Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

WARF Innovation Day at Summerfest Tech

Virtual

Get an inside look at some of the most commercially promising technologies from campuses across the state. Register for WARF Innovation Day and other Summerfest Tech events. Quick Pitch Lineup Control and Disrupt: Next-Generation Semiconductors Outperform Silicon Mike Arnold, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at UW-Madison RosetteArraysTM: Transforming Risk Assessment and Drug Discovery for…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI

Join us for our summer blood drive and enjoy beautiful views of campus from the 14th floor! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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Kiss My Glass

High Noon Saloon 701A E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI

Big Ideas + Nerd Nite = One great night of nerdiness at the Wisconsin Science Festival! Join us at the High Noon Saloon for prizes, fluorescent cocktails & guest host Maynard Okereke, the HipHop MD. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. No cover. For adults only. 7 p.m. – Big Ideas for Busy People Flash talks on…

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The Warfarin Story: Groundbreaking Ceremony and Public Presentation

Room 1211, Biochemical Sciences Building 440 Henry Mall, Madison

In February 1933, a chance encounter between a farmer from northwest Wisconsin and a biochemistry professor in Madison led to a medical breakthrough that has treated millions of patients. That’s the story of warfarin, a prescription blood thinner that is still prescribed today and, for many decades, was also the world’s most widely used rat…

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Science on the Square/Madison Night Market Fusion

Downtown Madison

Join us for one fantastic night that blends science with downtown Madison businesses! Back for its fifth year, the ever-popular Science on the Square event is again fusing with the Madison Night Market to create a unique way to explore hands-on science activities while also supporting local businesses and vendors. Plus, as a nod to…

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SoundWaves: Through the Looking Glass

Hamel Music Center 740 University Ave., Madison, WI

SoundWaves takes a look at (and through) glass at this year’s Wisconsin Science Festival. What is glass? How is it used to explore our universe? To build our buildings? To tell stories about our beliefs? To create musical sounds? Find out in the Collins Recital Hall at Hamel Music Center at the first SoundWaves event…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI

Join us for our fall Red Cross Blood Drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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Understanding the Global Plastics Problem to Inform Solutions

Virtual

Plastics are a class of diverse and versatile materials that we rely on in modern-day life, yet plastics are known to contaminate marine, aquatic and terrestrial environments around the globe. Kara Lavender Law, professor of oceanography at the Sea Education Association, will discuss the global plastics problem from production through disposal, including the environmental science…

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Red Cross Blood Drive

WARF Building 614 Walnut St., Madison, WI

Join us for our winter Red Cross Blood Drive! To donate, sign up online; walk-ins are also welcome….

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WARF Ambassador Trivia Night

Varsity Hall III, Union South 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI

UW-Madison postdocs and grad students are invited to show off your science, pop culture and miscellaneous trivia knowledge with the WARF Ambassadors! WARF will provide pizza, appetizers and beer. Come by yourself or with a team of up to four people. The top three teams will receive prizes….

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Discovery Connections at the UW Family Gardening Day

Allen Centennial Garden 620 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI

Join the Discovery Connections team at the UW Family Gardening Day. Find us outside at Allen Centennial Garden. See how we can represent ourselves with Legos, learn about individuals in our community, explore other Family Gardening Day activities and more!…

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