BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207968@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Annual Campus-Wide Scienc e Open House. Come explore UW-Madison — your public land-grant research university —\nand experience science as exploring the unknown. Talk with researchers\, visit\nscience venues across campus\, enjoy our Science Spe ctacular Shows\, and try\nyour hand at our interactive Exploration Station s. From astronomy to zoology\,\nUW Science Expeditions is the annual campu s-wide science open house that\nconnects you to UW people &\; places al l year round.\n\nCONTACT: 265-2019\, ejesse2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://scie nce.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ SUMMARY:UW-Madison Science Expeditions 2025 URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:208108@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31-April 11. Bring your new or gently used travel items to a drop-off location around campus. Items will support study abroad students in need!⁠\n\nAccepted Items: ⁠\n-Luggage: carry-on or larger suitcases\, backpacks\, duffle bags\n-Ad apters/Converters⁠\n-Money belts⁠\n-Packing cubes⁠\n-Toiletry bags i n clean condition\n-Travel size reusable shampoo/conditioner containers (n ew only)⁠\n\nDrop-off Locations:\n-Red bins in Witte\, Sellery\, Smith\, Ogg\, &\; Dejope Halls\n-Fraternity &\; Sorority Life Office\, 432 East Campus Mall\n\nURL: https://studyabroad.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life\, 432 East Campus Mall SUMMARY:Travel Gear Drive URL;VALUE=URI:https://studyabroad.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207738@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 5. Rec eption: Wednesday\, April 2\, 5-7pm. trans-mu-ta-tion: the action of chang ing or the state of being changed into another form. An alchemical process . al-chem-i-cal: involving a seemingly magical process of transformation\, creation\, or combination. Transmutation combines installation\, sculptur e\, and short film. Swan Ferraro is an interdisciplinary artist working in installation\, performance\, and photo/video.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artf rontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/17/transm utation-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-swan-ferraro/ LOCATION:Gallery 7\, Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:Transmutation: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Swan Fer raro URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/17/transmutation-master-of-fine- arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-swan-ferraro/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207901@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Open Drawers represents a multidimensional understanding of home and heart. Where we find home may not always be where we lay our head at night—it may be in objects and ma terials that we traveled with across oceans\, have stowed away and forgott en about\, use everyday and carry with us often\, and which we find and ke ep to remind us of family\, people\, and places we both know and have neve r known.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wi sc.edu/event/open-drawers/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Open Drawers URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/open-drawers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207299@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 5. Clo sing Reception: Friday\, April 4\, 5-7pm. Karst is a silver gelatin exhibi tion that investigates the concept of a katabasis—a mythic descent into the subterranean underworld—as an allegory for exploration into the past and the subconscious. Through pairing documentations of the Appalachian c aves she once explored with her late father with archival ephemera\, the a rtist creates layered\, textured photographs that serve as evidence of myt hic spaces.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/karst-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhib ition-by-nika-mckagen/ LOCATION:Backspace Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Karst: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Nika McKagen URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/karst-master-of-fine-arts-qua lifier-exhibition-by-nika-mckagen/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:206767@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n February 28 – April 13. Opening Reception: Friday\, February 28\, 5-8pm\, &\; Artist Talk with Pauli King: Saturday\, March 15\, 2pm. King's work explores light through the manipulation of translucency and color. Through intentional positioni ng of poured silicone sheets\, King creates large scale color fields with tones inspired by the sky. Light activates each work\, which in turn gener ate subtle auras and change the atmospheric conditions of their surroundin gs and is transformative.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wi sc.edu\n\nURL: https://abelcontemporary.com/show/abel-contemporary-gallery -no5---the-light-saw-what-i-couldnt-by-paulina-king LOCATION: Arts + Literature Laboratory is 111 S. Livingston Street #100\, M adison SUMMARY:In no. 5: The Light Saw What I Couldn’t by MFA Candidate Paulina King URL;VALUE=URI:https://abelcontemporary.com/show/abel-contemporary-gallery-n o5---the-light-saw-what-i-couldnt-by-paulina-king END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207210@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 7. Rec eption: Friday\, April 4\, 5-7pm. Ascendance is an emotional and psycholog ical journey of confronting and finding healing in the aftermath of sexual assault trauma. As a survivor\, I experienced an enforced silencing\, and a sense of oppression imposed on me by societal\, familial\, and cultural norms. No matter how hard I tried to forget\, the memory of the assault w ould come back unexpectedly\, crashing into my daily existence like a wave hitting the shore: sudden\, forceful\, and inescapable.