Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Saturday Science: Science on Ice at the Frozen Assets Festival

Edgewater & Frozen Lake Mendota 1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison, WI, United States

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…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

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….

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

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!…

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Saturday Science at UW Family Gardening Day

Allen Centennial Garden 620 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI, United States

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!…

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Saturday Science at Kujichagulia Juneteenth Celebration

Penn Park 2101 Fisher St., Madison, WI, United States

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 |…

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WARF Innovation Day at Summerfest Tech

Virtual

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…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI, United States

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….

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Kiss My Glass

High Noon Saloon 701A E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI, United States

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…

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The Warfarin Story: Groundbreaking Ceremony and Public Presentation

Room 1211, Biochemical Sciences Building 440 Henry Mall, Madison, United States

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…

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Science on the Square/Madison Night Market Fusion

Downtown Madison

Join us for one fantastic night that blends science with downtown Madison businesses! Back for its fifth year, the ever-popular Science on the Square event is again fusing with the Madison Night Market to create a unique way to explore hands-on science activities while also supporting local businesses and vendors. Plus, as a nod to…

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SoundWaves: Through the Looking Glass

Hamel Music Center 740 University Ave., Madison, WI, United States

SoundWaves takes a look at (and through) glass at this year’s Wisconsin Science Festival. What is glass? How is it used to explore our universe? To build our buildings? To tell stories about our beliefs? To create musical sounds? Find out in the Collins Recital Hall at Hamel Music Center at the first SoundWaves event…

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