CALS Events
Today, September 15, 2026
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Reduced Tillage Organic Vegetable Production Field Day
10 a.m.-noon
8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, WI 53593
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Steenbock Lectures in Biochemistry - Peter S. Kim
Using large language models to understand and guide protein evolution
3 p.m.
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Studying Abroad as a CALS Student
Pizza and Info Session
5:30-6:30 p.m.
STEM Commons, Steenbock Library
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Grazing School
All day
Marshfield Agricultural Research Station 208356 Drake Ave. N Stratford, WI 54484
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Info Session: All About WISCIENCE Fellows Programs
STEM grad students & postdocs: learn more about these professional development opportunities.
2-3 p.m.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Grazing School
All day
Marshfield Agricultural Research Station 208356 Drake Ave. N Stratford, WI 54484
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Decoding Ralstonia wilt pathogens: Genetics, physiology, and evolutionary biology of the global crop pathogens
Tiffany Lowe-Power -- UC Davis | Host: David Hershey
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences
Monday, September 21, 2026
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Info Session: STEM Public Service Fellows
STEM grad students & postdocs: learn more about this professional development opportunity.
10-11 a.m.
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Biochemistry Colloquium: Scott Hansen
Mechanisms Controlling the Strength and Duration of Ras-PI3K Signaling in Myeloid Cells
3 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Info Session: Scientific Teaching Fellows
STEM grad students & postdocs: learn more about this professional development opportunity.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Info Session: Madison College Teaching Fellows
STEM grad students & postdocs: learn more about this professional development opportunity.
2-3 p.m.
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Language of Lipids: Host-microbiome cross-talk through lipid metabolites
Robert Quinn -- Michigan State University | Host: Federico Rey
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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Harvest Festival at Allen Centennial Garden
Explore the harvest traditions of African, Chinese, and Indigenous cultures.
Noon-5 p.m.
Monday, September 28, 2026
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Biochemistry Colloquium and Krause Metabolism Seminar - Vishwa Deep Dixit
Inflammaging Checkpoints
3 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Special Seminar in Biochemistry: Amy Weeks
New Enzyme Chemistry to Decipher Post-translational Modification Function
11 a.m.
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RNA MaxiGroup: Sarah Loerch
From Signaling to Ribosome State: Understanding Translational Control in Neurons
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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WI DNR Career Preview Day
Explore a wider range of career opportunities with more unit leads and hiring managers.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
STEM Commons , Steenbock Library
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Genomics Accelerated Discovery and Biosynthesis of Phosphonate Natural Products
Kou-San Ju -- The Ohio State University | Host: Erica Majumder
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences