CANCELED: Badger Cafe

press release:  Dear alumni, donors, and friends,

Our highest priority is the health and well-being of our constituents, staff, and campus community. We, alongside campus leadership, have been monitoring rapidly changing conditions and new information about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We’ve announced some new steps that we believe are in the best interest of those we serve.

Following recent recommendations from public health officials and guidelines announced by UW–Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank, we have decided to suspend or cancel all alumni events through April 30, 2020. Officials have recommended drastically limiting nonessential travel and suspending or canceling events. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause but are taking this proactive measure out of consideration for your health and well-being.

Consistent with recommendations from campus, our staff will also not be traveling out of Dane County for business purposes until after April 10. We value our relationship with all of our alumni and friends and certainly will continue to reach out by phone and email. Please know that we will remain available to discuss university-related opportunities and/or address any questions you may have.

We are also aware that we have alumni and friends traveling with WAA Travel. You can find more information about that here.

Finally, we have pulled together content that illustrates what UW researchers are doing to fight the virus today and to provide guidance and perspective on how we can all be best prepared. We hope you find this useful as you navigate the evolving media coverage of the virus. We will continue to update this page in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your concern and assistance, and we hope you will be well.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of both UW–Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Earth Day. Register today for an evening with experts from the Nelson Institute as they discuss its interdisciplinary research centers that serve as laboratories and incubators for solutions to the world’s most critical environmental challenges. The institute’s work will be highlighted in the Spring 2020 issue of On Wisconsin magazine.

The Speakers:

·         Paul Robbins ’89, director, Nelson Institute

·         Holly Gibbs PhD’08, associate professor, Nelson Institute

·         Monica White, associate professor, Nelson Institute

Free and open to the public, registration is strongly encouraged.

https://www.uwalumni.com/event/bc-nelson-scholars-change-the-world/