BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226046@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Celebrate curiosity state wide - October 15-25th!. The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is once again taking 10 days to celebrate science\, art\, and technology all across the state! Visit our website\, wiscifest.org\, to browse hundreds of events i n over 55 counties throughout Wisconsin.\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wisci fest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/ SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:225151@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Sponsored by the Center f or Communication and Civic Renewal (CCCR). Welcoming 18 scholars from arou nd the country\, including keynote speaker Lance Bennett of the University of Washington\, the conference will feature a number of innovative resear ch presentations about communication and democracy in the digital age. The conference also features several research presentations from the faculty and students from the CCCR and ends with a conversation with The New Repub lic's Perry Bacon.\n\nRegistration link is forthcoming.\n\nCONTACT: npkalm oe@wisc.edu LOCATION:235 Pyle Center SUMMARY:State of Emergency: Freedom and Democracy at the Crossroads END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226058@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Unleash your curiosity wi th the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz. Take part in a 10-day\, s tatewide BioBlitz as part of the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival! Share yo ur observations in the iNaturalist project and learn more about to partici pate at wiscifest.org/bioblitz!\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\ n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/ SUMMARY:Nature Explorers - Join the WiSciFest BioBlitz URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:225374@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n October 12 – 18. Forty years of art degrees\, 123 artists\, and three galleries\, How We Got It T ogether represents the artistry in the lives individuals who earned gradua te degrees in the arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison between 19 86 and 2026. This exhibition includes recent artworks (in whatever medium or genre) and posters that celebrate other forms of life work (books publi shed\, gardens planted\, children raised\, businesses owned\, jobs held\, etc.).\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: http s://howwegotittogether.blog/ LOCATION:Gallery 7\, Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:How We Got It Together URL;VALUE=URI:https://howwegotittogether.blog/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:225387@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n October 12 – 18. Forty years of art degrees\, 110 artists and creatives\, and three galleries\, H ow We Got It Together represents the artistry in the lives individuals who earned graduate degrees in the arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madi son between 1986 and 2026. This exhibition includes recent artworks (in wh atever medium or genre) and posters that celebrate other forms of life wor k (books published\, gardens planted\, children raised\, businesses owned\ , jobs held\, etc.).\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.ed u\n\nURL: https://howwegotittogether.blog/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery & Backspace Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:How We Got It Together URL;VALUE=URI:https://howwegotittogether.blog/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:223818@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Access the Graduate Progr ams Virtual Open House website from October 1 - 31\, 2026.\n\nHear from en rollment coaches and other staff to gain insight into the application proc ess\, and discover the array of services and resources available to gradua te students at UW–Madison.\n\nCONTACT: 400-7459\, coach@pdc.wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://uwmadison.tfaforms.net/5183725\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.t faforms.net/5183725 LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Graduate Programs Virtual Open House URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwmadison.tfaforms.net/5183725 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:222875@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Chicanx/e and Latinx/e St udies Celebrates 50 Years at UW-Madison. 2026 marks 50 years of Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies at UW-Madison. We are honoring our legacy through an ongoing speaker series and a two-day symposium on October 16th and 17th\, 2026.\n\nCONTACT: kelham@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://chicla.wisc.edu/desde197 6/ LOCATION:Levy Hall\, Irving & Dorothy SUMMARY:Desde 1976: Education\, Culture\, and Community URL;VALUE=URI:https://chicla.wisc.edu/desde1976/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:224533@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n The IPA Symposium brings together the gamma-ray\, cosmic-ray\, neutrino\, and gravitational-wave co mmunities to evaluate the current landscape of multi-messenger astrophysic s and discuss the path forward for the next decade. The timing of the mee ting is partly driven by two milestones in the IceCube community: over 15 years of continuous operation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory\, and th e first light from the IceCube Upgrade.\n\nCONTACT: collaboration@icecube. wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://go.wisc.edu/ipa2026 LOCATION:Great Hall\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:2026 IceCube Particle Astrophysics Symposium URL;VALUE=URI:https://go.wisc.edu/ipa2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:218460@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T083000 DESCRIPTION:Matthew D. Davis MD Lecturer on Clinical Research: Michael Abra moff\, MD\, PhD\, University of Iowa. Ophthalmic lectures for clinical pro fessionals. Faculty\, trainees\, and guest speakers present and discuss va rious topics to improve competency and knowledge of eye disease. This week ly event\, conducted year-round\, provides continuing medical education cr edits for ophthalmologists and continuing education credits for optometris ts. Please join us for these engaging discussions in person at the Health Sciences Learning Center\, where a complimentary breakfast is provided dur ing the presentation.\n\nCONTACT: dapillath@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://uwmad ison.zoom.us/j/95896072184?pwd=F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3rbmYy4z8vRSURF.1\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95896072184?pwd=F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3rbmYy4z8vRSUR F.1 LOCATION:1345 Health Sciences Learning Center (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Ophthalmology Grand Rounds - In-Person URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95896072184?pwd=F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3r bmYy4z8vRSURF.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:216960@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DESCRIPTION:A monthly community of practice focusing on the ten characteris tics of servant leadership. We all have the potential to be leaders in the community\, the workplace\, and our homes.\n\nThe SL CoP welcomes and nur tures those who would lead by encouraging their colleagues to be their mos t creative and compassionate selves and do their best work.\n\nServant-lea der is not a paradox but an alternative way to lead. In this model\, leade rs do not command but focus on the growth and well-being of those around t hem and their communities. \n\nSee our website for topics and pre-work eac h month.\n\nCONTACT: 516-7352\, rich.gassen@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://slcop .sites.wisc.edu/calendar-of-events/ SUMMARY:Madison Area Servant Leadership Monthly Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://slcop.sites.wisc.edu/calendar-of-events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:224237@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DESCRIPTION:Join us Fridays from 9:15am to 10am for an open discussion with Didier Contis\, UW–‍Madison’s vice provost for information technolo gy and chief information officer.\n\nCONTACT: communications@doit.wisc.edu \n\nURL: https://it.wisc.edu/news/virtual-office-hours-with-uw-madison-cio /\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96232767475?pwd=VkcxeHZBUE5Kc3BSQ mNzcTUrRTJFdz09 LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Virtual Office Hours with CIO Didier Contis URL;VALUE=URI:https://it.wisc.edu/news/virtual-office-hours-with-uw-madison -cio/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:225743@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T183000 DESCRIPTION:Get a jump on Halloween costume hunting at the Theatre and Dram a Costume Sale! Browse a wide variety of costumes\, with items priced from $1 to $20.\n\nThe sale will take place Friday\, Oct. 16\, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday\, Oct. 17\, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Hemsley Thea tre\, located in Vilas Hall at 821 University Ave.\n\nCash only. All proce eds support the Department of Theatre and Drama.\n\nCONTACT: sshepley@wisc .edu LOCATION:Hemsley Theatre\, Vilas Hall SUMMARY:Theatre and Drama Costume Sale! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:223671@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DESCRIPTION:One way to automate your reports is to create files with human readable text and machine readable code. This code-along workshop will cov er creating reproducible reports in RStudio using Quarto. After this sessi on\, you will be able to create Quarto documents\, add formatted text and executable code blocks\, and render the document into a final report.\n\nP rerequisite: working knowledge of R\, RStudio\, and familiarity with the d plyr and ggplot2 packages is helpful.\n\nRegister: go.wisc.edu/qv5hdj\n\nC ONTACT: heather.shimon@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.library.wisc.edu/steen bock/2026/08/18/learn-how-to-analyze-data-using-python-and-or-r-programmin g-languages/ LOCATION:Online\, connection information will be sent in advance SUMMARY:R Programming 4: Reports for Research Projects (online) URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.library.wisc.edu/steenbock/2026/08/18/learn-how-t o-analyze-data-using-python-and-or-r-programming-languages/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226330@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T160000 DESCRIPTION:This exhibition brings together the sculptures of Christina A. West and the photogravures of David Lynch in a dialogue that explores the figure as a site of psychological tension\, desire\, and uncanny transform ation. While Lynch’s dreamlike images\, published by Tandem Press in 202 1\, center and render surreal the female form\, West’s clay sculptures o f the male nude play with Classical art historical conventions\, introduci ng a wry humor into considerations of embodiment and the act of looking.\n \nCONTACT: 263-3437\, info@tandempress.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://tandempres s.wisc.edu/exhibitions/in-tandem-david-lynch-christina-a-west/ LOCATION:Tandem Press\, 1743 Commercial Ave\, Madison\, WI 53704 SUMMARY:In Tandem: David Lynch & Christina A. West URL;VALUE=URI:https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/in-tandem-david-lync h-christina-a-west/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:222561@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T110000 DESCRIPTION:Presenter Dr. Bodemer. This is a free\, in-person talk hosted o n October 16\, 2026 at 10:00 AM by Verona Senior Center in Verona\, WI. Th is talk will not be available virtually.\nPlease register with this link: https://tinyurl.com/yv46e4y6\nThis talk covers common skin conditions that show up as people age including common benign skin growths\, when to worr y about skin cancer\, how to navigate dry skin and itch.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7 793\, badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.facebook.com/share/1b 8mzG5U5M/ LOCATION:108 Paoli St\, Verona\, WI 53593-1323\, United States SUMMARY:"Skin Care for Seniors": In-Person Badger Talk in Verona\, WI URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/share/1b8mzG5U5M/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:223393@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DESCRIPTION:Learn to tie in and belay another climber. Our trained staff wi ll teach you everything you need to know about belaying. No experience or gear required.\n\nIf you need an accommodation to attend this event\, plea se contact accommodations@recwell.wisc.edu. All accommodation requests sho uld be made no less than two weeks before the event. We will attempt to fu lfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met. \n\nCONTACT: mo.kappes@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://recwell.wisc.edu/locations /climbing/ LOCATION:Mt. Mendota\, 3rd Floor\, Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center SUMMARY:Mt. Mendota Top Rope Belay Clinic URL;VALUE=URI:https://recwell.wisc.edu/locations/climbing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:223983@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T150000 DESCRIPTION:Plan your future with the Art Department at UW-Madison as we ho st the annual Fall Open House on Friday\, October 16th. This free event in vites current students\, prospective students interested in studying at UW -Madison\, and the general public to observe select art demonstrations\, m eet faculty\, learn about available resources from the School of Education ’s Career Center\, and see student artwork. View the event’s activity schedule on the link included.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@educati on.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/08/24/experience-wisconsin-o pen-house-uw-art-2026-fall-open-house/ LOCATION:UW Art Department (Humanities Building\, 6th & 7th Fl & Art Lofts) SUMMARY:UW Art 2026 Fall Open House URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/08/24/experience-wisconsin-open-hou se-uw-art-2026-fall-open-house/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226142@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DESCRIPTION:Exploring biological design space: from perturbation to phenoty pe. Justin Crocker is from EMBL.\n\nCONTACT: 262-3040 LOCATION:1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building SUMMARY:Special Seminar in Biochemistry: Justin Crocker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226495@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DESCRIPTION:Stop by our Peer Support Drop-In Hours for a supportive\, judge ment-free space! Explore the Student Mental Health Hub\, ask a question ab out campus resources\, learn more about Badger Supports’ events\, or pic k up a free sticker or Resource Referral card!\n\nCONTACT: 414-758-5306\, directors@badgersupports.org\n\nURL: https://www.badgersupports.org/join/p eer-support-groups LOCATION:Student Mental Health Hub\, Student Activity Center (Rm. 3203)\, 3 33 East Campus Mall SUMMARY:Peer Support Drop-In Hours w/ Badger Supports URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.badgersupports.org/join/peer-support-groups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T211250 UID:226425@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T120000 DESCRIPTION:Rob Shields\, an agronomy recruiter with United Cooperative\, a Wisconsin agricultural supply coop\, will join us to demonstrate what pre cision agriculture is and how GIS is used in it. He'll also highlight GIS job opportunities in this field.\n\nCONTACT: 262-2138\, news@geography.wis c.edu LOCATION:3310 Computer Sciences SUMMARY:GIS in Precision Agriculture Demonstration END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR