The OSPO Summer 2026 Internship Program is officially underway, and we are excited to welcome this year’s cohort of talented students and emerging open source contributors. Running from June 1, 2026, through August 7, 2026, the program brings together 12 interns who will spend the summer collaborating on 10 unique projects that support and advance …
The Open Source Program Office and the UW-Research Software Engineering community will be hosting an upcoming talk by Alyssa Travitz from Open Free Energy on April 14 from 3:00–4:00 PM (with reception to follow) in the Orchard View Room in the Discovery Building. Open Free Energy focuses on developing tools that enable researchers to easily …
The OSPO and WISCURDS programs are hosting a joint informational session for researchers who might want to mentor with the DSI! Both programs are mentorship opportunities for UW Madison students. Come to the informational session on Wednesday, March 18th 2026, from 12:00-1:00pm to figure out if one of these programs might be right for your …
Registration for this event has closed. The agenda and links to the slides of the presentations can be found at our Indico event page. Are you looking to find a community on campus dedicated to the production of open hardware? Are you interested in hands-on-creation? Do you know nothing about the benefits of building in …