Science
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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April UWBC Hybrid Bio-Tech Talk
Topic TBD
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Auditorium, Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building
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Inorganic polyphosphate, (p)ppGpp, and a journey through bacterial physiology
Michael Gray -- University of Alabama at Birmingham | Host -- Briana Burton
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences
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Biology Colloquium: Holly Jones
Restoration and Conservation of Ecosystem Engineers to Combat the Biodiversity Crisis
3:30-4:30 p.m.
168 Noland Hall
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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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
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteer Opportunity
Ecological Restoration Work Party
9-11:30 a.m.
Meet at Frautschi Point parking lot, 2662 Lake Mendota Drive, Madison, 53705
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Nature Hike in the Wingra Oak Savanna
Arboretum
1-2:30 p.m.
Meet at Arbor Dr parking lot (off Monroe St), UW–Madison Arboretum
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Family Nature Program: Love the Earth
Arboretum
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Monday, April 20, 2026
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Spring Symposium - Center for Ecology and the Environment - Day 1
Keynote: Dr. Aimée Classen (U of Michigan)
2-6 p.m.
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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WID Seminar Series:
Laura Knoll
1-2:15 p.m.
Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building
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Spring Symposium - Center for Ecology and the Environment - Day 2
Keynote: Dr. Aimée Classen (U of Michigan)
2-6 p.m.
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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Water@UW-Madison Spring Symposium
Blue Futures
2-5 p.m.
Holt Program Room, Kronshage Hall, 1650 Kronshage Dr. (Lakeshore Region)
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The Search for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System
WiCOR Lecture - Spring 2026 - Victoria Meadows
7-8 p.m.
The Marquee, Union South
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Crossroads of Ideas: Memory in Motion
Art, Science, and the Living Nature of Memory- featuring Viviane Silveras, John Yin, and hosted by Guy Thorne.
7 p.m.
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Fueling Microbial Life in the Oligotrophic Subsurface: Dissolved Carbon and Necromass Transformations
Romy Chakraborty -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Host -- Erica Majumder
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences