Please visit our main calendar to find appropriate events across the sciences. If you have an event to share with the CIS, please contact Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).

This Week's Seminars: 

Biology and MB&B Seminar Series, Wednesday, April 1, 12:10pm-1:10pm, Exley 58

Robert Dempski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

From Zinc Transporters to Transcriptomes: Developing New Approaches to Study Cellular Metal Homeostasis

Host: Tere Padilla-Benavides

NSM Faculty Luncheon, Friday, March 6, 11:50am-1:00pm, Woodhead Lounge

Royette Dubar, Psychology

Sleep Knowledge is Not Sleep Power: What College Students Need to Be Well and Sleep Well

Pizza and drinks will be available starting at 11:50am, talk at noon.

Chemistry Colloquia, Friday, February 27, 3:30pm-4:30pm, Hall-Atwater 84

Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease: Bridging scales from Angstroms to Micron

Host: Erika Taylor

This Week's Workshops: 

IDEAS Lab
TBD

Scientific Visualization

These tutorials will focus on chemistry/biology visualization in Blender, a 3D graphics program.
Dates: March 4, March 27, and April 1
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
Location: Digital Design Commons 100
Presenter: Hamza H.

This Week's Events: 

Space Night, Wednesday April 1, 8:00pm, Van Vleck Observatory

Learn about what’s up in the night sky at Space Nights, beginning with a half-hour interactive presentation by department students and/or faculty on space news or recent astronomy discoveries, followed by observing through telescopes when it’s clear. Events are aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Registration is not required. Events take place during the academic year on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Spring 2026 Schedule: February 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th; March 3rd (Tuesday) & 25th; April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th.

Kids Night at the Observatory, Friday, April 3, 8:00pm, Van Vleck Observatory

Join us for kid-friendly space-related activities led by Wesleyan students, including stargazing with telescopes when it’s clear. Events are aimed at elementary school ages but are open to all. Free registration is required through Middletown Parks and Rec for admittance. Please provide the name under which you registered at the door. Kids’ Nights are held 3-4 Friday nights per semester.

Spring 2026 Schedule: February 6th at 7pm; April 3rd & May 1st at 8pm.

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Physics Department Welcome New Majors, Thursday April 2, 11:50am, Exley 58

Presentation and lunch for our newly declared physics majors/minors

 

  • Additional Seminars of Interest

    NSM Departmental Seminar Series

  • Workshops
    IDEAS Lab Workshops, Spring 2026
    Thursday, February 19th, 11:40-12:50pm: NEW MACHINE: Omtech Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Friday, February 20th, 12-2pm: Inkscape & Epilog Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Friday, February 20th, 2-4pm: OnShape & Bambu 3D Printing Cert:  [signup link]
    Tuesday, February 24th, 11:40-12:50pm: Small Woodworking:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 26th, 11:40-12:50pm: Inkscape & Epilog Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 27th, 12-2pm: OnShape & Bambu 3D Printing Cert:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 27th, 2-4pm: NEW MACHINE: Omtech Laser Cert:  [signup link]

    Tuesday, March 3rd, 11:40-12:50pm: OnShape Fundamentals  [signup link]
    Thursday, March 5th, 11:40-12:50pm: Inkscape Fundamentals [signup link]

    For more information contact IDEAS Makerspace Coordinator, Ben Parker at bdparker@wesleyan.edu.

    Scientific Visualization

    These tutorials will focus on chemistry/biology visualization in Blender, a 3D graphics program.
    Dates: March 4, March 27, and April 1
    Time: 5:00-6:30pm
    Location: Digital Design Commons 100
    Presenter: Hamza H.
  • Other Events

    Please visit our main calendar to find appropriate events across the sciences. If you have an event to share with the CIS, please contact Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).

     

    DATA FOR GOOD ALUMNI SPEAKERS' SERIES

    Part of QAC420 Student Forum
    Lunch is served for all events - please RSVP here. 

    Please join us in a series of talks by Wesleyan alumni working at various intersections between data and social good! This series is part of Data for Good, a student forum that encourages participants to discuss and develop projects demonstrating how technology and data can be used toward real social and ecological impact. 

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    NEW YORK CITY OPEN DATA WEEK TREK

    Part of QAC420 Student Forum

    Sunday, March 22, 7.30AM - 7.00PM

     

    Interested in learning about how complex public datasets can be translated into accessible visual and narrative forms for broad public audiences, highlighting questions of accessibility, ethics, and interpretation? 

    Apply for this one-day excursion to New York City on Sunday Mar 22nd for students participating in the Data for Good forum and other interested Wesleyan students to attend an exhibition during New York Open Data Week, hosted by Data Through Design. Please find more information in the attached link. 

    REGISTRATION VIA THE FOLLOWING HANDSHAKE LINK: https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1917468 

    THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS Monday March 2nd.

    Applicants will be notified by Thursday March 4th, and will need to return a confirmation form by Friday, March 6th, to hold their spots on the trek.