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1 660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03 /03/ascendance-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-baran-ataei/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Ascendance: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Baran Ataei URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/ascendance-master-of-fine-art s-qualifier-exhibition-by-baran-ataei/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:206507@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n February 21 – April 30. Open \;Wednesday to \;Sunday 12-6pm. Reception: Friday\, February 21\, 6-9pm\, A live collaborative demo between the three artists will beg in at 6pm. In collaboration with Eli’s Art Supplies\, As Long As It’s Safe To Do So is a group show featuring artists Ava Albelo (Mary Chains)\, Rachael Hunter\, and R-Lo.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education. wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/17/as-long-as-its-safe-to-do -so/ LOCATION:Eli’s Art Supplies\, 2348 E Washington Ave SUMMARY:As Long As It’s Safe To Do So URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/17/as-long-as-its-safe-to-do-so/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:207641@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T080000 DESCRIPTION:Megan Collins\, MD\, MPH\, Wilmer Eye Institute\, "Building Str ong Systems for Pediatric Eye Care Delivery: The Role of Community and Sch ools". Ophthalmic lectures for clinical professionals. Faculty\, trainees\ , and guest speakers present and discuss various topics to improve compete ncy and knowledge of eye disease. This weekly event\, conducted year-round \, provides continuing medical education credits for ophthalmologists and continuing education credits for optometrists. Please join us for these en gaging discussions in person at the Health Sciences Learning Center\, wher e a complimentary breakfast is provided during the presentation.\n\nCONTAC T: dapillath@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95896072184?pwd= F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3rbmYy4z8vRSURF.1\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95 896072184?pwd=F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3rbmYy4z8vRSURF.1 LOCATION:1345 Health Sciences Learning Center (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Frontiers in Vision Research + Ophthalmology Grand Rounds - In-Pers on URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95896072184?pwd=F8ijBP6bsrjdWba3r bmYy4z8vRSURF.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:204613@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T170000 DESCRIPTION:Mandelbaum &\; Albert Family Vision Gallery\, McPherson Eye Research Institute. An exhibition exploring the multifaceted impacts of co lor\, in works of translucent glass and stitched fabrics.\n- Stained glass works by Randy Glysch\n- Fiber\, needlework\, and mixed media stitchworks by Memory Cloth Circle artists\n\nCONTACT: 239-3243\, gmstirr@wisc.edu LOCATION:9th floor Vision Gallery\, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Resear ch SUMMARY:Constructs of Color—Hard & Soft END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:208304@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T000000 DESCRIPTION:Attend a free studio class with Orli Shaham and Mead Witter Sch ool of Music Students. Professor Martha Fischer will moderate this event\, which  \;is \; free and open to the public.\n\nURL: https://union .wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/theater-studio-class- with-orli-shaham LOCATION:Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall\, Hamel Music Center SUMMARY:Studio Class with Orli Shaham URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/theater-studio-class-with-orli-shaham END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:208303@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T000000 DESCRIPTION:Attend a free studio class with Gil Shaham and Mead Witter Scho ol of Music students. Professor Dawn Dongeun Wohn will moderate this event \, which  \;is \; free and open to the public.\n\nURL: https://uni on.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/theater-studio-clas s-with-gil-shaham LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center SUMMARY:Studio Class with Gil Shaham URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/theater-studio-class-with-gil-shaham END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:204862@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DESCRIPTION:A CARE Network discussion. The Center for Aging Research and Ed ucation (CARE) at the UW–Madison School of Nursing invites you to join a discussion with members of the Rural and Madison Boards of Older Adult Ad visors (BOAAs). The BOAAs are community advisory boards that have been org anized and facilitated by CARE since 2022 and co-facilitated by the Wiscon sin Network for Research Support (WINRS). With support from the Baldwin Wi sconsin Idea Endowment\, each BOAA recently developed their own community aging research agenda.