Wisconsin Ag Connection - State Fair to Hold UW-Madison Day on August 7

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State Fair to Hold UW-Madison Day on August 7
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 07/23/2013

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will have a featured presence at the Wisconsin State Fair on August 7.

The morning kicks-off with cheese and sausage making demonstrations near the main stage. At Central Park, fairgoers can experience UW research at hands-on exploration stations, test athletic skills and experience the "Wonders of Physics." Experts from departments across campus from entomology to engineering will be on hand to answer questions and give demonstrations of their research.

"Because we're a land grant institution, so much of what we do is reflected at the fair," says Tricia Dickinson, UW-Madison marketing director. "We're involved in so many important parts of our state--agriculture, health and environment--and this is one place for us to showcase it."

Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Alumni Association partners with the university again this year for this celebration of service and outreach.

Fairgoers will get a chance to "jump around" at an authentic pep rally led by the UW-Madison Spirit Squad, and the recently restored and environmentally friendly Bucky Wagon will lead the daily 3 p.m. parade with Bucky Badger and the UW Marching Band.

And sports fans can test their skills with Badger inflatable athletic activities and see trophies such as the 2011 Big Ten Championship and Paul Bunyan's Axe, retained by Wisconsin as part of the eight-year victory streak in Wisconsin-Minnesota football games.

UW-Madison Day at the State Fair also aims to benefit Milwaukee-area children in need of school supplies while giving fairgoers a discount on admission. Fairgoers who make either a donation of a new, unopened school supplies, or a cash donation to the Wisconsin Alumni Association that will be contributed toward supplies, will receive $4 off adult admission until 4 p.m.

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