Indigenous Language Table
1145 Discovery BuildingA safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous Language Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the classroom, building community, strengthening purpose, and normalizing Indigenous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and ongoing learners, community members from classes or self study, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people. CONTACT: 316-4325, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/
Crossroads of Ideas: How Failure Fuels Innovation
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Orchard View Room, Madison, WI, United StatesPart I in our Productive Failure Mini-SeriesFailure is often seen as a setback—but in science and entrepreneurship, it can be the spark that drives breakthroughs. In this first installment of our Productive Failure Mini-Series, explore how missteps, unexpected results, and strategic pivots shape discovery, strengthen ideas, and fuel innovation. Through real-world examples from the laboratory and the startup landscape, this conversation reveals how embracing uncertainty and learning from what doesn’t work can open the door to transformative success.
Crossroads of Ideas:
3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery BuildingHow Failure Fuels Innovation. Part I in our Productive Failure Series URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-of-ideas-why-failure-fuels-innovation-tickets-1975643154859
Amalgam Improv Presents Yes and Science Improv Workshop
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Orchard View Room, Madison, WI, United StatesFREE WORKSHOP! Better Science Communication through ImprovThis 2-hour workshop is designed for graduate students, post-docs, staff, and faculty in STEM related fields who want to sharpen their ability to communicate effectively and adaptively. In research and industry alike, ideas often need to be shared in real time with diverse audiences- from colleagues and collaborators to decision-makers and the public. This session provides a lively, low-stakes space to build confidence in handling the unexpected and the ability to pivot one’s communication. Through fun applied improv practice, participants will experiment with spontaneous speaking, respond to mistakes, and network.
Indigenous Language Table
1145 Discovery BuildingA safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous Language Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the classroom, building community, strengthening purpose, and normalizing Indigenous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and ongoing learners, community members from classes or self study, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people. CONTACT: 316-4325, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/
Amalgam Improv Presents Yes and Science Improv Workshop
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Orchard View Room, Madison, WI, United StatesFREE WORKSHOP! Better Science Communication through ImprovThis 2-hour workshop is designed for graduate students, post-docs, staff, and faculty in STEM related fields who want to sharpen their ability to communicate effectively and adaptively. In research and industry alike, ideas often need to be shared in real time with diverse audiences- from colleagues and collaborators to decision-makers and the public. This session provides a lively, low-stakes space to build confidence in handling the unexpected and the ability to pivot one’s communication. Through fun applied improv practice, participants will experiment with spontaneous speaking, respond to mistakes, and network.
Indigenous Language Table
1145 Discovery BuildingA safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous Language Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the classroom, building community, strengthening purpose, and normalizing Indigenous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and ongoing learners, community members from classes or self study, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people. CONTACT: 316-4325, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/
CHTC Researcher Forum
7th Floor Seminar Room, Morgridge HallThe CHTC Researcher Forum is an annual event to connect CHTC users, announce new and exciting updates, and hear from our users. You’ll hear about what we’re working on, how other users are leveraging compute resources, and have the opportunity to share your feedback and your research! All CHTC users (undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, staff, PI) and those in the research computing community are invited to attend. Registration is encouraged. CONTACT: chtc@cs.wisc.edu URL: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/uw-research-computing/researcher-forum-2026
Indigenous Language Table
1145 Discovery BuildingA safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous Language Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the classroom, building community, strengthening purpose, and normalizing Indigenous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and ongoing learners, community members from classes or self study, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people. CONTACT: 316-4325, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/
Crossroads of Ideas: The Upside of AI Failure
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Orchard View Room, Madison, WI, United StatesWhat failure in AI can teach us, and how it can inspire innovation, critical thinking, and resilience.Failure is part of progress, especially in the fast-moving field of artificial intelligence. This Crossroads of Ideas event, part of our three-part mini-series on “productive failure,” brings together David Fields (UW-Madison Department of East Asian Studies) and Rob Nowak (UW-Madison Computer, Data & Information Sciences) to explore what happens when AI technology falls short. From real-world research that didn’t go as planned to the broader implications for society, this conversation highlights how failures can deepen our understanding, shape future innovation, and help us navigate technology’s [...]
Crossroads of Ideas:
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery BuildingUpside of AI Failure. Part II in our Productive Failure Mini-Series What failure in AI can teach us, and how it can inspire innovation, critical thinking, and resilience. URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-of-ideas-the-upside-of-ai-failure-tickets-1975825908480
Faculty Meeting
Board Room, Discovery BuildingCONTACT: mturrubiarte@wisc.edu
WID Seminar Series:
Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Rob Nowak. CONTACT: media@wid.wisc.edu URL: https://wid.wisc.edu/all-events/wid-seminar-series/ ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98293855424
Indigenous Language Table
1145 Discovery BuildingA safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous Language Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the classroom, building community, strengthening purpose, and normalizing Indigenous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and ongoing learners, community members from classes or self study, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people. CONTACT: 316-4325, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/
SoundWaves: Macro Scale
Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United StatesThis academic year, SoundWaves is exploring scales. In this second edition, we will be zooming out to the macro scale!
