Events

WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.

Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.

You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.



Past Events

DOD | Funding 101 Workshop

Lewis-Burke Associates/UW–Madison faculty panel

September 30, 2025, 1:30–3:30 p.m. CT, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St, Orchard View Room (2nd Floor)


Avidnote | How Can We Effectively Use AI for Research?

Abderisak Adam, Research Coordinator, Avidnote

September 24, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. CT, Free webinar


APA | Confident Citation in APA Style

September 23, 2025, 1 p.m. CT, Free webinar


ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 1: Moving from Anxiety to Authenticity: 10 Practical Steps to Improving Communication with Community

UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research

September 23, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom


10th Annual UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium

September 22, 2025, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St


ITP | Racial Equity Frames: Organizational Legitimacy and Approaches to Racial Equity in U.S. School Districts

Bonnie Siegler, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UW–Madison Institute for Diversity Science

September 5, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences


MLRC Speaker Series | Strengthening Dual Language Bilingual Education in Massachusetts: Research Informed Policy, Practice, and Technical Assistance

Dr. Elenita Irizarry-Ramos, Bilingual Education Lead, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Language Acquisition

September 4, 2025, 1–2:00 p.m. CT, Online Zoom


Poster Symposium | Summer Education Research Program

July 30, 2025, Noon–2:30 p.m. CT, Morgridge Commons in the Education Building


Webinar | Ten Things to Know About Finding Grants

Dave Holmes, Educational Programming Manager at Candid

July 29, 2025, 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. CT, Online Zoom


Online Workshop | SEER Series: Building Effective Collaboration in Higher Education Initiatives

July 21, 2025, 1–3:30 p.m. CT, Online only


Webinar | Data Done Right: Practical Strategies for Creating Sharable Research Data

Sponsored by EdDem Network and the Network on Life Course Health Dynamics & Disparities

July 16, 2025, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT, Online only


Online Workshop | SEER Series: Advancing Change Through the Four Frames of Organizations

July 15, 2025, 1–3:30 p.m. CT, Online only


Webinar | Getting Unstuck: From Reactive to Ready

Center for Applied Research (CFAR)

July 9, 2025, 11 a.m.–noon CT, Virtual


Online Workshop | SEER Series: Effective Communication in Professional Contexts

June 30, 2025, 1–3 p.m. CT, Online only


UPDATED: PI Conversations for a New Era of Research

WCER Director Courtney Bell and panel of UW faculty and academic staff

June 25, 2025, 11 a.m.–noon, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom