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Top headlines, campus news, and announcements featuring the work and opinions of the WID community.

Moving On and Moving Up!
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Moving On and Moving Up!

May 11, 2017 August 30, 2017  collaborative culture

Before our valued colleagues ride into the sunset, we wish them a fond farewell and congratulations on their accomplishments.

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Highly Foamed Plastic Parts Are Stronger and Cheaper to Produce
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Highly Foamed Plastic Parts Are Stronger and Cheaper to Produce

April 25, 2017 August 10, 2020  patents

Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng and Xiaofei Sun have developed a new method of fabricating highly foamed, injection-molded plastic parts.

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WID Alumnus Wright Gets His Feet Wet in New Role
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WID Alumnus Wright Gets His Feet Wet in New Role

April 13, 2017 September 20, 2023  collaborative culture, complex biological systems

Erik Wright, an alumnus of WID’s System’s Biology theme, is getting his feet wet as a new faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh. He wrote about his career and vision in Science.

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Parsley and other plants lend form to human stem cell scaffolds

March 21, 2017 August 10, 2020  tissue engineering

Writing March 20 in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials, WID Fellow William Murphy describes the use of a variety of plants to create an efficient, inexpensive and scalable technology for making tiny structures that could one day be used to repair muscle, organs and bone using stem cells.

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UW bracketology expert surprised by Badgers 8th seed

March 14, 2017 August 10, 2020  modeling, optimization

Laura Albert, WID optimization fellow and Associate Professor in Systems and Industrial Engineering speaks to WKOW about March Madness tournament rankings.

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Striking the right balance: UW–Madison engineers prove new hammer doesn’t strain

February 16, 2017 August 10, 2020  virtual reality

University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial engineers, led by Rob Radwin, recently helped the company test how effective its new shock-absorbing hammer is at helping users avoid overuse injuries.

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Handelsman Brings Expansive Vision to WID’s Future
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Handelsman Brings Expansive Vision to WID’s Future

February 2, 2017 July 22, 2021  collaborative culture, complex biological systems

Jo Handelsman began her tenure as Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery on February 1. Shortly before her start date, we sat down with her to talk about the future of WID and the course she intends to set.

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The View is Spectacular! Arch Virtual Creates Preconstruction Building Tours

February 1, 2017 August 10, 2020  virtual reality

The Living Environments Lab gets a shoutout in Isthmus.

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Superior Plastic Parts
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Superior Plastic Parts

January 31, 2017 August 10, 2020  patents

Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng and Xiaofei Sun have developed a new method to create foamed, injection-molded plastic blends with significantly increased toughness and ductility compared to conventional foamed parts.

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Million-dollar initiative looks to help revolutionize microbiome research at UW

January 27, 2017 August 10, 2020  microbiome

Microbiome researchers bring $8 million in awards annually, which initiative looks to increase through grants.

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UW-Madison Researchers Worry About Innovation In Wake Of EPA Grant Freeze

January 26, 2017 August 10, 2020

The EPA freeze directly impacts our scientists and the work done at WID.

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Sustainable Organic Aerogels for Insulation
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Sustainable Organic Aerogels for Insulation

January 24, 2017 August 10, 2020  patents

Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, Alireza Javadi, Zhiyong Cai, Ronald Sabo, and Qifeng Zheng have developed hybrid organic aerogels with desirable insulation properties.

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Inspiring Innovations in Moving Pictures
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Inspiring Innovations in Moving Pictures

December 27, 2016 August 7, 2017  complex biological systems, optimization, visualization

Systems Biology Theme Leader, John Yin, Optimization Fellow, Rebecca Willett, LEL alumna, Carrie Roy, and new LEL Principal Investigator, Karen Schloss explain their innovative research. Sit back, relax and massage your brain with WID science.

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Jo Handelsman Named Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
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Jo Handelsman Named Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

November 29, 2016 August 10, 2020  collaborative culture

The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) will have a new director: Jo Handelsman, a Yale professor and official of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Barry named UW-Madison’s Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art
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Barry named UW-Madison’s Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art

October 28, 2016 August 10, 2020  creativity, education

Associate Professor Lynda Barry, an award-winning author and cartoonist with the School of Education’s Art Department, has been chosen as UW-Madison’s first recipient of the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art.

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Postcards from WID: What We Did on Our Summer ‘Vacation’
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Postcards from WID: What We Did on Our Summer ‘Vacation’

September 23, 2016 August 7, 2017  education

WID researchers share their summer exploits.

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Summer 2016 – Xuehua Zhong
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Summer 2016 – Xuehua Zhong

September 22, 2016 October 3, 2022  epigenetics

South Dakota, USA

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Summer 2016 – Kris Saha
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Summer 2016 – Kris Saha

September 22, 2016 September 20, 2021  tissue engineering

Diaper Duty, Madison, WI

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Summer 2016 – Karen Schloss
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Summer 2016 – Karen Schloss

September 21, 2016 August 8, 2018  psychology, visualization

Florida – Madison, WI – Barcelona, Spain

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Summer 2016 – Jim Luedtke
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Summer 2016 – Jim Luedtke

September 21, 2016 September 5, 2017  optimization

Buzios, Brazil

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Summer 2016 – John Yin
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Summer 2016 – John Yin

September 21, 2016 September 5, 2017  complex biological systems

Hangzhou, China

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Seminars Showcase the Best of WID’s Collaborative Environment
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Seminars Showcase the Best of WID’s Collaborative Environment

September 16, 2016 July 22, 2021  collaborative culture, complex biological systems, creativity, optimization

The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s SILO and Qbio Seminars pull researchers from across campus for engaging interdisciplinary talks in mathematics and quantitative biology.

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New Biodegradable Integrated Circuits Signal the Future of E-Waste Management
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New Biodegradable Integrated Circuits Signal the Future of E-Waste Management

September 6, 2016 August 10, 2020  patents

Zhenqiang Ma, Yei Hwan Jung, Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, and Tzu-Hsuan Chang have developed substantially biodegradable microwave integrated circuits and methods for their manufacture.

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Olvi Mangasarian reflects on pioneering career in optimization

August 16, 2016 August 10, 2020  optimization

Singing the praises of and reflecting upon a career rooted in optimization.

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Data Management in the Lab: An Interview with Allison Langham

August 4, 2016 August 10, 2020  big data

Allison Langham, graduate student in SLIS is interviewed by Research Data Services about curating Yin Lab data.

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