Past Event Category: WiCOR Lecture Series

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  • Flyer for the WiCOR Lecture in Fall 2026, presented by Konstantin Batygin with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a the Kuiper belt, and a gradient background from purple to orange, along with the WiCOR and UW-Madison Logos.
    Sep 22
    WiCOR Lecture – FA2026 – Batygin

    Konstantin Batygin, Professor, Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, Caltech

    H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, UW-Madison

    This event is free and open to the public thanks to support from the WiCOR Lecture Fund. Title: Planet 9 From Outer Space Abstract: Over the past two decades, surveys of the outer Solar System have revealed a remarkably complex Kuiper Belt. Most of this structure can be understood through the gravitational influence of the known planets, particularly …

    Flyer for the WiCOR Lecture in Fall 2026, presented by Konstantin Batygin with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a the Kuiper belt, and a gradient background from purple to orange, along with the WiCOR and UW-Madison Logos.
  • 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.
    Apr 22
    WiCOR Lecture – SP2026 – Meadows

    Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute

    The Marquee, Union South

    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 for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System Abstract: One of the grandest and most enduring questions in human history has …

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

    Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University

    H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, UW-Madison

    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 the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Title: Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life Abstract:  How life began on Earth, and whether it …

    Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8, 2025. Details in webpage text.
  • Flyer for Professor Jack Szostak's talk on “The Origins of Life: Easy of Hard?”, May 1 @ 7 pm, S429 Chemistry Building, with the WiCOR logo, a photo of the speaker and the abstract.
    May 1
    WiCOR Lecture – SP2025 – Szostak

    Jack W. Szostak, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Chicago

    Chemistry Building S429, UW-Madison

    Miss this event? Watch the recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C3lHlf4QWjc This event is open to the public – please share with friends and family! Title: The Origin of Life: Easy or Hard? Abstract: The combined efforts of laboratories around the world have begun to converge on a reasonable pathway going all the way from planet formation to …

    Flyer for Professor Jack Szostak's talk on “The Origins of Life: Easy of Hard?”, May 1 @ 7 pm, S429 Chemistry Building, with the WiCOR logo, a photo of the speaker and the abstract.
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