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    • Midwest Rocket Launch Competition

      Minnesota Space Grant Consortium announced the “Secret Message Challenge” for the 2025-2026 Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition taking place May 16-17, 2026. Information meeting on September 15 at 7 p.m. Non-binding NOIs are due September 30.  WSGC teams can apply for funding through the National Competitions and Programs funding opportunity.  

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    • Summer 2025 Teacher Workshops

      BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute invites teachers to attend a hands-on, practical experience that will build your confidence in modern bioscience techniques and empower you to bring cutting-edge science into your classroom.  Earn credit certificates and badges. Full scholarships available. Workshop dates: June 16-19 (Session 1) and July 14-17 (Session 2). 

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WSGC Student Spotlight: Gabriel Freedman

July 08, 2024

Congratulations to this week’s #WSGCStudentSpotlight, Gabriel Freedman! Gabriel is the recipient of the 2022-2023 WSGC Graduate and Professional Research Fellowship.

Gabriel Freedman is in his second year in the Physics PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Gabriel attended the University of Pittsburgh for his undergraduate studies and graduated in 2017 with a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Physics and Astronomy. He worked as a data analyst for two years before returning to academia to pursue his PhD at UWM. He currently works under Prof. Sarah Vigeland, studying gravitational waves using pulsar timing arrays.

Congratulations, Gabriel, and best of luck in your future!


Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium

    WSGC NEWS

    • Midwest Rocket Launch Competition

      Minnesota Space Grant Consortium announced the “Secret Message Challenge” for the 2025-2026 Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition taking place May 16-17, 2026. Information meeting on September 15 at 7 p.m. Non-binding NOIs are due September 30.  WSGC teams can apply for funding through the National Competitions and Programs funding opportunity.  

      More >

    • Summer 2025 Teacher Workshops

      BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute invites teachers to attend a hands-on, practical experience that will build your confidence in modern bioscience techniques and empower you to bring cutting-edge science into your classroom.  Earn credit certificates and badges. Full scholarships available. Workshop dates: June 16-19 (Session 1) and July 14-17 (Session 2). 

      More >

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