WID Alumna Launches Career at Twitter
ppointer2025-01-27T13:13:42-06:00When 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.
Looking to Space to Map Earthly Conflict
ppointer2025-01-27T13:07:21-06:00Now 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.
Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community
ppointer2024-11-14T22:33:31-06:00Cartoonist 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 Power Up in Classroom with Biofuels Video Game
ppointer2025-01-27T13:03:13-06:00Students wrestle with the sustainability challenges of making real-world decisions about biofuel agriculture while playing an educational video game developed by WID researchers.
Optimizing the World, One Problem at a Time
ppointer2025-01-27T13:06:07-06:00What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Harvesting the Power of Big Data in Agriculture
ppointer2025-01-27T09:56:01-06:00Harvesting data and harvesting crops? There's an app for that.
Growing Epigenetics Community Gives “Nurture” Deepened Meaning
ppointer2025-01-27T11:36:44-06:00At the first Midwest Chromatin and Epigenetics Meeting, WID researchers and scientists around the country are giving new meaning to the "Nature versus Nurture" debate.
WID Researcher Receives NSF CAREER Award to Improve the Genetic Engineering of Stem Cells
ppointer2024-11-14T22:35:59-06:00Kris Saha has received the NSF CAREER Award for developing methods to more easily produce stem cells to model human disease.
UW’s ‘Accidental Professor’ Seeks Scientific Insight through Cartoons
ppointer2024-11-14T22:36:17-06:00The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about the creative work of WID faculty member and cartoonist Lynda Barry.
National Computing Collaboration: WID and UW Expand Advanced Computing in Research
ppointer2025-02-18T10:42:28-06:00Learn about WID and UW–Madison's role in a national effort to enhance research computing.
WID Collaboration Visualizes Neutrino Data in 3D
ppointer2025-01-27T09:40:23-06:00To 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 Stem Cell Advance Yields Mature Heart Muscle Cells
ppointer2025-01-27T13:03:36-06:00WID and UW-Madison researchers are finding ways to program stem cells to behave more like heart muscle cells.
WID and UW-Madison Partner in National Effort to Retool U.S. Manufacturing
ppointer2025-02-18T10:44:29-06:00WID 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.
Oil Spill Cleanup by Sponge: Madison Scientists Tout Tidy Technology
ppointer2024-11-14T22:37:37-06:00WID scientist Sarah Gong led a team to develop greener aerogel technology to absorb oil and repel water.
A Shift in Stem Cell Research
ppointer2025-01-27T12:41:13-06:00WID scientists are developing more efficient ways to culture pluripotent stem cells and study disease.
Can videogames create mindful teens? UW-Madison researchers look into the therapeutic possibilities
ppointer2024-11-14T22:38:13-06:00Isthmus newspaper explores a collaboration between WID's Games+Learning+Society researchers and neuroscientists.
Students Showcase Wearable Computing Projects, Design Thinking
ppointer2025-01-27T12:39:54-06:00What if clothing could respond to its environment? That's the idea behind a transdisciplinary class offered by WID and School of Human Ecology researchers.
Fatty Acids Like Omega-3 Play a Role in Our Genes
ppointer2025-02-18T10:43:43-06:00How do fatty acids such as omega-3 play a role in human health? WID researchers are looking to the genome for answers.
Keeping an Open Mind about Open-Access Science
ppointer2025-01-27T11:44:09-06:00For 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.
Closing the Loop on Big Data… One Beer at a Time
ppointer2025-01-27T12:38:02-06:00WID researchers develop algorithms for many applications and industries, but one side project boasts a more playful goal: Mapping brew preferences.
‘Smart’ Medical Material Aims to Unfurl at 98.6 Degrees
ppointer2025-02-18T10:44:29-06:00WID scientists are refining "smart" plastics that change shape based on temperature.
WID Team Probes Home Health Environments with Virtual Reality
ppointer2025-02-18T10:44:16-06:00How 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.
WID Researcher Locates “Virtual Eyes” to Enhance 3D Experience
ppointer2025-02-18T10:44:16-06:00Are 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.
Graduate Student Refines Formulas to Optimize How Computers “Think”
ppointer2025-02-18T10:43:56-06:00Kevin Jamieson hits the whiteboard in efforts to make computer algorithms more quick and efficient.
WID Researcher Looks to Break Conversion Rate of Stem Cells
ppointer2025-02-18T10:43:43-06:00Epigenetics scientist Rupa Sridharan received the Shaw Scientist Award for her work in converting stem cells.
