Tools for Discovery: Karen Schloss
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
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Data Management in the Lab: An Interview with Allison Langham
Allison Langham, graduate student in SLIS is interviewed by Research Data Services about curating Yin Lab data.
vizHOME Paper Wins Award for Phase I of Home Health Study
Researchers seeking participants with diagnosed diabetes to continue cutting edge research.
Big Data: Madison visionaries turn tiny pieces of data into big ideas
The big data phenomenon also begun to take hold in and around the city, from institutions like state and city government to the health care industry.
Moving Forward on the Path of Discovery: UW-Madison Searches for Permanent WID Director
The University is now seeking applicants for a permanent WID Director, charged with continuing WID’s mission and pressing onward in innovation and discovery.
Epigenetics Researcher Named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
WID Principal Investigator Peter Lewis honored for work on modifying histones to treat cancer.
The Warp and Weft of Discovery
The Weaving Lab will be open Monday – Thursday from 9am – 4pm through August 25th.
Lynda Barry at NASA: Drawing to Infinity and Beyond
In April, cartoonist and assistant professor of interdisciplinary creativity at WID Lynda Barry brought a heavy dose of creativity — and her unique perspective on storytelling — to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Tools for Discovery: Srikanth Pilla
Tools for Discovery is a monthly profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
And the Winner Is…
From undergraduate Hilldale Fellows to national and international scholar awards, WID students and faculty gained significant recognition for their efforts and contributions.
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative proposals selected
Michael Ferris (Optimization) and Wendy Crone (BIONATES) receive 20/20 awards.
Gene Regulatory Mutation Linked to Rare Childhood Cancer
Epigenetics researcher Peter Lewis has linked a histone mutation to a rare pediatric bone cancer, an important step in understanding and treating more common cancers.
UW journal of undergraduate research publishes first issue
UW-Madison juniors affiliated with WID researchers, Eddie Ruiz and Stephanie Seymour, launch first issue of The Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST).
LEL’s Brennan Named to Lead National Library of Medicine
Expert in the area of digital health information and communication begins new position August 15th.
Inhibitory Interactions Promote Frequent Bistability Among Competing Bacteria
Systems Biology researchers explore the importance of community history and assembly when considering microbial communities in a paper in Nature Communications.
Taking Sustainability Out of the Classroom with Sustainable U
Field Day Lab’s ‘Sustainable U’ game allows users to learn about systems of sustainability while exploring the UW-Madison campus. The free app is now available for iOS and Android.
Prof. Kris Saha quoted in LA Times story on CRISPR
New genome editing technique can target single letters of DNA sequence.
Ed Lightfoot Symposium 2016: Multiple generations of research excellence
Mentoring 49 Ph.D. students during his active time at UW-Madison and shaping the careers of many more, including WID’s John Yin, Ed Lightfoot and his iconic textbook Transport Phenomena continue to push interdisciplinary research forward.
Virtual Reality and Wearable Tech on WTMJ with Kevin Ponto
Dr. Kevin Ponto speaks to WTMJ Wisconsin Weekend Morning News.
Outreach in 3D
The Living Environments Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery takes outreach seriously. On April 1, the lab welcomed dozens of students from the Wisconsin Indian Education Association Conference into the CAVE and Dev Lab to experience 3D virtual environments.
Mass Spectrometry Brings Epigenetics into Focus at UW
The Epigenetics theme at WID is putting mass spectrometry to use in new ways with specialized workflows designed to uncover the mysteries of chromatin.
Finding Meaning in Big Data
Discovery fellows Rebecca Willett and Rob Nowak are creating algorithms to make sense of big data and help machines learn.
How New Yorker Cartoons Could Teach Computers to be Funny
The magazine is using crowdsourcing algorithms developed by WID researchers to find the funniest cartoon captions
Tools for Discovery: Philip Poon
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
Generating Hindbrain and Spinal Cord Cells from Human Stem Cells
Randolph Ashton and Ethan Lippmann have developed a culture medium for producing neural cell populations (caudal lateral epiblasts, posterior neuroectoderm, posterior neuroepithelial cells or motor neurons) with desired positional identity within the hindbrain or spinal cord.