer of 1977 as the opening of the new Boebel Hall at UW-Platteville approached for the fall semester, bacteriology Professor Marilyn Tufte and my fellow student worker Ric Braem had the jeweler’s joy of installing the new electron microscope on the second floor. That autumn I first learned …
6 June 2022 Hi Everyone, Today’s date, June 6, is renowned in the US as the anniversary of the pivotal battle for the US in World War II. It’s been immortalized in movies, and it continues to be commemorated for its scope and scale, for its technical innovations, and for the heroism of the combatants. …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater 30 May 2022 Hi Everyone, This year the week of Memorial Day marks a rare transition for UW–Madison: the departure of our long-serving chancellor invites a time of reflection of where the university stands relative to when Becky Blank arrived in 2013, and where we’re heading as she leaves. In her February …
Come Explore the Unknown! By Zoom: at go.wisc.edu/240r59. Live & in Archive on YouTube: WN@TL Channel 7pm Central. Every Wednesday Night, 50 Times a Year Interactive map at http://map.wisc.edu For 18 May 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, A quick note tonight with an important update: This week’s WN@TL on Wednesday May 18 will be offered by zoom …
16 May 2022 Hi Everyone, Graduation weekend was fabulous with splendid weather on Friday and Saturday and then topped off with a full eclipse of the moon last night. The end of the academic year also signals the transition for UW Science Alliance to shift from weekly to monthly meetings. So we will not be …
Come Explore the Unknown! By Zoom: at go.wisc.edu/240r59. Live & in Archive on YouTube: WN@TL Channel In Person: Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison. 7pm Central. Every Wednesday Night, 50 Times a Year Interactive map at http://map.wisc.edu For 11 May 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, When I was a post-doc at Agrigenetics in 1985 on the …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater 9 May 2022 Hi Everyone, This past Saturday was a splendid sunny day with a cloudless sapphire sky. Visitors have never enjoyed finer weather for the annual UW Gardening Day since it was first sown and grown back in 2005. The turnout has never been greater, either. The folks at Allen …
Come Explore the Unknown! By Zoom: at go.wisc.edu/240r59. In Person: Room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison. 7pm Central. Every Wednesday Night, 50 Times a Year Interactive map at http://map.wisc.edu For 4 May 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, In 1910 plant pathologist LR Jones left the University of Vermont to …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater 2 May 2022 Hi Everyone, Yesterday was May Day. Pivotal & primal, people have fought for primacy over May Day as with few other squares on our calendars. When I was a boy at St. Mary’s School in Dixon Illinois, May Day featured a procession with a statue of the Virgin …