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Re-inventing Discovery
Expertise at WID
Resilience, Robustness, Adaptability – WID Seminar Series











Building resilience in systems:
decisions and strategies

Resilience Robustness and Adaptation:
The cornerstones of microbial symbioses
Reasoning about Interventions:
a Statistical Tour

Persistent Change: Lessons from
the growth and spread of viruses

Inclusive Learning
Through Scientific Teaching
Dealing with Noice in Discrete Optimization


Resilience in Microbial Communities

Stories of Discovery
Research, outreach, and initiatives at WID embody the Wisconsin Idea — reaching beyond the walls of the institute and the UW campus and into the lives of citizens across the state, country, and world.
How Tiny Earth pushes boundaries of antibiotic research
Network of students, professors, researchers intertwine anti-racism curriculum, research to solve antibiotic resistance crisis
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WID Welcomes Michelle Wildgen as 2023 Writer-In-Residence
She will host a hands-on workshop to improve academic, creative, or professional writing practices, leaving participants more productive and less stressed.
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El Zoominario: giving a voice to Latinx scientists and inspiring the next generation
With the goal of highlighting Latinx scientists for other scientists as well as Latinx children, Solís-Lemus co-created El Zoominario, an online seminar series aimed at the general public.
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Discovery Hubs
WID’s hubs act as integrators for the campus community, generating new ideas that nucleate new collaborative research projects. The hubs make use of WID expertise to provide services that assist other researchers in applying specialized tools to a range of problems extending far beyond the scope of WID’s programs. Explore WID’s Hubs:
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