\n\nCONTACT: 265-9542\, farsetta@wisc.edu\n\nURL: ht tps://care.nursing.wisc.edu/board-of-older-adult-advisors/\n\nONLINE: http s://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93597891693?pwd=vQexb7NSnMdv1YKb1TN13IWqNYRtqA.1 LOCATION:2305 Signe Skott Cooper Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Co-developing research agendas with older community members URL;VALUE=URI:https://care.nursing.wisc.edu/board-of-older-adult-advisors/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:202077@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DESCRIPTION:Join us on Fridays from 9:15 to 10am for an open discussion wit h Didier Contis\, UW–Madison’s Chief Information Officer and Vice Prov ost for Information Technology.\n\nURL: https://it.wisc.edu/news/virtual-o ffice-hours-with-uw-madison-cio-lois-brooks/\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison. zoom.us/j/96232767475?pwd=VkcxeHZBUE5Kc3BSQmNzcTUrRTJFdz09 LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Virtual Office Hours with CIO Didier Contis URL;VALUE=URI:https://it.wisc.edu/news/virtual-office-hours-with-uw-madison -cio-lois-brooks/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:208062@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T200000 DESCRIPTION:An art and history gallery spotlighting significant historical events related to campus sexual assault activism over the last 50 years al ongside art by student survivors.\n\nCONTACT: molly.caradonna@wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/reflect/ LOCATION:Student Activity Center\, 4th Floor\, 333 East Campus Mall SUMMARY:Reflect: Art and History Gallery URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/reflect/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:203557@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T123000 DESCRIPTION:This workshop teaches learners to use RStudio and Git to keep t rack of file versions\, host version controlled files on the campus GitLab instance\, and synchronize your files between different computers. No Com mand Line Needed! Only individuals with a UW NetID will be able to follow along at this workshop. A working knowledge of R and RStudio would be help ful for you to get the most out of this session.\nRegistration required: h ttp://go.wisc.edu/4dye27\n\nCONTACT: heather.shimon@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https ://www.library.wisc.edu/steenbock/2024/12/19/learn-how-to-analyze-data-usi ng-python-and-or-r-programming-languages/ LOCATION:Online\, connection information will be sent in advance SUMMARY:R Programming: Organizing Your Projects with GitLab + RStudio URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.library.wisc.edu/steenbock/2024/12/19/learn-how-t o-analyze-data-using-python-and-or-r-programming-languages/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:206670@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T160000 DESCRIPTION:MFA Qualifier Exhibition. Drawing from her own experience as th e daughter of Mexican immigrants\, Christie Tirado uses relief block print ing to bring visibility to often overlooked narratives of immigrant famili es. Her work preserves personal and collective histories\, capturing trans national migration stories while honoring the labor and sacrifices of thos e who have shaped communities across borders.\n\nOn View: March 10 - April 4\, 2025\nReception: Friday\, March 14\, 5-8pm at Tandem Press\n\nCONTACT : 263-3437\, info@tandempress.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://tandempress.wisc.ed u/exhibitions/christie-tirado-grabanda-historias/ LOCATION:Tandem Press\, 1743 Commercial Ave\, Madison\, WI 53704 SUMMARY:Christie Tirado: Grabando Historias URL;VALUE=URI:https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/christie-tirado-grab anda-historias/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:200747@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T160000 DESCRIPTION:Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and what happens to textiles after they enter the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Fr om a quilt made out of carefully saved 19th-century American cigar silks t o an robe from Turkmenistan\, material things carry traces of their journe y through past\, present\, and future in our Collection. Both poetic and p ractical\, the exhibition explores what these treasures can teach us if we pay attention to their stories.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu \n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/afterlives/ LOCATION:Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Co llection URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/afterlives/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:203985@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T113000 DESCRIPTION:A time to unwind and focus on the present moment. This class wi ll incorporate elements of guided meditation\, mindfulness\, and relaxatio n practices. No previous meditation experience is required. Registration i s required.\n\nCONTACT: wellbeing@recwell.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://service s.recwell.wisc.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=6f781664-274e-42a2-b 6bb-e17995644732&\;semesterId=27ca61ce-c04f-4360-82a0-291e6837404e LOCATION:Serenity Studio\, Bakke Recreation &\; Wellbeing Center SUMMARY:Mindful Meditation URL;VALUE=URI:https://services.recwell.wisc.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?c ourseId=6f781664-274e-42a2-b6bb-e17995644732&semesterId=27ca61ce-c04f-4360 -82a0-291e6837404e END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191728 UID:208234@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T120000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nCONTACT: dieter@cs.wisc.edu LOCATION:1240 Computer Sciences SUMMARY:AI Safety and Theoretical Computer Science\, Scott Aaronson (Univer sity of Texas at Austin) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR