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  • Geosciences

    Virtual/Online Event Link will be provided, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Learn more about the Geosciences major or minor at UWM and get ready to start your classes in Fall 2022! Professor Dyanna Czeck and other faculty host this virtual event along with a current major or two. You’ll learn about …

  • Milwaukee: A City Built on Water with Milwaukee Historian John Gurda

    UWM Lapham Hall, Room N103 3209 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of twenty-two books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, industries, and places of worship. Gurda’s most ambitious efforts are The Making …

    Free
  • Darwin Day at the Greene Geological Museum

    Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Free event for people of all ages! See the spectacular minerals, fossils, and animals of Wisconsin. Hear fascinating lectures by UWM scientists. Attend live animal shows. Experience the UWM Planetarium. And more! For more details on the day's activites see: …

    Free
  • Darwin Day at the Greene Geological Museum

    Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Help us celebrate Charles Darwin's 215th birthday with a day of science fun. Fascinating fossils and glowing minerals Informative lectures from UWM scientists Touchable specimins Taxidermied critters from your own backyard Children's activities Real research from UWM scientists Planetarium show …

  • Natural Treasures of Milwaukee: The Story of the Thomas A. Greene Geological Collection

    UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 3135 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us to celebrate the Natural Treasures of Milwaukee and the Story of Thomas A. Greene, one of Wisconsin's most prolific naturalists. Hear UWM alumnus, Dr. Don Mikulic, discuss Thomas Greene, his amazing collection and its scientific and historical value …

    Free
  • Darwin Day

    Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    When: Saturday, February 15th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where: 3209 N Maryland Ave, Lapham Hall, Milwaukee, WI, 53211 Darwin Day is a community science outreach event celebrating the life and times of one of the most brilliant and influential …

    Free
  • Before the Brewers, there were Brachiopods!

    UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 3135 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Come explore urban geology and the Milwaukee localities where Thomas A. Greene collected fossils! This is the only time of the year that the public can tour Greene’s entire collection of 65,000 fossils & 15,000 minerals! Keynote Speakers: Rob Graziano, …

  • 5th Annual Darwin Day

    Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Darwin Day is a public outreach event celebrating the life and times of one of the most brilliant and influential Victorian naturalists, Charles R. Darwin. Darwin was an avid geologist and biologist who most famously developed the theory of natural …