Join us for one fantastic night that blends science with downtown Madison businesses! Back for its fourth year, the ever-popular Science on the Square event is fusing with the Madison Night Market to create a unique way to explore hands-on science activities while also supporting local businesses and vendors. Learn more about the science that…
Back for its second year, join the Wisconsin Science Festival and Madison Mallards for a fantastic night of outdoor movie events featuring mesmerizing mushrooms and a world of wonder! Attend one or both of the below films. Blanket/grass seating will be available in front of vehicle parking section. Before the lights go down, explore self-guided…
Join the Saturday Science team and UW-Madison partners for Science on Ice at the Frozen Assets Festival! Find us outside at the Edgewater and frozen Lake Mendota. Explore ice cores with the Center for Limnology Experiment with a “blubber glove” and learn about animals who live in the cold with Wisconsin Sea Grant Investigate IceCube…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving blood! Donating blood makes a big difference in the lives of others, and we encourage you to celebrate a holiday symbolized by hearts by taking part in WARF’s Valentine’s Day blood drive….
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Join us for our spring blood drive!…
Join the Saturday Science team at the UW Family Gardening Day! Find us outside at Allen Centennial Garden. Discover how big data is used to study Fast Plants Learn about the different kinds of bacteria in soil See how technology is used to grow plants Explore other Family Gardening Day activities And more!…
Our Discovery Connections team will be at the Kujichagulia Center for Self-Determination Juneteenth celebration. Find us outside at Penn Park! Explore science at hands-on stations, chat with scientists from UW-Madison, meet the Kitchen Chemist and more. Plus, explore more Juneteenth science activities: Science Demos at the Badger Rock Neighborhood Community Center Friday, June 3 |…
Get an inside look at some of the most commercially promising technologies from campuses across the state. Register for WARF Innovation Day and other Summerfest Tech events. Quick Pitch Lineup Control and Disrupt: Next-Generation Semiconductors Outperform Silicon Mike Arnold, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at UW-Madison RosetteArraysTM: Transforming Risk Assessment and Drug Discovery for…
Join us for our summer blood drive and enjoy beautiful views of campus from the 14th floor! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….
Join us for an informational webinar with past winners and the competition organizers to learn more about the Force for Positive Change competition….
Big Ideas + Nerd Nite = One great night of nerdiness at the Wisconsin Science Festival! Join us at the High Noon Saloon for prizes, fluorescent cocktails & guest host Maynard Okereke, the HipHop MD. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. No cover. For adults only. 7 p.m. – Big Ideas for Busy People Flash talks on…
In February 1933, a chance encounter between a farmer from northwest Wisconsin and a biochemistry professor in Madison led to a medical breakthrough that has treated millions of patients. That’s the story of warfarin, a prescription blood thinner that is still prescribed today and, for many decades, was also the world’s most widely used rat…