| Science Expeditions, a month long series of UW-Madison campus outreach events, first held in 2003, will be held again in 2004. This site reports on the planning process of building Science Expeditions in 2003, the results and experiences of 2003, and ideas for building an even better series of events in 2004. |
| Science Expeditions underscores the university's outreach tradition. Building on know-how gained through the Sesquicentennial Open House in 1999 and the
Campus Open House in 2000, Science Expeditions shared new scientific
research and insights with people of all ages through hands-on
demonstrations and interactive exhibits that enable participants to share in
the thrill of discovery. |
| The month-long event affirms UW-Madison's commitment the Wisconsin Idea
by coordinating researchers and outreachers to give the public greater access
to science programs on campus and in their communities. |
| All researchers or outreachers in any field related to the sciences are invited to participate in Science Expeditions 2004. From bench to field, from ingenuity to imagination, from controlled experiment to bioethics – all
aspects of science and science outreach are welcome. |
| Modest funding is available for events and activities that welcome the
general public. In addition, University Communications will market all
Science Expeditions 2004 events to ensure extensive promotion to the communities
in the Madison area. |
| See the January 15, 2003 Wisconsin Week
story on Science Expeditions. Also, you may want to view the
Baldwin Grants story, for information on several other new science outreach initiatives. |
| For more information, contact
Tom Zinnen at 608/265-2420 or
zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu; or Ellen Maurer at 608/263-4781 or
eamaurer@facstaff.wisc.edu; or see http://www.science.wisc.edu
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