The Summer Science Workshop Series kicks off June 23 with 106 students and 29 educators from 21 schools in the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance and seven sites in the Upward Bound program that focuses on underrepresented and first-generation pre-college students.
Author: Megan Costello
Honoring Ernie Micek: ‘always doing the right thing’
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Micek was a global trade leader and entrepreneur who brought decades of experience to help the Morgridge Institute by ‘always doing the right thing.’
COVID 19: How to talk about vaccines (and find common ground)
Multiple COVID-19 vaccines are available, but some people are on the fence about getting their shot. Approaching a conversation with vaccine-hesitant friends and family may be challenging. Three scientists and public health experts spoke to more than 250 members during a Fearless Science Seminar Series.
Online Field Trips bring science to the state
For more than ten years, the Field Trip Program has brought students and teachers to Madison for a day of activity and exploration. But when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered on-campus activity, the Discovery Outreach Team had to get creative.
Fab Lab alumna tackles machine learning at Stanford
Kayla Huemer, a graduate of the Morgridge Fab Lab and alumna of UW–Madison, is tackling machine learning at Stanford. Huemer brings a depth of experience in engineering and design which she honed during her time in the BerbeeWalsh Prototype Pathway.