BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:212465@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T190000 DESCRIPTION:Since 1987\, Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) has contributed to broadening the educational experience of U W–Madison students and the community by bringing the smartest\, most eng aging\, and influential people to campus\, to encourage thought-provoking conversations and ideas. Through DLS-sponsored lectures and collaborations \, \;we strive to achieve our mission of seeking and spreading powerfu l ideas\, while also allowing the passionate and dedicated students on our committee to be exposed to a diverse and vibrant array of people\, backgr ounds\, and ideas.\n\nCONTACT: dls@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wi sc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/wud-dls-committee-meetin g-0 LOCATION:Annex Room (2nd floor)\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:WUD DLS Committee Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wud-dls-committee-meeting-0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:218218@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T203000 DESCRIPTION:In this engaging Humanities Without Boundaries conversation\, a uthor Nnedi Okorafor will talk about her recent and upcoming works as well as her writing process. Following the conversation\, books will be sold o n-site by A Room of One’s Own and are available for signing. Presented i n partnership with Wisconsin Book Festival.\n\nCONTACT: maulbricht@wisc.ed u\n\nURL: https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/hwb-nnedi-okorafor/ LOCATION:Central Library\, 201 W Mifflin Street SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author Nnedi Okorafor URL;VALUE=URI:https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/hwb-nnedi-okorafor/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219597@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T090000 DESCRIPTION:Talk Title: Moving is Medicine: A Community-Engaged Approach to Fostering Exercise\, Community Health\, and Wellness. Presenter: Olufunmi lola Abraham\, PhD\, MS\, BPharm\nChair and Professor\, US Surgical Endowe d Professor in Pharmacy Administration\, Department of Pharmacy Practice a nd Science\, University of Kentucky. \nFaculty and guest speakers present a range of integrative health topics. The Osher Center Grand Rounds take p lace on the first Wednesday of each month from January through May. CME cr edit will be available. Join in person or via Microsoft Teams using the pr ovided link.\n\nCONTACT: erin.lacey@fammed.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.fa mmed.wisc.edu/integrative/events/\n\nONLINE: https://teams.microsoft.com/l /meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDNkODAyNTQtZDdiMy00MjlkLTg0Y2QtNDcwZjdjYzcyYTcy %40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222ca68321-0eda-4908-88b2-424a8cb4b 0f9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b24661de-f774-45c4-a8ec-4711b5a5cc9c%22%7d LOCATION:Science Drive Medical Center\, Room 1111A (Also offered online) SUMMARY:April 2026 Osher Center Integrative Health Grand Rounds URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/integrative/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:218920@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lyn Van Swol - Professor\, Department of Communication Arts\, UW-Madison. Van Swol will discuss three studies that examine what messages are most effective in communicating about PFAS in municipal water .\n\nCONTACT: cnalley@wisc.edu LOCATION:1420 Microbial Sciences SUMMARY:Risk and efficacy in the communication of PFAS in municipal water END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:217480@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T140000 DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Jason Resnikoff\, University of Groningen. Jason R esnikoff is Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Groningen where he specializes in labor history and the history of tech nology. His book\, Labor’s End: How the Promise of Automation Degraded W ork\, explores the ideological origins of automation in the US in the midd le of the twentieth century. His time working as an organizer for the Unit ed Auto Workers grounds his scholarship. His current research interests in clude the intersection of racism and technology.\n\nCONTACT: 772-4103\, pa gac@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/resnikoff/\ n\nONLINE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/havenswrightcenter/2013933 LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Visiting Scholars Program Lecture Series: The Slave and the Machine : Coerced Labor and the Origins of Modern Technology URL;VALUE=URI:https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/resnikoff/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219843@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T203000 DESCRIPTION:Wisconsin Union Theater. !!Tickets for this event are sold out! !  \; If you would like to submit a question to be asked during the ta lk\, please fill out this form.  \; Author and civil rights activist Ruby Bridges will speak at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union on April 8th at 7 p.m. on equality\, education\, and community as part of the Wisconsin Un ion Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee's free lecture lineup\, in collaboration with WUD Society and Politics. The event \, titled “A Fireside Chat With Ruby Bridges\, will feature a 60-minute moderated Q&\;A followed by a 30-minute audience Q&\;A. \; Bridg es is the author of several books reflecting on her experiences and encour aging civic engagement\, including Through My Eyes\, This Is Your Time\, I Am Ruby Bridges\, Dear Ruby\, Hear Our Hearts\, and her most recent relea se\, A Talk My Teacher\, published in January 2025.  \;Ruby Bridges is the recipient of the AACP Martin Luther King Award\, the Presidential Cit izens Medal\, and honorary doctorate degrees from Connecticut College\, Co llege of New Rochelle\, Teachers College\, Columbia University\, and Tulan e University. