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- May
- May 25CANCELED: "Rejuvenating the Aging Brain": In-Person Badger Talk in Dousman, WIPresenter: Betsy Quinlan1:00 PM, 314 E Vlg Ct Dousman, WI 53118
- May 26"A Compassionate Approach to Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy": In-Person Badger Talk in Lake Geneva, WIPresenter James Bigham6:30 PM, W4240 WI-50, Lake Geneva, WI 53147-3422, United States
- May 27CANCELLED: "Caring for People with Emotions & Behaviors Due to Dementia": Virtual Badger TalkPresenter: Art Walaszek12:00 PM
- May 28"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman5:00 PM, 6250 Nesbitt Road, Fitchburg, WI 53719
- May 28"Native Grasses": In-Person Badger Talk in Beaver Dam, WIPresenter: Susan Carpenter6:30 PM, 700 Gould St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916-1934, United States
- May 29CANCELLED: "Skin Care for Seniors": In-Person Badger Talk in Verona, WIPresenter: Apple Bodemer11:00 AM, 108 Paoli St, Verona, WI 53593
- June
- June 2"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, Storm, and Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Amery, WIPresenter Steve Ackerman6:00 PM, 104 Maple Street West Amery, WI 54001
- June 3"Loneliness and Social Connection: How Can We Connect Better?": In-Person Badger Talk in West Bend, WIPresenter: Prasanta Verma Anumolu10:30 AM, 205 Veterans Ave, West Bend, WI 53095-3413, United States
- June 3"Caregiver Concerns and Resources: Dementia-Related Information": In-Person Badger Talk in Janesville, WIPresenter: Bonnie Nuttkinson11:00 AM, 1717 Center Ave, Janesville, WI 53546-2818, United States
- June 3Badgers on Tap: What is Happiness? at The Rigby in Madison, WIPresenters: Simon Goldberg and Pelin Kesebir7:00 PM, 119 E Main St., Madison, WI 53703
- June 4"Caring for Mature Skin": In-Person Badger Talk in Middleton, WIPresenter Apple Bodemer1:30 PM, 7448 Hubbard Ave Middleton, WI
- June 5"Stories in Stone: The Life Histories of Dinosaurs": In-Person Badger Talk in Racine, WIPresenter: David Lovelace11:00 AM, 75 7th St, Racine, WI 53403
- June 5"We're All in this Together: Combating Loneliness and Social Isolation in Aging" Kenosha, WIPresenter: Alexis Eastman1:15 PM, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI
- June 6Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at WI DNR-Blue Mound State Park in Blue Mounds, WIPresenters Max Kroft and Talia O'Shea8:00 PM, 4350 Mounds Park Rd, Blue Mounds, WI 53517-9591, United States
- June 6Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Whitefish Dunes State Park in Sturgeon Bay, WIPresenter Erin Motherway8:00 PM, 3275 Clark Lake Rd, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-7904, United States
- June 9"PFAS in Harvestable Goods Across the Ceded Territories": In-Person Badger Talk in New Richmond, WIPresenter: Gavin Dehnert5:30 PM, 450 S Arch Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017, United States
- June 9Badgers on Tap: "Freeze, Frame, and Discover!" at One Social Food Hall in Madison, WIPresenters: Colin Hemme, Roma Broadberry, Raison Dsouza6:30 PM, 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
- June 10"Consuming Happiness: Research & Application": In-Person Badger Talk in Oregon, WIPresenter Christine Whelan10:30 AM, 219 Park St, Oregon, WI 53575
- June 10"Wisconsin Fireflies: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Conservation": In-Person Badger Talk in Cameron, WIPresenter Daniel Young6:00 PM, 1277 20th St, Cameron, WI 54822-9593, United States
- June 10"Cranberries: How Wisconsin Became the Best": In-Person Badger Talk in Stoughton, WIPresenter Allison Jonjak7:00 PM, 317 S Page St Stoughton, WI 53589
- June 11"Introduction to AI and American National Security": In-Person Badger Talk in Columbus, WIPresenter: Dave Schroeder6:00 PM, 223 W James St, Columbus, WI, United States, Wisconsin
- June 13Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Perrot State Park in Trempealeau, WIPresenter: Abby Waggoner8:15 PM, W26247 Sullivan Road, Trempealeau WI
- June 16"Stories in Stone: The Life Histories of Dinosaurs": In-Person Badger Talk in Delavan, WIPresenter David Lovelace12:00 PM, Delevan Public Library
- June 17"Wisconsin's Geoheritage": In-Person Badger Talk in Medford, WIPresenter: Kenneth Bradbury5:30 PM, W6219 Allman Ave, Medford, WI 54451-9477, United States
- June 17"The UW MIA Recovery and Identification Project": In-Person Badger Talk in Neillsville, WIPresenter: Gregg Jamison6:00 PM, W7031 Ridge Rd, Neillsville, WI 54456-7137, United States
- June 17"Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail": In-Person Badger Talk in Cross Plains, WIPresenter: David Mickelson6:00 PM, 2107 Julius St, Cross Plains, WI 53528-9457, United States
- June 18"The Wonders of Physics": In-Person Badger Talk in Janesville, WIPresenter Haddie McLean12:30 PM, 2501 Palmer Dr, Janesville, WI 53545, United States
- June 22"The Past, Present, and Future of the Great Lakes": In-Person Badger Talk in Saukville, WIPresenter Titus Seilheimer6:30 PM, 151 S Main St, Saukville, WI 53080-1930, United States
- June 23"Wisconsin's Geoheritage": In-Person Badger Talk in Hayward, WIPresenter: Kenneth Bradbury5:30 PM, 10788 State Hwy 27/77, Hayward, WI 54843, United States
- June 24"Mapping the Driftless": In-Person Badger Talk in Sparta, WIPresenter: Eric Carson5:30 PM, 124 W Main St, Sparta, WI 54656-1755, United States
- June 24Badgers on Tap: Wisconsin's Geology at Uncommon Pints in Rothschild, WIPresenter Mel Reusche + other Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Presenters6:00 PM, 27 Brown Blvd, Rothschild, WI 54474-1112, United States
- June 25"Irregular Warfare During the Revolutionary War": In-Person Badger Talk in Evansville, WIPresenter: John Hall6:00 PM
- July
- July 1"The Meaning of Freedom": In-Person Badger Talk in Hustisford, WIPresenter: Daniel Kapust5:30 PM, 609 W Juneau St, Hustisford, WI 53034-9710, United States
- July 1Badgers on Tap: Psychedelics as Medicines: What's Real & What's Hype? at The Tardigrade's BookshelfPresenters: Matthew Banks, Emma Bublitz, Michael Sutherland6:00 PM, 501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
- July 7"Race and Representation and the Future of the Voting Right Act": Badger Talk in Green Bay, WIPresenter: David Canon6:00 PM, 515 Pine St Green Bay, WI 54302 lower level
- July 9"Gardening with Native Plants": In-Person Badger Talk in McFarland, WIPresenter: Susan Carpenter6:30 PM, 5920 Milwaukee St, McFarland, WI 53558-8962, United States
- July 9"An Overview of the Geology of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Belleville, WIPresenter: Sue Swanson6:30 PM, 20 S Park St, Belleville, WI 53508-9392, United States
- July 11Badgers on Tap: Weeding Out The Facts at The Rigby in Madison, WIPresenters: Michael Chen, Heather Barkholtz, and Jesse Kaye11:00 AM, 119 E Main St., Madison, WI 53703
- July 11Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Kettle Moraine State Forest in Dousman, WIPresenter: Abby Waggoner8:30 PM, S59W36630 County Rd ZZ, Dousman, WI 53118
- July 13"Research & History: Sustainable Commercial Fisheries in the Great Lakes": Waupaca, WIPresenter: Titus Seilheimer6:30 PM, 307 S Main St, Waupaca, WI 54981-1745, United States
- July 14"How Can we Find Other Life in the Universe?": In-Person Badger Talk in Monroe, WIPresenter Thomas Beatty5:30 PM, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI 53566-1763, United States
- July 14Badgers on Tap: Native Plants and Pollinators in Madison, WIPresenters Susan Carpenter, PJ Liesch, and Anupreksha Jain7:00 PM, 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
- July 15"An Overview of the Geology of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in West Bend, WIPresenter: Sue Swanson6:30 PM, 630 Poplar St West Bend, WI, United States
- July 18Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Governor Dodge State Park in Dodgeville, WIPresenter Jodie Kiyokawa8:30 PM, Governor Dodge State Park
- July 21"The Idea of America and the Constitutional Debates": In-Person Badger Talk in Viroqua, WIPresenter: Daniel Kapust6:00 PM, 410 S Center Ave, Viroqua, WI 54665
- July 22"Stories Behind the Essays in Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac": Virtual Badger TalkPresenter Stanley Temple10:00 AM
- July 23"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Sparta, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman5:30 PM, 124 W Main St, Sparta, WI 54656-1755, United States
- July 25"Blue and Good For You: The Hidden Science of Blueberries": In-Person Badger Talk in Bristol, WIPresenter: Bradley Bolling10:00 AM, 19600 75th St, Bristol, WI 53104
- July 25Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Wildcat Mountain State Park in Ontario, WIPresenter: Erin Motherway8:30 PM, E13660 State Highway 33, Ontario, WI 54651-7606, United States
- July 25Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk in Friendship, WIPresenter: Jodie Kiyokawa9:00 PM, 1767 Hwy 13, Friendship, WI 53934
