This annual community educational event shares the latest science on how your diet supports brain health. You’ll learn how to navigate confusing nutrition claims and take away simple, brain-healthy eating tips you can start using at your next meal. Free and open to everyone.
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Art Walaszek, MD, will moderate the panel discussion and Q&A. Confirmed guest panelists include:
Lisa Barnes, PhD, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Barb Bendlin, PhD, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Beth Olson, PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences, UW–Madison
Elena Terry, Executive Chef, Tall Grass, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)
Doors open at 4:15 p.m. There will be plenty of free parking. View the Middleton High School parking map.
2026 Event Schedule
4:30–5:30 p.m. Resource fair and refreshments
5:30–7:30 p.m. Featured speakers and Q&A panel