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in M arch 2024. The use of any recording devices during the event\, including b ut not limited to\, cell phones\, video cameras\, or digital recorders is not permitted during Ms. Bridges speaking engagement. This event is made p ossible\, in part\, by the Ed Garvey Lecture Fund\, ZBT Speaker Program Fu nd\, and the Horace and Marian Wilke Lecture Fund.  \; CART captioning is provided with ASL interpretation upon request.\n\nCONTACT: dls@union.w isc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calenda r/event/fireside-chat-ruby-bridges LOCATION:Shannon Hall\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:A Fireside Chat With Ruby Bridges URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/fireside-chat-ruby-bridges END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219262@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T083000 DESCRIPTION:Forthcoming. Speakers: Yushane (Celestine) Shih\, MD\, assistan t professor\, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery\, University of Wisconsin Schoo l of Medicine and Public Health \;and Melissa Villegas\, MD\, assistan t professor\, Division of Developmental Pediatrics &\; Rehabilitation M edicine\, Department of Pediatrics\, University of Wisconsin School of Med icine and Public Health\n\nCONTACT: catherine.dougherty@wisc.edu\n\nURL: h ttps://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/professional-development/pediatri cs-grand-rounds/\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96418705433?from=a ddon LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Pediatrics Grand Rounds URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/professional-develo pment/pediatrics-grand-rounds/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:216709@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T163000 DESCRIPTION:TBA. Michael Long (NYU) will present a talk.\n\nCONTACT: maeda2 @wisc.edu LOCATION:168 Noland Hall SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium: Michael Long END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:218715@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T180000 DESCRIPTION:Gender\, Care Networks\, and Social Justice. As the Chicanx/e a nd Latinx/e Studies Program prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary\, i t is organizing four panels about Latinx resistance to injustice. Speakers will discuss the practices\, histories\, and social movements that cultiv ate care and resilience. The series explores both exclusion and marginaliz ation and struggles for change\, freedom\, and social justice\, with \ ;a focus on alternative communities of care alternative models of sociali ty\, that emerge in times of conflict and crisis.\n\nCONTACT: 263-4486\, c hicla@letsci.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://chicla.wisc.edu/communities-of-care/ \n\nONLINE: https://chicla.wisc.edu/communities-of-care/ LOCATION:126 Memorial Library (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Building Communities of Care and Resilience in Times of Crisis URL;VALUE=URI:https://chicla.wisc.edu/communities-of-care/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219406@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n In-person event. The Depa rtment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences invites you to the George Kamb ara\, MD\, Vision Science Symposium being held on Friday\, April 10\, 2026 . This annual symposium showcases vision research being conducted on the U W–Madison campus and by other leading institutions. To learn more about the Keynote please read:\nhttps://www.ophth.wisc.edu/blog/2026/01/12/2026- kambara-keynote-neitz/.\n\nCONTACT: spchristens2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https:// uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5U5jqp35gx5xyu LOCATION:1335 Health Sciences Learning Center SUMMARY:George Kambara\, MD Vision Sciences Symposium URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5U5jqp35gx5x yu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:213615@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T190000 DESCRIPTION:The Spaces We're In. We’re exploring how environments—physi cal\, psychological\, cultural\, and\ndigital—shape human experience\, a nd how\, in turn\, we shape them. From architecture\nand urban planning to memory\, migration\, and digital identity\, this event will bring\ntogeth er a diverse group of voices who each approach “space” in a unique way .\n\nCONTACT: 908-297-7345\, gmunro005@gmail.com\n\nURL: https://www.tedxu wmadison.com/ LOCATION:H.F. DeLuca Forum\, Discovery Building SUMMARY:TEDxUWMadison 2026 Spring Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.tedxuwmadison.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219865@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T180000 DESCRIPTION:2026 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize winner Anne E. Stone r discusses her socially impactful and time-based video work before the op ening of her exhibition: Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems. The talk w ill be held in the Play Circle Theater on the Second Floor of Memorial Uni on on Friday\, April 10 from 5-6pm.\n\nCONTACT: art@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/artist- talk-anne-e-stoner LOCATION:Play Circle\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Anne E. Stoner URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/artist-talk-anne-e-stoner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:212466@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T190000 DESCRIPTION:Since 1987\, Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) has contributed to broadening the educational experience of U W–Madison students and the community by bringing the smartest\, most eng aging\, and influential people to campus\, to encourage thought-provoking conversations and ideas. Through DLS-sponsored lectures and collaborations \, \;we strive to achieve our mission of seeking and spreading powerfu l ideas\, while also allowing the passionate and dedicated students on our committee to be exposed to a diverse and vibrant array of people\, backgr ounds\, and ideas.