- July 28"From Wood to Watercraft: Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Fitchburg, WIPresenter Sissel Schroeder6:00 PM, 5330 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711-5318, United States
- July 31"Reimaging the Family Caregiver Experience": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Jody Krainer10:30 AM, 718 Jupiter Dr., Madison, WI 53718
- July 31Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Mirror Lake State Park in Baraboo, WIPresenter: Erin Motherway8:00 PM, E10320 Fern Dell Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913
- August
- August 7"How Glaciers Shaped Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Warrens, WIPresenter: Lucas Zoet9:00 AM, 1704 Atlantic Rd, Warrens, WI 54666-8635, United States
- August 8Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Yellowstone Lake State Park in Blanchardville, WIPresenter Erin Motherway8:00 PM, 8495 Lake Rd, Blanchardville, WI 53515-9383, United States
- August 11"Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?": In-Person Badger Talk in Balsam Lake, WIPresenter: Marcus Cederstrom7:00 PM, 120 W Main St, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-8015, United States
- August 12Universe om the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Newport State Park in Ellison Bay, WIPresenter Eli Sofovich8:30 PM, 475 County Road NP, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
- August 13Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, WIPresenter: Eli Sofovich8:30 PM, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek, WI 54212
- August 15"A Wisconsin Tropical Sea – Clues of Wisconsin’s Ancient Past as Told by the Rocks in Your Backyard"Presenter: Esther Stewart10:00 AM, 101 Spring Water Alley, Cambridge, WI 53523
- August 15Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Mirror Lake State Park in Baraboo, WIPresenter: Zach Lewis8:00 PM, E10320 Fern Dell Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913
- August 21Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Copper Falls State Park in Mellen, WIPresenter: Jodie Kiyokawa8:30 PM, 36764 Copper Falls Mellen, WI 54546
- August 22Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk in Boulder Junction, WIPresenter Abygail Waggoner8:30 PM, 3389 Crystal Lake Rd, Boulder Junction, WI 54512, United States
- August 22Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk in Necedah, WIPresenters Max Kroft and Talia O'Shea9:00 PM, W8450 Buckhorn Park Ave, Necedah, WI, United States, 54646
- August 26"Diet and Chronic Inflammation": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WIPresenter: Bradley Bolling10:00 AM, 1011 Nichols Rd, Monona, WI 53716-2530, United States
- August 26"Wisconsin 101: Doing Local History with Objects": In-Person Badger Talk in Janesville, WIPresenter Tom Broman10:30 AM, 69 S Water St, Janesville, WI 53545-3935, United States
- August 27"The Continuum of Caregiving: Navigating Every Phase": In-Person Badger Talk in Fond du Lac, WIPresenter: Bonnie Nuttkinson12:45 PM, N6717 Streblow Dr, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
- August 29"Eyes on the Skies: The Current Night Sky, What to Watch for, How to Observe it": Mellen, WIPresenter: James Lattis7:30 PM, 36764 Copper Falls Mellen, WI 54546
- September
- September 2Badgers on Tap: The Edmund Fitzgerald Storm - A Case Study in Improved Weather Forecasting in Appleton, WIPresenter Steve Ackerman6:00 PM, 501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
- September 3"Nordic Food and Fun During the Holiday Season": In-Person Badger Talk in Bristol, WIPresenter: Marcus Cederstrom6:30 PM, 19600 75th St, Bristol, WI 53104
- September 6Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Newport State Park in Ellison Bay, WIPresenter Alejandra Lopez Holguin7:30 PM, 475 County Highway NP, Ellison Bay, WI 54210-9674, United States
- September 8Badgers on Tap: Sports Analytics in the Post-"Moneyball" era in Madison, WIPresenters Sameer Deshpande, Shekhar Shah, and Paul Nguyen6:30 PM, 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
- September 10"German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Dousman, WIPresenter Antje Petty12:30 PM, 314 E Vlg Ct Dousman, WI 53118
- September 22"Why Rich People Cheat, and Why We Let Them": In-Person Badger Talk in Middleton, WIPresenter Jessica Calarco6:00 PM, 7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI 53562-3117, United States