Sharing Science With Wisconsin
For 17 August 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, Two weeks ago I was within a hundred miles of nicking the Arctic Circle. I was on dry land in a T shirt and shorts. Had I been within the same distance of the Antarctic Circle, I’d almost certainly be on water, perhaps ice, and would soon …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater For 15 August 2022 Hi Everyone, This morning’s serendipities included this tweet featuring the work of Diana Hess, Dean of the School of Education. The story mentions how Dean Hess started her career in education in 1979 as a high school social studies teacher in Downers Grove, Illinois. As the son of …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater To subscribe to this group, send an email to allianceall+subscribe@g-groups.wisc.edu For 1 August 2022 Hi Everyone, This past Friday the third and final session of Grandparents University wrapped up for the summer of 2022. Each year GPU is for me an unsurpassed experience in sharing science because I get to interact with …
Wednesdays at 7pm CT in room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI, or Zoom at go.wisc.edu/240r59 For 6 July 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, Today is the 4th of July, “The Day We Celebrate” as Mark Twain (among others) put it. Twain celebrated the Fourth in London on at least three occasions: 1872, …
Wednesdays at 7pm CT in room 1111 Genetics Biotech Center, 425 Henry Mall, Madison WI, or Zoom at go.wisc.edu/240r59 For 29 June 2022 Hi WN@TL Fans, Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking my family to the site near Buysscheure, France where in August 2016 I participated in a UW–Madison-led mission to find and recover …
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 …
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 …