Wisconsin Center for Origins Research Seminar – Cleaves

Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University
Chemistry Building 1315, UW-Madison
@ 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

This is event is supported by the WiCOR Lecture Fund and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Title:  Prebiotic Chemical Diversity Abstract: The space of possible organic compounds is incredibly large and diverse, while the space …

Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Seminar on Oct 9. Details on webpage.

WiCOR Lecture – FA 2025 – Jim Cleaves

Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, UW-Madison
@ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

This event is open to the public – please share with friends and family! This is event is supported by the WiCOR Lecture Fund and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Title: Understanding the Chemical Origins …

Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8, 2025. Details in webpage text.

WiCOR STAR 2025 Bootcamp

UW-Madison
@ 8:30 am - @ 5:00 pm
https://wicor.wisc.edu/star-2025-bootcamp/

The inaugural Wisconsin Center for Origins Research Summer Training in Astrobiology Research (STAR) 2025 Bootcamp is designed to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the major research areas in Astrobiology and Origins Research.

Universe in the Park 2025

Wisconsin State Parks
@ 8:00 pm -
https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/uitp/

“Universe in the Park (UitP) is a popular outreach program of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin– Madison in partnership with UW Space Place.” These presentations are happening at State Parks across …

Beatty & Lattis on WPR’s Larry Meiller Show

FM 88.7 or online
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Listen Online

Thomas Beatty and Jim Lattis will be guests on the Larry Meiller Show on WPR to talk about what’s up in the sky, exoplanets, the search for life, and WiCOR. They’ll be on from noon …

WiCOR Lecture – SP2025 – Szostak

Jack W. Szostak, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Chicago
Chemistry Building S429, UW-Madison
@ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for the Spring 2025 WiCOR Lecture from Nobel Laureate Jack W. Szostak.

Science Communication Seminar

Dr. Jonathan Arenberg, Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration
4421 Sterling Hall
@ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Importance of Communication As a technologically limited and observationally driven field, space science requires ever more sensitive hardware for advancement. To provide this motive force, instruments and missions must be conceived, designed, implemented and …

Flyer for Dr. Jon Arenberg’s talk on “The Importance of Communication”, March 4 @ 10 am, 4421 Sterling Hall, with the WiCOR logo, a photo of the speaker and the abstract.

Monday Science Seminar

Dr. Jonathan Arenberg, Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration
6515 Sterling Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope This talk introduces the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s Flagship astrophysics mission and the largest telescope ever designed, constructed and operating in space. Webb’s science goals are presented and the …

Flyer for Dr. Jon Arenberg’s talk on “NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope”, March 3 @ 12 pm, 6515 Sterling Hall, with the WiCOR logo, a photo of the speaker and the abstract.