Wisconsin Science Festival
October 15-18, 2020
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The four-day Wisconsin Science Festival features events throughout Wisconsin for people of all ages. Most venues are offering online or at-home events. Feel like getting out? Register to attend drive-in movies at the Madison Mallards Duck Pond below! Visit WiSciFest.org to explore events.
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WiSciFest Drive-in Movies
at Madison Mallards Duck Pond
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Register to attend as spaces are limited. These events are free and attendees at the drive-in movies will receive an official Wisconsin Science Festival pint glass (one per household while supplies last) as well as the chance to win other great prizes!
Learn more about all three films on the Wisconsin Science Festival website.
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Friday, 10/16 at 5:30 pm
Hidden Figures
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
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Friday, 10/16 at 8:30 pm
Apollo 13
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
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Sunday, 10/18 at 6:00 pm
Picture a Scientist
This documentary chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists with new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
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More from WID at #WiSciFest
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Thursday, 10/15 at 5:00 pm
Big Ideas for Busy People: Futurescape
This popular, fast-paced event featuring some of UW-Madison’s biggest brains is back! To celebrate the 10th Wisconsin Science Festival, the speakers, including five from WID, are sharing what their research focus might be like 10 years from now.
Sign up to receive the webinar link >
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Saturday, 10/17 at 2:00 pm
NASA at the Movies Panel Discussion: A Conversation with Filmmaking and Special Effects Experts
Follow up Friday night's drive-in movies with a panel about bringing science to the silver screen.
Sign up to receive the webinar link >
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The Cap Times: New South Side Mural Aims to Teach Science Through Art, Convey “Invisible Beauty”
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A new Science to Street Art mural on Madison’s south side aims to teach passersby about the molecules that shape the living world around them.
Read the story >
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Meet our Featured "WIDites"
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Throughout the year, we introduce you to some of the people behind WID's discoveries as part of our celebration of ten years of discovery — follow along on Twitter! Here, we introduce you to this month's featured WIDites.
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David Baum
Professor, Botany
"[At WID] the interdisciplinarity is unparalleled. Where else could I, an evolutionary biologist, imagine a lab group whose members are drawn from biology, astrobiology, chemistry, maths, AND physics?!"
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Alana Stempien
Graduate Student, Crone Lab
"[At WID] there are so many different types of research in one building, and everyone is friendly and helpful. [My lab is] a mix of Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics majors, so we each have something to teach and learn from each other."
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Jim Luedtke
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
"It's fantastic to interact with world experts in a variety of different fields on a regular basis."
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Michael Ferris
Jacques-Louis Lions Chair and Professor of Computer Sciences
"WID allows us to talk with researchers in many areas and exposes us to new ways of thinking about problems. It also provides a way to conduit our research skills into new domains."
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Erika Da-Inn Lee
Graduate Student, Roy Lab
"They say that you should do for a living what you tend to do when you procrastinate - and I found myself working on the research project with Dr. Roy when I didn't feel like working extra hours at my full-time job, didn't want to do chores, etc. I quit my day job and joined the Roy lab full time as a PhD student in biomedical data science.""
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