Events

WiCOR Lecture – SP2026 – Meadows

Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute
The Marquee, Union South
April 22, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/wicor-lecture-sp2026

This event is free and open to the public thanks to support from the WiCOR Lecture Fund. Weather permitting, join us after the event for observing the night sky at Washburn Observatory. Title: The Search …

Flyer for the WiCOR Lecture in Spring 2026, presented by Victoria Meadows with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a magnifying glass looking at a planet, and a gradient background from dark blue to bright purple, along with the WiCOR and UW-Madison Logos.

WiCOR/Astronomy Colloquium: Victoria Meadows

Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute
4421 Sterling Hall
April 23, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
https://go.wisc.edu/wicor-astro-meadows

Title: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory and the Search for Signs of Life on Exoplanets Abstract: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory is a massively interdisciplinary research group that has been working since 2001 to put a strong …

Flyer for the WiCOR/Astronomy Colloquium, presented by Victoria Meadows with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a planet, and a gradient background from dark blue to bright blue.

WiCOR Seminar: Roden & L’Ecuyer

WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall
April 24, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Eric Roden (Geoscience) and Tristan L’Ecuyer (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences) about their research.

STAR 2026 Bootcamp

June 1, 2026 @ 9:00 am - June 5, 2026 @ 4:00 pm
https://wicor.wisc.edu/star-2026-bootcamp/

The STAR 2026 Bootcamp is designed to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the major research areas in Astrobiology and Origins Research. Registration is open and will close April 1st.