Science Outreach at UW–Madison
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we want to share science with our community and connect you to the people, places, and programs in science outreach at UW–Madison. Come experience science as you explore the unknown!
Our vibrant university campus serves as an engine of curiosity, actively bridging the gap between academic research and the surrounding community through dedicated science outreach. By hosting interactive public lectures, hands-on lab tours, and engaging science festivals, the campus opens its doors to local families, aspiring young students, and lifelong learners alike.
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At left, greenhouse manager Johanna Oosterwyk helps a child create a terrarium by adding rocks, soil, several small plants, and some water to a plastic container during a Science Expeditions activity in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse.
Kindergartener Kenyan Darley moves the cranberry content of a test tube through a sieve with the help of undergraduate Jordan Cargill from the cranberry genetics and genomics lab during a Science Expeditions activity.
Children try the Stroop Color and Word Test, which is reading the names of colors written in ink of a different color, at a station on “The Puzzles of Brains” run by the Department of Educational Psychology
At left, undergraduate student and Goldwater Scholar Samuel Neumann helps 8-year-old Maria Escalona (center) and 6-year-old Ignacio Escalona (right) feed and pipet mock cell samples in an activity center run by the Student Society for Stem Cell Research
Second from left, 9-year-old Damien Gumm holds a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach at an exhibit staffed by August Easton-Calabria from the Crawl Lab in entomology.
Science Events
October
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October 23
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October 23Nature Explorers – Join the WiSciFest BioBlitzUnleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz12:00 AM
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October 23SoundWaves: Origins – The Birth of EverythingWhere do we come from? Where does anything come from?
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October 24
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October 24Nature Explorers – Join the WiSciFest BioBlitzUnleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz12:00 AM
Badger Talks
October
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October 25“Native Bees of Wisconsin”: In-Person Badger Talk in La Crosse, WIPresenter Susan Carpenter1:00 PM, 789 Myrick Park Dr, La Crosse, WI 54601, United States
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October 26“Alien Blood: Crime Scene Investigation”: In-Person Badger Talk Workshop in Evansville, WIPresenter Elizabeth Jesse3:30 PM, 39 W Main St, Evansville, WI 53536-2122, United States
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October 26Badgers on Tap: “Creepy Crawlers” at State Line Distillery in Madison, WIPresenters Katie Ryan, Bernadette Nicole Sentigar, and Dante James7:00 PM, 1413 Northern Ct, Madison, WI 53703-3025, United States
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October 27“Warming Winters in Wisconsin”: In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WIPresenter Amanda Latham6:30 PM, 330 Femrite Dr, Monona, WI 53716-3716, United States
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October 27“Community Conservation: From Wisconsin to the World”: In-Person Badger Talk in Williams Bay, WIPresenter: Teri Allendorf7:00 PM, 270 Elkhorn Rd, Williams Bay, WI 53191
