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.
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
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
APA | Confident Citation in APA Style
September 23, 2025, 1 p.m. CT, Free webinar
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
CEE | Dialogue Across Divides
Aaron Yarmel, Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values at Ohio State University
October 2, 2025, 2:30-3:45 p.m. CT, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 2: Speak Clearly with Plain Language
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
October 16, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 3: Meaningful Engagement Using a Participant-Centered Communication Approach
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
October 30, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 4: Adapted Methods Motivational Interviewing Approach
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
November 18, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 5: Panel Discussion: Conversations That Build Connections
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
December 16, 2025, Noon-1:30 pm CT, Online Zoom
Past Events
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
