Research
Today, February 15, 2026
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Faith, Justice, & Pluralistic Futures
Interfaith Bioethics Conference
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Symphony Room, Gordon Dining and Event Center
Monday, February 16, 2026
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Biochemistry Colloquium: Willow Coyote-Maestas
Deep Mutational Pharmacology Reveals the Molecular Basis of Opioid Receptor Activity
3 p.m.
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PDE/Geometric Analysis Seminar
Son Tu (Baylor University)- Rates of Vanishing Viscosity for Hamilton–Jacobi Equations with State Constraints
3:30 p.m.
901 Van Vleck Hall
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Higher Ed, Public Policy, and a Divided America with Governor Mitch Daniels
Governor Daniels will share perspectives gleaned from a unique career that reached the highest levels of both state government and higher education.
7-8:30 p.m.
Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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Design for Non-Designers
Episode 5: Intentionally Left Blank – You Are the Designer
9:55-11:50 a.m.
816 State St - Main Lobby, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Science Reporting in Interesting Times: A View from the Fishbowl
Virtual Speaker: Dan Vergano, Senior Editor, Scientific American
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Re-kindling Old Flames: Fire, Plant Reproduction, and Population Dynamics in Tallgrass Prairies
Arboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture
10-11:30 a.m.
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
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CommUniversity Session
Exploring the Current Era of Youth Civic Engagement with Colleagues Abroad
12:30-2 p.m.
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Building Communities of Care and Resilience in Times of Crisis
Migration, Resilience, and Community Building in Times of Crisis
4-6 p.m.
Friday, February 20, 2026
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Ophthalmology Grand Rounds - Virtual
Yasmin Bradfield, MD, "Strategies for Pediatric Myopia Control;" Dara Baker, MD, "The Monster Within: An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Endophthalmitis"
7-8 a.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Dire Wolves, Dodos, and Dinosaurs: Media Messages and Public Perceptions of De-Extinction
Virtual Speaker: Paul Brewer – Professor, Department of Communication, University of Delaware
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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State Parks: Valuing the Invaluable in a Time of Austerity
Arboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture
10-11:30 a.m.
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
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Biology Colloquium: Margaret Malone
Decisions in a Costly World: Linking Animal Behavior, Space Use, and Energetics
3:30-4:30 p.m.
168 Noland Hall
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Model Collapse: Art, AI, and the Seductions of Hallucination
A Special Event with Kris Paulsen
5-6:30 p.m.
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Apple Seminar Series
Featuring Dr. Michael W. Apple
5:30-7 p.m.
Wisconsin Idea Room (159 Education), Education Building
Friday, February 27, 2026
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Visiting Scholars Program Lecture Series: Gaza and the US Academy: Scholasticide and Educational Resilience in Palestine
A lecture by Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Rice University
12-1:30 p.m.