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.
- December 2025
- 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 History at Leopold's!Presenter: Kacie Lucchini Butcher6:30 PM, 1301 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715-1254, United States
- December 16Badgers on Tap: ASTRONOMY at Young Blood Beer CompanyPresenters: Thomas Beatty and Keni Arnold7:00 PM, 557 North St, Madison, WI 53704-4837, 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 7Badgers on Tap: Freeze, Frame, Discover at Tardigrade's Bookshelf!Presenters: Colin Hemme, Roma Broadberry, and Alex Duckwort6:00 PM, 501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
- January 12"How Can we Find Other Life in the Universe?": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Thomas Beatty12:00 PM, 2429 Perry St, Madison, WI 53713-2444, United States
- 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 15"Aldo Leopold was for the Birds!": In-Person Badger Talk in South Milwaukee, WIPresenter: Stanley Temple5:30 PM, 1907 10th Ave, South Milwaukee, WI 53172-2003, 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
- February 2026
- February 1"How Can We Find Other Life in the Universe?": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Thomas Beatty11:30 AM, 2010 Whenona Dr, Madison, WI 53711-4843, United States
- February 3In-Person Musical Performance in Waunakee, WIPresenter: Blue Note Ensemble6:30 PM, 201 N Madison St, Waunakee, WI 53597-1045, United States
- February 5"Noticing Memory and Thinking Changes? Now What?": In-Person Badger Talk in Marshfield, WIPresenter: Bonnie Nuttkinson1:00 PM, 907 N Central Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449-2147, United States
- February 9"Who Are the Amish?": In-Person Badger Talk in La Crosse, WIPresenter: Mark Louden10:00 AM, 800 Main St, La Crosse, WI 54601-4122, United States