University of Wisconsin–Madison

WiCOR Lecture Series

Each fall and spring semester WiCOR hosts the WiCOR Lecture!

Below you can find the event listing for the upcoming Lecture(s), and the links to recordings of each of our past WiCOR Lectures.

The WiCOR Lecture Series is possible thanks to a generous group of donors who provide funding for these events.

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Past WiCOR Lectures

Victoria Meadows presenting the Spring 2026 WiCOR Lecture at the Marquee Theatre in Union South

Victoria Meadows

Dr. Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute presented the Spring 2026 WiCOR Lecture entitled “The Search for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System” on April 22 at the Marquee in Union South.

Jim Cleaves

Prof. Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University presented the Fall 2025 WiCOR Lecture entitled “Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life” at the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building on October 8

Jim Cleaves during his WiCOR Lecture presentation on Oct 8, 2025
Jack Szostak presents the WiCOR Lecture on May 1, 2025

Jack Szostak

Prof. Jack Szostak, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Chicago, presented the Spring 2025 WiCOR Lecture on May 1 entitled “The Origin of Life: Easy or Hard?”

Sara Seager

Prof. Sara Seager, MIT, presented the inaugural WiCOR Lecture entitled “Life in the Cosmic Trenches: The Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth” on Sept 20, 2024 in the Sterling Hall Lecture Hall.

Sara Seager presents the Astronomy Colloquium during the WiCOR Lecture visit