Events
Upcoming Events
One brick at a time: Building Reproducible Workflows (with LEGOs®!)
April 7th, 12:00pm–1:00pm
2401 North Tower, Chemistry Building
Publishers and grant funders increasingly require data and code sharing to bolster open science and research reproducibility. Wondering how your documentation and communication workflows stack up? Join our workshop to play with LEGOs® while honing skills to make your data, methods, analyses, and code reproducible. We’ll cover tools and strategies to incorporate reproducibility into your existing workflows. Bring your lunch! Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Bioinformatics Café @ CHTC
Genome Assembly Tutorial + Co-Working
April 8th, 2:30pm–4:30pm
Join CHTC facilitators at the Bioinformatics Café for a tutorial on genome assembly using Oxford Nanopore sequencing data on CHTC! This session focuses on practical strategies for assembling genomes from long-read Nanopore data using shared computing resources. We’ll discuss how to run long-read assemblers efficiently, manage large input datasets, and take advantage of CHTC’s high-memory and high-throughput capabilities to move beyond laptop- or lab-server–scale assemblies.
Arboretum Animals Exploration Station
Community Event
April 11th, 1:30pm–3:30pm
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Learn about animals that call the Arboretum home through indoor and outdoor activities. Free, no registration required. Participants may come and go during this drop-in event. Meet at the Visitor Center. Presented in conjunction with UW–Madison Science Expeditions.
Night Walk: Sky Dance
Arboretum
April 11th, 7:00pm–8:30pm
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Listen for frogs and other night animals, like woodcocks. We can’t guarantee that wildlife will appear, but if they do, we may see the woodcock’s fascinating mating ritual known as sky dance. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and come prepared for weather. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free, register through Eventbrite by April 7: uw-madison-arboretum.eventbrite.com. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Nature Hike
Arboretum
April 12th, 1:00pm–2:30pm
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Learn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, phenology, and ecology. Geared for adults, this walk may cover sloping terrain. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and come prepared for weather. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free, no registration required. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias 2026
April 15th, 10:00am–4:00pm
The annual Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Research Day is hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. It is designed to encourage collaboration and promote scientific thought among faculty, students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines across the UW–Madison campus. We invite UW-Madison students, scientists and researchers from all areas to join us and learn about the amazing work being done on campus.
Four Common Experimental Designs and How to Use Them
Data Science Research Bazaar training
April 16th, 1:00pm–2:30pm
2026 Undergraduate Symposium
April 17th, 9:30am–5:30pm
The Undergraduate Symposium is UW-Madison's largest annual showcase of undergraduate research, scholarly achievement, community-engaged work, and creativity. Over 600 undergraduates present projects from all areas of study at this event each year. All are welcome to attend. Join us to celebrate undergraduate accomplishments, learn, be inspired, and make new connections!
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Arboretum Grady Tract
April 18th, 9:00am–12:00pm
Volunteer for habitat restoration activities in prairies, savannas, and woodlands. Tools and training provided. Groups welcome with advance notice. Meet at Grady Tract parking lot, southeast corner of Seminole Hwy. and W. Beltline Frontage Rd. (No restroom facilities at site.) Event capacity is limited, please arrive by 9 a.m. More information: (608) 265-5214 or mkloppenburg@wisc.edu.
Magnolias
Arboretum Garden Tour
April 18th, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Celebrate the return of spring on a flower-filled stroll through Longenecker Horticultural Gardens’ dazzling collection of 110 magnolia trees. Tour led by David Stevens, garden curator and Magnolia Society International board member. Due to the popularity of this tour, free registration through Eventbrite is required by April 14: uw-madison-arboretum.eventbrite.com. Meet at the Visitor Center.