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2024-07-02T15:29:51-05:00

The WID logo, a compass rose, embodies our outward facing direction and four values of Interdisciplinary Research, Inclusive Engagement, Global Impact, and Grand Challenges. WID's values reflect the Wisconsin Idea to enhance the lives of every person in the State of Wisconsin, as well as around the nation and the world.

2024-07-02T15:29:51-05:00

Wright named to 2024 class of National Academy of Engineering

2024-11-14T20:43:25-06:00

Discovery Fellow, Stephen Wright was cited for theory and design of optimization algorithms and their application in signal processing and machine learning. Inauguration in to the National Academy of Engineering is one of the highest professional distinctions in the field.

Wright named to 2024 class of National Academy of Engineering2024-11-14T20:43:25-06:00

Through undergraduate research, engineer predicts the path, impact of viral mutations

2024-11-14T20:44:58-06:00

Schwab joined the lab of John Yin, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. That decision led Schwab to a three-year research career that has culminated in the publication of a new paper in the journal Virus Evolution.

Through undergraduate research, engineer predicts the path, impact of viral mutations2024-11-14T20:44:58-06:00

Saha Lab Alumnae Announced JITC Best Immune Cell Therapies and Immune Cell Engineering Paper

2024-11-14T20:47:46-06:00

Katherine P. Meuller, PhD and Nicole J. Piscopo win with “Production and characterization of virus-free, CRISPR-CAR T cells capable of inducing solid tumor regression”

Saha Lab Alumnae Announced JITC Best Immune Cell Therapies and Immune Cell Engineering Paper2024-11-14T20:47:46-06:00

Can solar power and farming coexist? This partnership between UW, Alliant aims to find a way

2024-11-14T21:26:06-06:00

WID Discovery Fellow, Josh Arnold is working with Alliant Energy to design a 2.25-megawatt solar farm on its Kegonsa Research Campus near Stoughton as a laboratory for a multi-disciplinary study of agrivoltaics — the co-location of solar energy and agriculture.

Can solar power and farming coexist? This partnership between UW, Alliant aims to find a way2024-11-14T21:26:06-06:00

Bacteria with a taste for an inflammatory compound could help protect against heart disease

2024-11-14T21:26:36-06:00

Discovery Fellow, Federico Rey and colleagues identified bacteria able to break down uric acid in the low-oxygen environment of the intestines and the specific genes that enable the process.

Bacteria with a taste for an inflammatory compound could help protect against heart disease2024-11-14T21:26:36-06:00

Roy Lab Members Jiaxin Li and Zhiwei Song Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi

2024-11-14T21:27:45-06:00

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society that is open to students across disciplines, recognizes the achievements of the most outstanding students in every school and college at UW–Madison.

Roy Lab Members Jiaxin Li and Zhiwei Song Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi2024-11-14T21:27:45-06:00
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