Badgers On Tap brings UW-Madison expertise to pubs, breweries, bars, and other events venues near you! UW departments and programs partner with Badger Talks to showcase their work and research to communities and new audiences. A typical event includes 2-3 flash talks, Q&A, bingo, and trivia! For interested presenters and venues, see more information below.
Current and past host venues
Upcoming Badgers On Tap Events
- June
- 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 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 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
- July
- 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 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 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
- 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 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
If you are a pub or other type of venue interested in hosting a Badgers on Tap event, please email badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu or call (608) 263-7793. Requests can be made for any topic, pending presenter availability. Check out our Instagram for past and upcoming Badgers on Tap presentations!
You may also submit an event request directly, listing “Badgers on Tap” in the “Name of Event” field.
Share your work with communities in a fun and engaging way! Please contact badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu to begin planning a Badgers On Tap series, or fill out this form. Badger Talks will provide:
- Administrative support and resources
- Presentation supplies (including a projector/screen,microphone/speaker if necessary)
- Coordination efforts
- General venue/UW trivia for games, as well as a template for your own
- UW bingo for events, as well as resources to create your own
- Travel reimbursement
- Marketing
- Facebook event, events calendar entries
- Social media marketing
- Flyers
- Events calendar listings
- Connections to venues to coordinate free use of space
- Training/coaching for presenters and emcees