UWW Rock County invites families to join our faculty, staff and students in this event featuring science activities and exhibits that highlight the wonders of our scientific world. Participants can learn about youth science and STEM programs. All ages are welcome to attend, parents/guardians are required to stay on-campus. Check out more pre/post-festival events here!
The Northeast Wisconsin American Chemical Society and the Oshkosh Public Library are joining together to provide hands-on science for kids and their families. Activities will be related to the National Chemistry Week theme of Picture Perfect Chemistry to help kids learn about properties of light, colors, and imaging. In addition, kids will learn about the … Continued
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has proclaimed October 21st as Milwaukee County Urban Agriculture Day and we couldn’t be more excited! We are thrilled to introduce the first-ever Milwaukee urban agriculture conference, Milwaukee Urban AgCon, a unique gathering of urban agriculture professionals, enthusiasts, and community leaders coming together to share knowledge, innovation, and best practices … 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
The hour-long program will include a live presentation of the current night sky of Central Wisconsin, followed by a fulldome show about the nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The Sun has shone on our world for four and a half … Continued
Playing with Blue is Part Two of Galaudet Gallery’s Series called Color. This time we look into the interaction of Blue with other colors like white and red or green and how placement of colors can change how those colors look. Playing with Blue is based on science! The science behind why colors change when … Continued
Nirmal Raja’s solo exhibition showcases a variety of approaches that consistently blend the intimate and personal with a consciously global existence. Building on thread as a metaphor that connects random pieces of fabric and is also the very stuff that fabric is made from, this exhibit pulls together works from Raja’s diverse production to understand … Continued
WUD Film presents a free screening of PROMARE (2019) [PG-13]. Friday’s screening will be subtitled and Saturday’s screening will be dubbed. Thirty years has passed since the appearance of Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants appears, a battle begins. … Continued
The Hike: Our full moon hike has an out and back total of 2.8 miles. The October full moon is often called Hunters Moon, and was sometimes called Freezing Moon by Native American tribes. Our hike is fairly flat and will parallel Molash Creek part of the way. We will traverse a couple of trail … Continued
Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo (Blackfeet: iinnii) back to the Blackfeet Reservation. A thriving wild buffalo population would not only reconnect Blackfeet with a central part of their heritage, spirituality and identity, but would provide economic opportunities and healing for the community. Along … Continued
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