A bold new idea of how the eukaryotic cell and, by extension, all complex life came to be is giving scientists an opportunity to reexamine some of biology’s key dogma.
How can researchers extract useful information from patient data to develop life-saving treatments while making sure records stay private and protected? A WID collaboration looks for an answer.
When employees need hardware at the social media behemoth Twitter, Inc., they turn to WID alumna Sarah Rich. Learn how her work in optimization translates to industry.
Now at NASA, WID alumnus Jamon Van Den Hoek takes a bird's eye view to understand the causes and impact of social conflict on society and the environment.
Cartoonist and WID faculty Lynda Barry teaches ways to find and express insight across all ages. Watch the video for a peek inside her classes and workshops.
Students wrestle with the sustainability challenges of making real-world decisions about biofuel agriculture while playing an educational video game developed by WID researchers.
What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Harvesting data and harvesting crops? There's an app for that.
At the first Midwest Chromatin and Epigenetics Meeting, WID researchers and scientists around the country are giving new meaning to the "Nature versus Nurture" debate.
Kris Saha has received the NSF CAREER Award for developing methods to more easily produce stem cells to model human disease.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about the creative work of WID faculty member and cartoonist Lynda Barry.
Learn about WID and UW–Madison's role in a national effort to enhance research computing.
To better understand the cosmos, WID and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center researchers are examining activity at the world's largest neutrino detector in the Institute's immersive virtual reality environment.
WID and UW-Madison researchers are finding ways to program stem cells to behave more like heart muscle cells.
WID and UW-Madison are national partners for the newly formed Digital Lab for Manufacturing, a White House initiative to develop digital tools to enhance manufactured products, from conception to production.
WID scientist Sarah Gong led a team to develop greener aerogel technology to absorb oil and repel water.
WID scientists are developing more efficient ways to culture pluripotent stem cells and study disease.
Isthmus newspaper explores a collaboration between WID's Games+Learning+Society researchers and neuroscientists.
What if clothing could respond to its environment? That's the idea behind a transdisciplinary class offered by WID and School of Human Ecology researchers.
How do fatty acids such as omega-3 play a role in human health? WID researchers are looking to the genome for answers.
For Open Access Week, the WID community is thinking more about what it means to be "open" in the world of scientific research. Discovery Fellow Dorothea Salo makes the case that a new era of sharing might be more beneficial than we think.
WID researchers develop algorithms for many applications and industries, but one side project boasts a more playful goal: Mapping brew preferences.
WID scientists are refining "smart" plastics that change shape based on temperature.
How do everyday objects in the home influence a person's ability to follow a medical regimen? To find the answer, a diverse group of researchers at WID has developed a new approach that combines real household data and virtual reality technology.
Are your "virtual eyes" and real eyes located in the same spot? Probably not, says WID researcher Kevin Ponto, who's focusing on how to make 3D visualization more intuitive and realistic.
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