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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 5d

Geology isn’t just history—it’s heritage!

Join us Oct 16 at 5:30 PM at Kenosha Public Library for a FREE talk with Hydrogeologist Ken Bradbury. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 5d

From shipwreck to song—explore the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald!

Join us Oct 16 at 6:30 PM at Ruth Culver Community Library for a FREE talk with Prof. Steve Ackerman (UW–Madison Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences).

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#statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks #UWConnects

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 5d

Curious about the myths of autopsy & death investigation?

Join Forensic Pathologist Jamie Kallan on Oct 16 at 6 PM at Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Library in Baraboo for a FREE Wisconsin Science Festival talk. No registration needed!

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine a world where crops grow anytime, anywhere. Could vertical farming be the future of agriculture?

Join Johanna Oosterwyk from the UW-Madison CALS (Department of Horticulture) to learn more!

RSVP now: www.facebook.com/share/17PErP...

#statewideoutreach #BadgerTalks #UWConnects #Agriculture

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 5d

Music, theatre, tavern culture & Oktoberfest!

Learn how German immigrants shaped Wisconsin at a free talk with Antje Petty (Max Kade Institute) on Oct 15 at 12:30 PM at Milwaukee Public Library.

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#WisconsinIdea #BadgerTalks #UWConnects #Oktoberfest

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Unearth the fossil record and discover how dinosaurs lived, breathed, and died!

Join us Oct 15 at 12 PM with David Lovelace (UW Geology Museum) at Noon Hour Philosophers – Appleton to talk about it!

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#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #WisconsinIdea #Dinosaurs #Fossils

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Does the gut biome impact your autoimmune health?

Find out on October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the DeForest Public Library. Hear a talk from Margaret Alexander (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health!

#BadgerTalks #UWConnects #WisconsinIdea #Autoimmune #GutMicrobiome #GutHealth

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Explore Wisconsin’s rich German roots!

Join us on Oct 14 at 6 PM at the Germantown Community Library for a free talk with Associate Director, Antje Petty (UW–Madison, Max Kade Institute).

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

“Where did I put my keys?” Should you worry?

Learn the difference between Alzheimer’s warning signs & normal aging on Oct 14 at 1 PM in Hortonville, WI with Bonnie Nuttkinson (WI Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center).

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Make sure your family's memories survive the digital age!

Join us on October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT at Hartland Public Library featuring Distinguished Teaching Faculty III Dorothea Salo!

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Remember the mysterious sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? 🌊

Join us Oct 14 at 6 PM CDT for a FREE talk at Campbellsport Public Library with Steve Ackerman, UW-Madison Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences.

More: www.facebook.com/share/1CydN9...

#oceanicsciences #UWConnects #BadgerTalks #EdmundFitzgerald

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

🍺 From beer to bratwursts—discover the rich German roots of Wisconsin!

Join Prof. Mark Louden (Department of German, Nordic & Slavic+) at the Friday Memorial Library on Oct. 14 at 6 PM!

More here: www.facebook.com/share/1CSGYu...

#BadgerTalks #WisconsinIdea #StatewideOutreach

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

What can medieval & violent cooking techniques tell us about Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?

Kick off Badger Talks Presents' October series, "Creepy, Fascinating, and True!" with this Quick Pick from Prof. Lisa H. Cooper.

Watch now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg47...

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Want to learn about Baraboo’s fascinating geology?

Join us Oct. 17 at 1 PM at Tumbled Rock Brewery for a Wisconsin Science Festival Badgers on Tap event with geologists Billy Fitzpatrick & Eric Stewart!

Trivia, bingo, prizes & more!

#WisconsinScienceFestival #BadgersOnTap #savethedate #UWConnects

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Why do thousands of Sandhill Cranes flock to Aldo Leopold’s Shack each fall?

Find out Oct. 12 at 1 PM with Stan Temple, Beers-Bascom Prof. Emeritus in Conservation, at the La Crosse County Historical Society. Part of Community History Talks!

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know Theodore Robinson, one of America’s top Impressionist painters, spent his early years in Evansville, WI?

Join us Oct. 11 at 1 PM at the Evansville Grove Society for a talk with Janine Yorimoto Boldt from the Chazen Museum of Art!

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 12d

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 12d

Why are Scandinavians some of the happiest people in the world?

Find out with Scandinavian Studies Professor Claus Andersen (UW–Madison) at Verona Public Library on October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM!

Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/1BJVNP...

#BadgerTalks #WisconsinIdea #Scandinavia #Happiness

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 13d

Can dementia risk really be reduced?

Join Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Alexis Eastman (UW SMPH) for evidence-based answers at Cleary Friends & Alumni Center on October 8, 2025, at 6:00 PM.

RSVP: www.uwlax.edu/gel/dementia...

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#WisconsinIdea #BadgerTalks

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 13d

Explore the past, present & future of the Great Lakes with Fisheries Outreach Specialist Titus Seilheimer at the Mount Horeb Public Library on October 7, 2025, at 1:00 PM!

Learn more here: www.facebook.com/share/19sE7s...

#BadgerTalks #StatewideOutreach #WisconsinIdea #StateRelations #UWConnects

Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 13d

Join UW–Madison Astronomy graduate student Michael Rosenthal for a #UniverseinthePark event! Enjoy a 30–40 min sunset talk followed by guided telescope viewing! On October 3, 2025, at 8:00 PM at Kettle Moraine State Forest.

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 14d

The AAUW Sheboygan STEM Foundation invites young female innovators to a hands-on STEM event on November 8 at Sheboygan South High School!

Discover more about this inspiring event in The Sheboygan Press!
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AAUW Sheboygan Foundation STEM event returns Nov. 8 with chance to empower young minds

Girls in grades 6-9 are invited to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the event.

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Badger Talks @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social · 20d

Join Director of National Security Initiatives
Dave Schroeder on September 30, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Mead Public Library for "AI and American National Security"(Great Decisions series)

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#BadgerTalks #StatewideOutreach #WisconsinIdea #StateRelations #UWConnects