\n\nCONTACT: dls@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wi sc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/wud-dls-committee-meetin g-0 LOCATION:Annex Room (2nd floor)\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:WUD DLS Committee Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wud-dls-committee-meeting-0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:216973@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T090000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for UWCCC Oncology Grand Rounds as we hear from our pre senter\, Dr. Mathew Grinu\, in conjuction with the Midwest Fellowship Enga gement Program (MFEP). Dr. Grinu joins us from the UNMC Eppley Instittute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases. Presentation title to come.\n\ nCONTACT: 623-9877\, kerri.mcpherson@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cancer.wisc. edu/research/grand-rounds-2/\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/ register/WN_M3e-OhuwRFas5jgMYj4DEw#/registration LOCATION:G5/119 Clinical Sciences Center (Also offered online) SUMMARY:UWCCC Oncology Grand Rounds URL;VALUE=URI:https://cancer.wisc.edu/research/grand-rounds-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:218959@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T125500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Scott Hershberger\, Forestry Communications Specialist \, UW-Madison Extension. Hershberger will share how concepts like message framing\, pluralistic ignorance\, and self-efficacy play out in Extension ’s Forestry &\; Wildlife Program\, focusing on climate resilience wor k. Through in-person and virtual events\, a website\, social media\, and e mail outreach\, they have helped maple syrup producers adapt to climate ch ange\, rallied nature lovers to search for a new invasive grass\, and more \n\nCONTACT: cnalley@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc- announces-2026-science-communication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and -science-reporting-to-boosting-farmers-markets/ LOCATION:1420 Microbial Sciences SUMMARY:Extension Outreach to Private Woodland Owners: Science Communicatio n in Action URL;VALUE=URI:https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc-announces-2026-science-co mmunication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and-science-reporting-to-boo sting-farmers-markets/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219308@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T160000 DESCRIPTION:The Economic and Social Status of the Elderly: Beware of the Me an. Talk by Timothy M. (Tim) Smeeding\, Ph.D.\nLee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics\, Hilldale Professor Emeritus\, La Follette School of Public Affairs\, UW–Madison\n\nPart of the award- winning series of lectures by retired University of Wisconsin–Madison fa culty known for their teaching excellence and scholarship.\n\nCONTACT: 262 -1818\, jenni.suplinski@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://aging.wisc.edu/eloquence- and-eminence-lectures/ LOCATION:Alumni Lounge\, Pyle Center SUMMARY:29th Annual Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series: Eloquence and Eminence URL;VALUE=URI:https://aging.wisc.edu/eloquence-and-eminence-lectures/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219263@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T083000 DESCRIPTION:Critical Care Lecture:  \;Defining\, Predicting\, and Manag ing AKI in Children: Where Are We Now?. Speakers: Dana Fuhrman\, DO\, MS\, Nephrologist\, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension\, associate profes sor\, UC Department of Pediatrics\, Cincinnati Childrens\n\nCONTACT: cathe rine.dougherty@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/ professional-development/pediatrics-grand-rounds/\n\nONLINE: https://uwmad ison.zoom.us/j/97598818309?from=addon LOCATION:1345 Health Sciences Learning Center (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Pediatrics Grand Rounds URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/professional-develo pment/pediatrics-grand-rounds/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219062@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T140000 DESCRIPTION:Discussing Corporate Responsibility and Philanthropy with Wisco nsin-Centered Corporations. Join the Center for CommUnity and Nonprofit St udies (CommNS) for free informational presentations throughout the semeste r. Open to students\, staff\, and community members.\nIn April\, Philanthr opy professionals from corporations based in Wisconsin will talk about the ir efforts to give back.\n\nCONTACT: mgwong4@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://comm nsknowledge.wisc.edu/event/communiversity-session/\n\nONLINE: https://uwma dison.zoom.us/j/97935833910 LOCATION:1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:CommUniversity Session URL;VALUE=URI:https://commnsknowledge.wisc.edu/event/communiversity-session / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:219701@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T143000 DESCRIPTION:Topic TBD. \n\nCONTACT: 265-2019\, ejesse2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: htt ps://biotech.wisc.edu/bio-tech-talks/\n\nONLINE: https://go.wisc.edu/b50t6 j LOCATION:Auditorium\, Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building (Also offered online) SUMMARY:April UWBC Hybrid Bio-Tech Talk URL;VALUE=URI:https://biotech.wisc.edu/bio-tech-talks/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T234617 UID:216710@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T163000 DESCRIPTION:Restoration and Conservation of Ecosystem Engineers to Combat t he Biodiversity Crisis. Holly Jones (Northern Illinois Univeristy) will pr esent "Restoration and Conservation of Ecosystem Engineers to Combat the B iodiversity Crisis".\n\nCONTACT: maeda2@wisc.edu LOCATION:168 Noland Hall SUMMARY:Biology Colloquium: Holly Jones END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR