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Projects

  • Earth Partnership for Schools

    Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) builds the capacity of pK-16 students, teachers, non-formal educators, natural resource personnel, and citizens to...

  • IceCube Neutrino Observatory Construction

    The tools and materials for the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, Antarctica, were primarily designed and assembled...

  • Summer Workshop on Atmospheric, Earth and Space Sciences

    The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) high school summer workshop features a five-day agenda in meteorology, astronom...

  • Institute on Aging Annual Colloquium

    The Institute on Aging Annual Colloquium is held each fall in Madison, Wisconsin. It includes talks given by UW–Madison faculty and nationally known k...

  • Family Horticulture Day at West Madison Agriculture Research Station

    UW-Madison's Annual Family Horticulture Day welcomes gardeners of all ages to the UW West Madison Agriculture Research Station to hone their horticult...

  • Wisconsin Water Library

    Established in 1964 by the UW Water Resources Institute, the Wisconsin Water Library (formerly known as the Water Resources Library) is unique among U...

  • Expanding Your Horizons Conference

    Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) has a mission to provide young women with career information, role models, and positive hands-on experiences through a o...

  • ConjuGon Inc. Partnership

    Marcin Filutowicz, a professor of bacteriology at UW-Madison, has made tremendous strides in combating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Filut...

  • PDA Animated Weather (PAW)

    The PDA Animated Weather (PAW) is a free, online service providing a global selection of real-time weather images and text. The content is specifical...

  • Wisconsin Native Plant Garden

    At the UW-Madison Arboretum Wisconsin Native Plant Garden, students and community members of all ages participate in land care and learn about native...

  • Wisconsin Coastal Guide

    The Wisconsin Coastal Guide is an interactive map that encourages exploration of coastal heritage tourism attractions along the Great Lakes Circle Tou...

  • Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection

    As part of the UW Extension Clean Boats Clean Waters program, Sea Grant hires seven students annually to perform watercraft inspections at boat ramps...

  • UW Sea Grant - Resources for Educators

    The goal of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s education efforts is to increase Great Lakes literacy across a broad spectrum of people—from preschoolers to the pub...

  • Satellite Meteorology for Grades 7-12

    Meteorology is an excellent topic to introduce middle and high school students to geoscience, physics, chemistry and applied mathematics. Developed b...

  • Waisman Early Childhood Program

    The Waisman Early Childhood Program (WECP) is a UW-Madison laboratory school that serves as a model for meeting the needs of a developmentally diverse...

  • Antarctic Meteorological Research Center

    The Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) mission involves research in Antarctic observational meteorology and the stewardship of Antarctic...

  • Innovation and Economic Development Research Program

    The Innovation and Economic Development Research Program is a state-funded annual grants program that awards funds to faculty or academic staff who ar...

  • Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC)

    The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is one of eight federally supported (NIH-NCRR) National Primate Research Centers and the only o...

  • Sharing Science with Wisconsin

    There are a myriad of science outreach activities and events occurring year-round, every day at UW-Madison, which are free and open to the public. The...

  • Science Expeditions

    Science Expeditions is an annual event held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery which invites lifelong learners...

  • Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Parties

    The UW-Madison Arboretum is a pioneer and leader in ecological restoration. It provides ongoing, year-round opportunities for community members and st...

  • Communication Development in Children with Cerebral Palsy

    Professor Katie Hustad’s research is focused on the study of changes in speech language, cognition and functional communication abilities among childr...

  • CIMSS Student Workshop on Atmospheric, Satellite, and Earth Sciences

    The CIMSS Student Workshop on Atmospheric, Satellite, and Earth Sciences features an exciting five-day agenda in meteorology, astronomy, remote sensin...

  • Science on a Sphere

    In 2007, the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) received a Baldwin grant to purchase a 3D globe that would create a intriguing view into its...

  • UW Press

    The UW Press publishes books (including ebooks) for Wisconsin and internationally. Visit https://uwpress.wisc.edu/WIRegional.html for a small sampling...

  • Wisconsin Land Use Codes

    This project compares Wisconsin land use codes between jurisdictions. That is, regional planning commissions and counties each develop their own land...

  • Wisconsin Planetarium Connections

    The Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) has forged multiple partnerships in an attempt to create high-quality productions and build...

  • Upward Bound at UW–River Falls

    Faculty and staff at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) help organize and implement math and science content in the Upward Bou...

  • Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin

    Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin is a two-year (2012-2014) public program funded by the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. The p...

  • Books about Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin

    The University of Wisconsin Press has published several books about Frank Lloyd Wright that contribute to the international interest in Wright that br...

  • WPT Broadcast of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visit

    The Center For Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and Dr. Richard Davidson recently hosted His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other though...

  • Compassion Project, Center For Investigating Healthy Minds

    Based on the findings of Dr. Richard Davidson (who has found a link between the practice of compassion and healthier brains) the Appleton Compassion P...

  • Waisman Center

    The Waisman Center, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, is one of only 14 centers in the United States dedicated to the advancement...

  • Mobile Fish Identification

    A mobile fish identification app, developed by UW-Madison's Sea Grant Institute, not only allows fishers to find out what kind of fish they caught, bu...

  • Tap Talks at Central Waters Brewery

    Tap Talks at Central Waters Brewery was a forum for researchers to share their science and work with interested members of the public in an informal s...

  • Midwest Prescribed Fire Monitoring Network

    Across the midwestern United States, prescribed fire (planned fires used in land management) is one important tool that people use to care for the lan...

  • Examining the impact of jumping worms, an invasive species new to Wisconsin

    Jumping worms are a group of non-native, invasive earthworms that can negatively impact native and ornamental plants. However, very little is known ab...