Just before the end of their school year, La Follette High School graciously hosted us to share an interactive introduction into medical physics during their morning physics classes. Partnering with physics teacher, Alex Roethler, and …
Outreach Events
Anana Elementary Science and Literacy Night
As the school year concludes, Medical Physics tackled Anana Elementary science and reading night. Due to weather, the event was moved to the gymnasium; however, we were still happy to see a great turnout of …
UW Science Expeditions
To conclude our involvement in the 2022 UW Science Expeditions, Medical Physics hosted a table in the Health Sciences Learning Center on Sunday. Visitors of all ages could be seen exploring the many tables at …
Physics Fair
After being cancelled in 2021 and delayed earlier this year due to COVID, the Physics Fair was back in action last Saturday! Being hosted in conjunction with the UW Science Expeditions and featuring the beloved …
Madison Explorers Summer Camp (3/3)
Unfortunately, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the area, the final visit to the Madison Explorers Summer Camp had to be canceled. For this session, we planned to share a radiation therapy treatment …
Madison Explorers Summer Camp (2/3)
For the second session with the Madison Explorers Summer campers, UW Medical Physics Outreach organized a lesson and demonstration about radiation and radiation detection! Aeli Olson worked with Jeff Radtke to develop the lesson content …
Madison Explorers Summer Camp (1/3)
UW Medical Physics Outreach has partnered with the Madison Explorers Summer Camp to bring a series of three demonstrations and activities to the young campers. For the first visit, we focused on medical imaging and …
Urban League Project REACH Virtual Fieldtrip
Tom Brown from The Urban League of Madison partnered with Dr. Tim Szczykutowicz from the UW Departments of Radiology, Medical Physics, and Biomedical Engineering to develop a half-day virtual field trip event for about 30 …
UW Science Expeditions (virtual)
Every Spring, the UW Science Expeditions are organized as a weekend of science activities around campus. Many UW science-related departments develop activities to share with the community. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, …
Prairie View Elementary STEAM Fair
Prairie View Elementary hosted a science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) fair where their students shared their own projects next to booths by experts from UW-Madison. The outreach committee brought along the portable ultrasound …