Sharing Science With Wisconsin
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater September 21, 2020 Hi Everyone, Today begins the second of two weeks of all online courses at UW–Madison. High rates of covid have driven several other UW System campuses to switch to all online for at least two weeks. The 7-day percent positive rate for students tested on the UW–Madison campus is 6.9 percent as …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater September 14, 2020 Hi Everyone, Today begins two weeks of all-online classes for UW–Madison, and in the next few days the leaders of the 14 Big 10 universities are expected to vote on a proposal to re-open the football season this fall. As Captain Millers says to Sergeant Horvath in “Saving …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater Sept 7 – September 13, 2020 September 9, 2020 Hi Everyone, It’s been an astonishing month, a surprising week, an incredible day, in too many ways to easily recount. A week into the academic year (UW–Madison), or two days (Madison public schools), those of us in science outreach are rolling with the rogue waves …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater August 31 – September 6, 2020 Good Morning, This is an exciting week. On September 2nd, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome students back to campus. Both teaching and learning (virtually and in-person) in the middle of a pandemic will be exciting challenges this year. Stay safe out there, Badgers! -Liz Jesse (Biotechnology Center; …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater August 24-30, 2020 Good Morning, As summer winds down and school districts begin gearing up for a (possible) virtual 2020-2021 school year, the task of converting in-person science outreach experiences to virtual experiences becomes even more important. Sharing science with Wisconsin may look a bit different this year, but the Wisconsin Idea signifies that education should …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater: August 17-23, 2020 Good Morning, Just a quick reminder that anyone can join the UW–Madison Science Alliance: university or college scientists and students, outreach staff, K-12 educators, parents, lifelong learners, or anyone interested in science outreach. We welcome your participation, ideas, and support. -Liz Jesse (Biotechnology Center; and Division of Extension, Wisconsin 4-H) …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater August 10-17, 2020 Hi Everyone, This past week two white pavilion tents went up on Henry Mall, one on the roadway in front of Old Biochem, and the other in the roadway of one of the crossing roads. The tents were not put up on the lawn because of turfilogical reasons. They …
UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater August 3-10, 2020 Hi Everyone, We slide into August as the rate of change in daylight speeds up. The days, though long, grow shorter and shorter. A lot of other things will change fast in the next four weeks, a month that is usually known for family vacations and regular preparations for …
July 27, 2020 UW–Madison Science Alliance Updater Hi Everyone, The covid epidemic has closed UW–Madison’s indoor science venues that for at least 140 years have formed a constellation of Destinations for Exploration that welcome the public to come experience science as exploring the unknown here at Wisconsin’s land-grant research & extension university. Many of our outdoor …
July 20, 2020 Science Alliance Updater 51 years ago today two Apollo 11 astronauts set foot on the Moon. July 20 was a Sunday and the date of the annual Schulte Family Reunion in Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha. The Eagle landed in the mid afternoon but the actual setting foot on the lunar surface didn’t come til later …