Building Better Research Software in R

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building

Building Better Research Software in R is a pilot workshop. We will be teaching next steps for doing software development as a researcher, after learning R, the Unix shell, and git/GitHub. This workshop includes how to create a project, project reproducible environment, test your software, work with collaborators, write documentation, and more! CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2026-03-30-uwmadison-bbrsr/

2026 Data Science Research Bazaar

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, United States

The Data Science Research Bazaar brings together researchers from diverse fields who use data, computing, and software in their work.

2026 Data Science Research Bazaar

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, United States

The Data Science Research Bazaar brings together researchers from diverse fields who use data, computing, and software in their work.

ML+X Forum

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)

ML+X Forum. CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92639425571?pwd=Z0tCaWZxK0dDcWs2dm51dXZpcy9mQT09

ML+Coffee

1145 Discovery Building

ML+X Networking & Coworking. CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu URL: https://forms.gle/dHavKeyBTt5TgXKC8

Indigenous Language Table

1145 Discovery Building

A 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/

Open Source in Drug Discovery and Molecular Design

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building

CONTACT: 815-383-3279, sarah.stevens@wisc.edu URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJ5HjYMtIhP5gsz7PMSOlKq4bKglRkBJ3SGJSedMonAGvskg/viewform

Indigenous Language Table

1145 Discovery Building

A 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/

2026 Data Science Research Bazaar

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, United States

The Data Science Research Bazaar brings together researchers from diverse fields who use data, computing, and software in their work.

WID Seminar Series:

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, United States

Modeling parasite life cycles in mice and microfluidic devicesWID Seminar Series: 'Modeling parasite life cycles in mice and microfluidic devices' presented by Laura Knoll and introduced by Elebeoba (Chi-Chi) May. April 21 at 1pm in the Orchard View Room, Discovery Building. Light refreshments served. Free and open to the public.

Indigenous Language Table

1145 Discovery Building

A 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: Memory in Motion

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, United States

Art, Science, and the Living Nature of Memory- featuring Viviane Silveras, John Yin, and hosted by Guy Thorne.In this Crossroads of Ideas conversation, we explore the dynamic life of memory through the artistic lenses of film and painting alongside the analytical lens of science. Featuring Viviane Silvera, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts 2026 Artist in Residence, the event highlights her 2025 Telly Award winning film See Memory which invites audiences to visualize a reality where abstraction, emotion, and evolving ideas converge. Created from more than 30,000 hand-painted stills, See Memory weaves together cutting-edge research and deeply personal storytelling [...]

SoundWaves: Astronomical Scale

Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

This academic year, SoundWaves is exploring scales. In this final edition, we will be zooming WAY out to the Astronomical scale!SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. Each event revolves around a theme, exploring it first from many scientific angles and then through the lens of music. The program starts and concludes with a live performance of music related to the evening’s theme.On April 24, 2026, SoundWaves wraps up the academic year of exploration of scale with Astronomical Scale. How can we understand the hugeness of the universe? How do we build the robotics to explore [...]

Indigenous Language Table

1145 Discovery Building

A 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/