Science

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

Lecture title TBA

Speaker TBA

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

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

Family Nature Walk

Arboretum

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Morgridge Metabolism Colloquium

10-11 a.m.

H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Curtis Prairie Area Seed Collecting

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Lecture title TBA

Courtney Ellison -- University of Georgia | Host: Katrina Forest

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

Conifers

Arboretum Garden Tour

1-3 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Ecological Restoration Work Party

Arboretum Faville Prairie Seed Collecting

9:30-11:30 a.m.

36th Institute on Aging Annual Colloquium

Presented by the UW–Madison Institute on Aging

8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Gordon Dining and Event Center

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

Rebecca Schomer -- Arizona State University | Host: Michael Thomas

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: Setting Seed

Arboretum

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Lecture title TBA

Jeffrey Barrick -- Michigan State University | Host: Jue Wang

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences