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

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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Big Data: Madison visionaries turn tiny pieces of data into big ideas

July 13, 2016 August 10, 2020  big data, machine learning

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.

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Moving Forward on the Path of Discovery: UW-Madison Searches for Permanent WID Director
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Moving Forward on the Path of Discovery: UW-Madison Searches for Permanent WID Director

July 11, 2016 July 22, 2021  collaborative culture

The University is now seeking applicants for a permanent WID Director, charged with continuing WID’s mission and pressing onward in innovation and discovery.

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The Warp and Weft of Discovery
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The Warp and Weft of Discovery

June 23, 2016 September 5, 2017  education, outreach

The Weaving Lab will be open Monday – Thursday from 9am – 4pm through August 25th.

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Lynda Barry at NASA: Drawing to Infinity and Beyond
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Lynda Barry at NASA: Drawing to Infinity and Beyond

June 9, 2016 July 22, 2021  creativity

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.

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And the Winner Is…
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And the Winner Is…

May 26, 2016 September 10, 2020

From undergraduate Hilldale Fellows to national and international scholar awards, WID students and faculty gained significant recognition for their efforts and contributions.

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UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative proposals selected

May 26, 2016 August 10, 2020

Michael Ferris (Optimization) and Wendy Crone (BIONATES) receive 20/20 awards.

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UW journal of undergraduate research publishes first issue
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UW journal of undergraduate research publishes first issue

May 12, 2016 August 10, 2020  collaborative culture, education

UW-Madison juniors affiliated with WID researchers, Eddie Ruiz and Stephanie Seymour, launch first issue of The Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST).

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LEL’s Brennan Named to Lead National Library of Medicine
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LEL’s Brennan Named to Lead National Library of Medicine

May 11, 2016 November 11, 2020  health care, virtual reality

Expert in the area of digital health information and communication begins new position August 15th.

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Prof. Kris Saha quoted in LA Times story on CRISPR

April 21, 2016 August 10, 2020  gene editing

New genome editing technique can target single letters of DNA sequence.

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Ed Lightfoot Symposium 2016: Multiple generations of research excellence
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Ed Lightfoot Symposium 2016: Multiple generations of research excellence

April 21, 2016 April 11, 2022  complex biological systems

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.

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Virtual Reality and Wearable Tech on WTMJ with Kevin Ponto

April 11, 2016 August 10, 2020  virtual reality

Dr. Kevin Ponto speaks to WTMJ Wisconsin Weekend Morning News.

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How New Yorker Cartoons Could Teach Computers to be Funny

March 23, 2016 August 10, 2020  machine learning

The magazine is using crowdsourcing algorithms developed by WID researchers to find the funniest cartoon captions

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Generating Hindbrain and Spinal Cord Cells from Human Stem Cells
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Generating Hindbrain and Spinal Cord Cells from Human Stem Cells

March 10, 2016 August 10, 2020  patents

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.

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Discovery Building Launches New Website
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Discovery Building Launches New Website

March 3, 2016 June 7, 2019  outreach

The new discovery.wisc.edu web design highlights the unique form and function of the Discovery Building.

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Q&A: What’s so punk rock about operations research? Plenty, says UW’s Laura Albert McLay

February 18, 2016 August 10, 2020  creativity, optimization

Discovery Fellow Laura Albert McLay talks to the Cap Times about military maneuvers, the lottery, March Madness and the satisfaction she derives from teaching.

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