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SUMMARY:Badger Talk: The German Presence in Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person talk hosted on October 22\, 2026 at 10:30 AM by Janesville Senior Activity Center in Janesville\, WI. More information to come on registration. There will be no virtual option. \nIn this talk Professor Louden will provide an overview of the impact that German-speaking immigrants and their descendants have had in shaping the life and culture of Wisconsin\, from the nineteenth century to the present. \nMark Louden is a linguist who received his training in Germanic linguistics at Cornell University. A fluent speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch\, he has published extensively on this language and other German-American varieties\, as well as Yiddish. In addition to his position as the Alfred L. Shoemaker\, J. William Frey\, and Don Yoder Professor of Germanic Linguistics in the Department of German\, Nordic\, and Slavic+\, he directs the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and is affiliated with the Religious Studies and Language Sciences programs and the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies. He serves as an interpreter and cultural mediator for Plain people (Amish and traditional Mennonites) in multiple settings\, especially health care.
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/badger-talk-the-german-presence-in-wisconsin/
LOCATION:Janesville Senior Activity Center\, 69 S Water St\, Janesville\, WI\, WI\, 53545-3935\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Badger Talks
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SUMMARY:Badger Talk - Creatures of the Night: Bed Bugs
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person talk hosted on October 22\, 2026 at 11:00 AM by Blanchardville Public Library in Blanchardville\, WI\, as a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. No registration required. This talk will not be available virtually. \nOnce a creature of nursery rhymes\, bed bugs have reemerged around the US over the last decades. This talk will discuss the biology of bed bugs\, their history\, precautions for travelers\, and bed bug management in contemporary times. \nPatrick (PJ) Liesch is a statewide entomology specialist and director of the University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL). Every year\, the IDL handles over 2\,400 insect identification requests from Wisconsin’s farmers\, private industry\, university and government agencies\, the general public\, and other groups. PJ also provides entomology-related outreach throughout the state\, including regular appearances on Wisconsin Public Radio.
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/bed-bugs-creatures-of-the-night/
LOCATION:Blanchardville Public Library\, 208 Mason St\, Blanchardville\, WI\, 53506\, United States
CATEGORIES:Badger Talks,Nature and Environment
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SUMMARY:Badger Talk: What's Your Favorite Color?
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person talk hosted on October 22\, 2026 at 6:00 PM by Holmen Public Library in Holmen\, WI. No registration required. This talk will not be available virtually. This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!\n\nHave you ever wondered why you like some colors more than others\, and why you have color preferences at all? I will discuss how we form our color preferences\, why different people have different color preferences and why color preferences change with the season.\n\nKaren Schloss is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Department of Psychology and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Her Visual Reasoning Lab studies how people interpret meaning from visual features\, with the goal of making visual communication more effective and efficient. Dr. Schloss received her BA from Barnard College\, Columbia University in 2005\, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Architecture. She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of California\, Berkeley in 2011 and continued on as a Postdoctoral Scholar from 2011-2013. She spent three years as an Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Cognitive\, Linguistic\, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University before joining the faculty at UW–Madison in 2016. Dr. Schloss was awarded the Steve Yantis Early Career Award from the Psychonomic Society\, and her lab is supported by an NSF CAREER award on Visual Reasoning for Visual Communication.
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/badger-talk-whats-your-favorite-color/
LOCATION:Holmen Public Library\, 121 Legion St W\, Holmen\, WI\, 54636\, United States
CATEGORIES:Badger Talks
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SUMMARY:Badger Talk: Native Bees of Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person talk hosted on October 25\, 2026 at 1:00 PM by La Crosse County Historical Society and the Nature Place in La Crosse\, WI. No registration required. This talk will not be available virtually.\n\nWisconsin is home to 500 kinds of native bees! Discover the diversity and life histories of these important pollinators. Learn how you can create and manage habitat for them\, using native plants and bee-friendly gardening practices.\n\nSusan Carpenter is the Native Plant Garden curator and gardener at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Since 2003\, she has worked with students and community volunteers to maintain and monitor a 4-acre garden representing the plant communities of southern Wisconsin. She also leads a conservation project that involves students and the public in documenting and studying native bumble bees\, including the endangered rusty-patched bumble bee\, Bombus affinis. A graduate of Stanford University\, Susan earned her MS in Botany and MS in Science Education at UW–Madison. Her professional interests include plant ecology\, ecological restoration\, pollinator conservation\, and science education.
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/badger-talk-native-bees-of-wisconsin/
LOCATION:The Nature Place\, 789 Myrick Park Dr\, La Crosse\, 54601
CATEGORIES:Badger Talks,Nature and Environment
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SUMMARY:POST-FESTIVAL EVENT: Badger Talk: Alien Blood - Crime Scene Investigation
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person Badger Talk Workshop hosted on October 26\, 2026 at 3:30 PM by Eager Free Public Library in Evansville\, WI. More information to come on registration. This event will not be available virtually.\n\nThe Alien Blood crime scene investigation is a time-tested activity that engages students in the act of empirical science through use of standard molecular biology tools and techniques that include micropipettes and gel electrophoresis.\n\nElizabeth (Liz) Jesse is a Science Outreach Specialist at the UW Biotechnology Center. Liz worked as a middle and high school classroom teacher for ten years\, at both public and public charter schools in the Sheboygan Area. She also has experience working in the private sector as a pharmaceutical lab technician. Liz’s outreach focuses on designing and implementing curriculum for biology and chemistry workshops for the public with an emphasis on K-12 students. Liz is an active member of the UW Madison Science Alliance group. She is also on the planning committee for the Science Expeditions campus open house and the Madison Expanding Your Horizons girls’ STEM conference.
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/post-festival-event-badger-talk-alien-blood-crime-scene-investigation/
LOCATION:Eager Free Public Library\, 39 W Main St\, Evansville\, WI\, 53536\, United States
CATEGORIES:Badger Talks,Chemistry and Physics,Pre-/Post-Festival
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