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“I aim to create an environment where students can ask questions, make mistakes, and learn to move past them.”

Network of students, professors, researchers intertwine anti-racism curriculum, research to solve antibiotic resistance crisis

She will host a hands-on workshop to improve academic, creative, or professional writing practices, leaving participants more productive and less stressed.

With the goal of highlighting Latinx scientists for other scientists as well as Latinx children, Solís-Lemus co-created El Zoominario, an online seminar series aimed at the general public.

Yin and collaborating researchers are building the model to investigate how the nervous system and urinary tract are connected.

May’s work will focus on developing computer models of electrical and cellular interactions to establish metrics for efficient data flow through these systems.

UW–Madison’s three new fellows–Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman, and Justin Wilson–bring the university’s total representation to 15.

From high school dropout to PhD: The unlikely journey of student commencement speaker and Saha Lab member Kirstan Gimse

A multilayered mural painted in bold colors now hangs in the atrium of the Discovery Building, depicting the many facets of STEM research and inspiring new generations to engage in science. Painted QR codes make the mural interactive, drawing the viewer into the stories of renowned and lesser known Wisconsin scientists whose contributions have shaped society.New interactive mural invites exploration and engagement with science

WID Announces WID100 Research Advancement and Student Conference Travel Grant Recipients. The Research Advancement Grant for $5,000 was awarded to the John Yin Lab for their innovative research. The WID100 Student Conference Travel Grant is funding $1000 each to four outstanding graduate students to travel to scientific meetings for the academic year 2022-23.

Randolph Ashton, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, is co-founder of Neurosetta, a startup company built around technology for modeling human brain and spinal cord development that emerged from his research lab.

PhD student Lena Vincent pursues the biggest question in her research on the chemical origins of life.

The Romnes Fellowships recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position.

The award recognizes contributions to teaching, research, and service.