2025 UW Science Expeditions – Campus Open House
Thanks for an amazing Science Expeditions 2025!
Save the date for 2026: April 10th – 12th
Come explore UW–Madison – your public university – and experience science on April 4-6th. Interact with researchers, visit dozens of science venues across campus, enjoy Science Spectacular Shows, and try your hand at interactive Exploration Stations. From astronomy to zoology, UW Science Expeditions is the annual campus-wide science open house that connects you to UW people & places all year round. All events are free and open to the public.
Exciting news for 2025: Join the School of Veterinary Medicine on Sunday for an exciting open house during the UW–Madison Science Expeditions. Explore family-friendly, hands-on veterinary medical teaching stations, hear presentations from our expert faculty, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the state-of-the-art SVM North Building, which houses our new teaching hospital and significantly expands our spaces for research, education, and collaboration.
Get to know the people and places of your land-grant university as you explore Destinations for Exploration on campus all weekend long!
Friday:
- Babcock Hall
- Hasler Lab – Center for Limnology
- Washburn Observatory
- Wisconsin Alumni Association and Alumni Park
Saturday:
- Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building (AOSS)
- Babcock Hall
- Botany Greenhouse at Birge Hall
- Chamberlin Hall (The Wonders of Physics)
- Chemistry Building
- DC Smith Greenhouse
- Ingersoll Wonders of Physics Museum
- Medical Sciences Center (Doctor of Physical Therapy Program)
- Morgridge Institute for Research: Discovery Building
- Steenbock Library
- UW–Madison Arboretum
- UW Biotechnology Center (Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project)
- UW–Madison Geology Museum
- Washburn Observatory
- Wisconsin Energy Institute
- Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
- Wisconsin Science Museum
Sunday:
- Babcock Hall
- Health Sciences Learning Center, School of Medicine & Public Health
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve
- Rennebohm Hall, School of Pharmacy
- School of Veterinary Medicine Building
- Signe Skott Cooper Hall, School of Nursing
How to Get Around Campus:
Use promo code SCIENCEISCOOL for $10 off a monthly pass.
Trolley Routes:
The trolley will run periodically in a loop (9am – 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:30am – 4:30pm on Sunday) – see map/timetable above for trolley stops (look for the green “X”s).
Free Campus Bus Routes:
- 80, 81, 82 & 84
- Find the nearest stop on the interactive campus map. All buses are kneeling buses and are capable of transporting wheelchairs and other mobility equipment.
Parking is Also Available:
Friday
- Lot 6, 7, 17, 20, 36, 46
Saturday
- Lot 17, 20, 36, 40, 41
- Arboretum Visitor Center
Sunday
- Lot 60, 64, 76
The UW Madison Science Alliance is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Liz Jesse (ejesse2@wisc.edu). All requests must be made by March 17th. We will attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met.
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