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courtesy UW-Madison

Participants at the 2020 Science Expeditions event.

Science-related facilities and museums on campus host this annual weekend of open houses, hands-on exploration stations, and more. Presentations include a special Friday edition of the Wednesday Nite at the Lab lecture series, “Fire, Shipwreck and Cheese: Wisconsin's Lost Coastal Communities,” by archeologist Amy Rosebrough (7 p.m., April 14, Wisconsin Historical Society; APRIL 14 UPDATE: This talk has been canceled); and if you missed out on tickets to the annual “Wonders of Physics” demonstration, seats are first come, first served at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 15, in Chamberlin Hall, Room 2103. (Chamberlin also hosts Physics Fair exploration stations from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 15.) Find a schedule at science.wisc.edu.

media release: 2023 UW-Madison Science Expeditions Campus Open House - April 14-16, 2023

Come explore UW-Madison - your public land-grant research university - and experience science as exploring the unknown. Interact with researchers, visit science venues across campus, enjoy Science Spectacular shows, and try your hand at Exploration Stations.

Highlights of our 2023 programming include:

● Seven campus locations where visitors can check out hands-on Exploration Stations from dozens of campus research groups.

● UW-Madison Physics Fair and Wonders of Physics Science Spectaculars.

● More than 20 campus destinations spangled all across campus and ranging from hands-on museums and animal vivariums to lush greenhouses and outdoor research ecosystems.

From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison Science Expeditions is the annual campus-wide science open house that connects you to UW people & places all year round. All events are free and open to the public.

For a complete schedule of events, visit https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions.