Going With the Flow: Optimizing Ecology
WID Optimization teams with local wildlife agencies to improve Great Lakes basin habitat.
Stories
Did Time Stand Still? Bias in STEM Ed
This is not a #ThrowbackThursday. Why are we still talking about gender bias in STEM education?
Tools for Discovery: Frans de Waal
For renowned primatologist Frans de Waal, observation tops the list of skills vital to his work.
WID Image Lab’s Lynda Barry, shares stage with creator of Simpsons
On February 12th, Lynda Barry and Matt Groening appeared together at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to present a talk: “Love, Hate & Comics—The Friendship That Would Not Die.”
Flipping the Switch on Pluripotent Stem Cells
Rupa Sridharan, Assistant Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery explains how she increased reprogramming efficiency to get pluripotent stem cells.
Microwell Moat Prevents Spillover
Jay Warrick, John Yin, and Stephen Lindsay have developed a new microwell design for use with conventional micropipetting equipment (e.g., a hand-held micropipette or automated pipetting robot).
Game Researchers Encourage Next Generation of Female Game Designers and Computer Programmers
One WID researcher is examining the challenges young women face in becoming video game developers and experts.
Where has all the funding gone? Federal cuts threaten research at UW-Madison
WID Principle Investigators Krishanu Saha and Randy Ashton and graduate student Ty Harkness speak to the issue of funding their research.
Tools for Discovery: Molly Wright Steenson
Learn what’s in the creative toolbox of architectural historian and Discovery Fellow Molly Wright Steenson.
UW–Madison and Department of Public Instruction Partnership Builds Creative Tech in Wisconsin Classrooms
New Field Day Lab, based in Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, teams with Department of Public Instruction to bring apps, games and context to K-12 education.
New Theory Suggests Alternate Path Led to Rise of the Eukaryotic Cell
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.
Researchers Search for New Ways to Balance Big Data and Privacy
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.
Jordan Ellenberg: “Data is Powerful, but it’s not Magic”
How do you parse insight from big data? What does it mean for business and research? Jordan Ellenberg weighs in.
Tools for Discovery: Keari Bell-Gawne
How can video games be used to inform how we act in the future? Read more about Keari Bell-Gawne and ideas she’s exploring as a video game researcher.
From Childhood, to College, to Cartooning: An Evening with Matt Groening and Lynda Barry
The Daily Nexus highlights a conversation between Simpsons creator Matt Groening and WID faculty and cartoonist Lynda Barry.
Smart Phone App Would Allow Patients to Send Doctors Photos
WID researcher Patricia Flatley Brennan comments on using technology in the home to improve health care.
WID Alumna Launches Career at Twitter
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.
Looking to Space to Map Earthly Conflict
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.
Beautiful Data: Cell Biology Yields Microcosms of Art
Peering through lenses, researchers are finding award-winning fluorescent landscapes, artful strokes, and a multitude of cell shapes and signals.
Images So Cool, You’ll Want to Learn More
WID graduate students submitted the winning entry in a science image contest.
Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community
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 Power Up in Classroom with Biofuels Video Game
Students 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
What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Science to the People: UW–Madison’s Outreach Efforts Aim to Reinforce the Value of Research
Madison.com features outreach experiences offered through WID’s Living Environments Laboratory and others at UW–Madison.
Tools for Discovery: Sreedevi Nair
WID Frontier Fellow Sreedevi Nair examines U.S. exoneration cases and searches for patterns to better understand the math behind false convictions.