WiCOR Science Spectacular 2026

WiCOR Members
Room 1111 (Auditorium), Genetics-Biotechnology Center
@ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Science Expeditions

This event will feature faculty members from WiCOR sharing about “How to Build a Habitable Planet”

WiCOR Seminar: Peters & Fredrickson

WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall
@ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Shanan Peters (Geoscience) and Daniel Fredrickson (Chemistry) about their research.

WiCOR Seminar: Zoet & Baum

WiCOR Space, 6515 Sterling Hall
@ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Luke Zoet (Geoscience) and David Baum (Botany) about their research.

WiCOR Seminar: Heinz & Forest

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

This WiCOR Seminar will feature presentations from Sebastian Heinz (Astronomy) and Katrina Forest (Bacteriology) about their research.

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

Miss this event? Watch the recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/58QHWiIYgOk   This event is open to the public – please share with friends and family! This is event is supported by the WiCOR Lecture Fund and …

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.