Science

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Grady Tract Seed Collecting

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum

Lecture title TBA

Jeseth Delgado Vela -- Duke University | Host: Trina McMahon

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

What’s Next in Alzheimer’s Detection and Treatment

Guest speaker: Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD, a world-renowned authority on biomarker research developing biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, as well as diagnostic tests and new monitoring tools for these diseases

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Sustain-a-Bash Showcase

3-5 p.m.

Dejope Lawn

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Grady Tract

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum

Nature Hike

Arboretum

1-2:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Sci-prov: The Workshop - Message Crafting (Fall Session)

Better science communication through improv.

2-4 p.m.

1145 Discovery Building

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Grady Tract Seed Collecting

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum

Lecture title TBA

Tiffany Lowe-Power -- UC Davis | Host: David Hershey

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Curtis Prairie Area

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Family Nature Program: Fun with Fungi

Arboretum

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Curtis Prairie Area Seed Collecting

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Lecture title TBA

Robert Quinn -- Michigan State University | Host: Federico Rey

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Curtis Prairie Area

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Fall in the Native Plant Garden

Arboretum Garden Tour

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Scenic Stroll

Arboretum

1-2 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Fascinating Fungi

with the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve

1:30-3 p.m.

Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705

2026 Fall Community Conversation: How Food Shapes Brain Health As We Age

Hear insights from experts including researchers from Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, as well as a chef from Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation. Attend in person or online.

4:30-7:30 p.m.

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Faville Prairie Seed Collecting

9:30-11:30 a.m.

BadgerConnect Research Services Fair 2026

Designed for all life science researchers across UW-Madison

12-4:30 p.m.

Atrium, Health Sciences Learning Center