News and Announcements
Creative Capital for Artists now offers a free, on-demand course to help arts scholars learn practical techniques to clearly and confidently articulate their creative practice — from artist statements and project descriptions to concise, compelling artist bios. Check out Representing Your Work: Grant Writing and Promoting Your Practice on their website to learn more and register.
If you have not already done so, please remember to complete your annual Outside Activities Report (OAR) covering activities undertaken in calendar year 2025 by April 30, 2026. State of Wisconsin and University policies require you to complete an OAR each year, even if you have no outside professional activities.
The Statistical Consulting Group is presenting an experimental design workshop on April 16, 2026 at 1 p.m. in the Discovery Building. This workshop will feature four common designs: completely randomized designs, complete randomized block designs (RCBD), RCBDs with subsampling, and split-plot designs. Specific examples that tie to real-world analyses across disciplines are emphasized. There will also be a statistical consulting demonstration. Register in advance through the Data Science Research Bazaar.
Edge for Scholars is sponsoring a free Research Grant Writing 101 workshop for early-career biomedical researchers on March 30. Learn more and register for this 6-week course led by Sarah Dobson online.
WiSys Quick Pitch is a research-focused student pitch competition that inspires students at the Universities of Wisconsin to consider the impact of their research and learn how to effectively communicate it to a general audience. The UW–Madison event is for undergraduates only and will take place on April 14, 2026. Register online by March 31, 2026.
Congratulations to Arts faculty on their exhibitions currently showing outside of Wisconsin:
- Germit Grimm, A Human Experience | Henry Ford College, Sisson Art Gallery, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI | March 2–28, 2026
- Meg Mitchell, A Fragile Unfolding: From the Seat to the Horizon | 2nd Story, 522 West Short St., Lexington, KY | Jan. 17–April 3, 2026
- Michael Velliquette, Liminal | Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MoCRA), Saint Louis University, 3700 W Pine Blvd, St. Louis, MO | March 1–April 19, 2026
- Emily Arthur, Land Lines; Water Lines | SRISA Gallery, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Via San Gallo 53/R, 50129, Florence, Italy | April 1–20, 2026
- John Hitchcock, Tasiwoo / Pau / Buffalo Song | SRISA Gallery, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Via San Gallo 53/R, 50129, Florence, Italy | April 1–20, 2026
- Tom Jones & John Hitchcock, We Each Hold Stories | The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., Saint Louis, MO | Nov. 2, 2025–May 2, 2026
Events and Learning Opportunities
- April 8, 2026, 1:30–2:30 p.m.: NIH-Wide Strategic Plan Input Webinar
- April 10, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.: Wisconsin Research & Education Network (WREN) Research Hub Meeting
- April 17, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.: Youth Protection In Research Labs Virtual Workshop
- May 14, 2026, 1–6 p.m.: Teacher Education Research Colloquium
Art Exhibits:
- Tom Jones, Tom Jones Returns to West: Photography Exhibition | Madison West High School Art Gallery, 30 Ash Street, Madison, WI | March 4–April 28, 2026
- Angela Johnson, Synthesis: Bits and Pieces | Mandelbaum and Albert Family Vision Gallery, McPherson Eye Research Institute, 9th floor, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI | Feb. 5–May 29, 2026
- Gerit Grimm, Farther Afield | Overture Center for the Arts, Gallery III, 201 State Street, Madison, WI | March 17–May 31, 2026
- Michael Velliquette, Cut It Out: Papercutting Traditions and Beyond | Racine Art Museum, 441 Main Street, Racine, WI | Feb. 18–Oct. 3, 2026