Badger Talks is a program housed under UW Connects statewide outreach. All talks listed below are open to the public. Please follow us on Facebook for updates about upcoming talks.
- November 2025
- November 24"The Wonders of Physics": In-Person Badger Talk in Gillett, WIPresenter: Haddie McLean1:00 PM, 204 E Main St, Gillett, WI 54124-9027, United States
- November 25"Reserve and Resilience in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease": In-Person Badger Talk in Lake Geneva, WIPresenter: Corinna Burger6:30 PM, W4240 WI-50, Lake Geneva, WI 53147-3422, United States
- November 25"Lake Responses to Wisconsin's Changing Winters": In-Person Badger Talk in Williams Bay, WIPresenter: Zach Feiner7:00 PM, https://www.facebook.com/share/17JPFwFPhz/
- December 2025
- December 3Badgers on Tap: Cosmic Night at The Rigby!Presenters: Dan Hooper and Abby Bishop7:00 PM, 119 E Main St., Madison, WI 53703
- December 6Badgers on Tap: Exploring Wisconsin's Waters at Uncommon Pints!Presenters: Titus Seilheimer, Amy Workman, and Gavin Dehnert4:00 PM, 27 Brown Blvd, Rothschild, WI 54474
- December 7"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in La Crosse, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman2:00 PM, 800 Main St, La Crosse, WI 54601-4122, United States
- December 10"Why Do Birds Sing?": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WIPresenter: Lauren Riters10:00 AM, 1011 Nichols Rd, Monona, WI 53716-2530, United States
- December 10"Can we rejuvenate the aging brain?": In-Person Badger Talk in Oregon, WIPresenter: Betsy Quinlan10:00 AM, 219 Park St, Oregon, WI 53575-1543, United States
- December 15"Introduction to AI and American National Security": In-Person Badger Talk in DeForest, WIPresenter: Dave Schroeder6:30 PM, 203 Library Street, DeForest, WI 53532
- December 16Badgers on Tap: Madison and UW-Madison History at Leopold's!Presenter: Kacie Lucchini Butcher6:30 PM, 1301 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715-1254, United States
- December 17"Hygge, Health, and Happiness": In-Person Badger Talk in Mount Horeb, WIPresenter: Claus Anderson1:00 PM, 100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb, WI 53572-2106, United States
- December 17"Healthy Brain Aging: Can I Increase My Chances?": In-Person Badger Talk in Port Washington, WI Presenter: Barbara Bendlin1:30 PM, 403 W Foster St, Port Washington, WI 53074
- January 2026
- January 6"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": Badger Talk in Wausau, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman9:00 AM, 518 S 7th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401
- January 13Badgers on Tap: Can We Harness Nature to Fix Climate? at One Social Food HallPresenters: Ankur Desai, Jenna Greene, and Bethany Blakely6:30 PM, 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
- January 20"Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health": In-Person Badger Talk in De Pere, WIPresenter: Megan Moreno6:30 PM, 333 N Broadway St, De Pere, WI 54115-2509, United States
- January 20
- January 21"10 Things to Know About Aging": In-Person Badger Talk in Watertown, WIPresenter: Alexis Eastman2:30 PM, 514 S 1st St, Watertown, WI, 53094
- January 25"From Wood to Watercraft: Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WIPresenter: Sissel Schroeder2:00 PM, 1000 Nichod Road, Monona, WI 53716
- January 27"German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in West Bend, WIPresenter: Antje Petty10:00 AM, 5577 Home Drive, West Bend, WI 53095
- January 29"20,000 years in a blink of an eye: The past, present, and future of the Great Lakes": In-Person Badger TalkPresenter: Titus Seilheimer5:30 PM, 625 Grand Ave, Little Chute, WI 54140
- January 31"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Greenbush, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman1:00 PM, 7921 WI-23, Glenbeulah, WI 53023, United States