The Wisconsin Energy Institute and Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) are excited to bring the KidWind Educator Workshop to Menomonie as a post Wisconsin Science Fest event! Join us in Fulton’s Workshop, Dunn County Historical Society’s exciting Makerspace, and learn how to explore the power of wind and solar with your students! Workshop Description: … Continued
How do we face the next pandemic, mitigate the effects of severe weather and develop cures for disease? Many look to science for answers to these challenges, but fewer are willing to accept the solutions that scientists provide. Please join Morgridge Institute Investigators Pilar Ossorio and Dietram Scheufele and Brad Schwartz at our latest Fearless … Continued
Have you ever wondered what the difference between hemp and cannabis is, or why you’ve heard so many more acronyms associated with cannabis these days? Come to Turtle Island and we will answer your questions! Join Dr. Julia Nepper, scientist and host of the Sci High! podcast, and Ian Marsden, local cannabis expert and owner … Continued
Celebrate the Unveiling of the 2024 Science to Street Art Mural! Join us at State Line Distillery for the debut of this year’s stunning mural, Regenerative Coexistence, brought to life through a collaboration between Exact Sciences and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s Illuminating Discovery Hub. Meet artists Sonya Sankaran and Richie Morales as they share … Continued
Would you like to learn how rain barrels can save you money and energy, as well as help the environment? Join us on October 19th at 9:30 am in the Ten Chimneys Program Center. You’ll learn how diverting water from downspouts keeps that water from becoming runoff, carrying pollutants to the groundwater and water bodies. … Continued
Author and retired social worker Betsy Korbinyr will lead guests on the life review quest she undertook when she turned 65 — to hike at least five miles in every Wisconsin State Park in one year. With her central themes of hiking, reclaiming lost things, the fickle nature of time, and the liminality of growing … Continued
Join for a pint and a night of learning, activities, and good cheer at Delta Beer Lab on October 18 at 7:00 PM! Listen to engaging 15-minute flash talks, and participate in trivia, bingo, and more! This event is in-person, and no registration is necessary. Adam Borger: Food Microbiology: The Good Microbes, The Bad Microbes … Continued
Join Waukesha County Land Conservancy’s Land Management Director, Helen Holtz, to learn about turtles of Wisconsin and how we can best help them. In Wisconsin, we are lucky to have 11 species of turtles. However, due to habitat loss and other human impacts, turtle populations across the state are in decline. During the event, you … Continued
Join us on Thursday, October 17 for Words with Nerds, a great show for information sponges who love to laugh! Words with Nerds mixes TED Talks with stand-up by bringing together local specialists and comedians to present on a topic of their choice. Come for the laughs and walk away with strange new knowledge – … Continued
Join us for this extra special Wisconsin Science Festival program! How does a “picked last in gym” nerd become a sought-after exercise physiologist? What do endangered lizards from the Solomon Islands have to do with dairy goats on a farm in the Midwest? And why would a born-and-raised Chicago girl, with no farming experience whatsoever, … Continued
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