Undergraduate Nathan Wang Receives Goldwater Scholarship
The scholarship recognizes promising undergraduates who plan to pursue a PhD or MD/PhD followed by a research career in engineering, mathematics, or the natural sciences.
Wisconsin Stories
Research, outreach, and initiatives at WID embody the Wisconsin Idea — reaching beyond the walls of the institute and the UW campus to citizens across the state, country, and world.
Wisconsin Instructors Engaging Students in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
Instructors from schools across the state are getting their hands dirty in the search for antibiotics by joining a new program.
Tools for Discovery: Sam Rikkers
Sam Rikkers was born and raised in south central Wisconsin but has managed to make his mark in far-flung places. A graduate of Columbia University with a Master of International Affairs, he has served the Peace Corps in Zambia, earned a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin and served …
Mastodons, Brains, and a View of Mars: How the Wisconsin Science Festival Helps Bring Kids and Science Together
The Wisconsin Science Festival was a roaring success, with every corner of the Discovery Building containing something for people to see, hear, touch or manipulate.
Communication and Policy the Focus of Two Science Festival Events
WID Director Jo Handelsman and the Catalysts for Science Policy were instrumental in assembling fantastic panels for mini-symposia about science policy and science communication geared toward graduate students, postdocs, and faculty but open to anyone interested in science.
App Helps Farmers Make the Most of their Corn Harvest
A new tool developed at UW-Madison could save farmers time and money during the fall feed-corn harvest and make for more content, productive cows year-round.
Researchers Wield New Technology to Preserve Old Places and Cultural Heritage
Systems programmer Ross Tredinnick led an effort to create a 3D virtual replica of the Norway Building near Mount Horeb, WI before its disassembly in 2015. Visitors to the new Driftless Historium can experience it starting June 3.
Immersed in the Ethics of Virtual Reality
The Living Environments Laboratory will host the Ethics in Investigational & Interventional Uses of Virtual Reality (e3iVR) conference beginning with public talks on the afternoon of April 26. More information and registration are at go.wisc.edu/e3iVR.
With Human Spinal Cord Tissues in a Dish, UW-Madison Engineer Aims to Accelerate Disease Treatment
Randolph Ashton, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Bionates Theme at WID, received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award for advancing tissue engineering of the human spinal cord.
A World Without Soil
Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, explores the importance of soil at the Crossroads of Ideas lecture series.
Virtual Reality Goes Hyper-speed with Badgerloop
Two students from WID’s Living Environments Laboratory are a part of the Badgerloop team that recently won an innovation award at the SpaceX Hyperloop competition, thanks in part to their work on Badgerloop VR.
UW-Madison Researchers Study Plant Aging To Improve Yields
Xuehua Zhong speaks to Hope Kirwan of Wisconsin Public Radio about leaf senescence.
Summer lab in China: Cultural enrichment for CBE students
For the past three summers, John Yin has led a delegation of UW–Madison Chemical and Biological engineering students to Hangzhou, China, affording both an academic and culturally enriching experience.
vizHOME Paper Wins Award for Phase I of Home Health Study
Researchers seeking participants with diagnosed diabetes to continue cutting edge research.
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.
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.
Optimization of Energy Systems
Victor Zavala, WID Optimization Affiliate and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in February, 2016, about optimization of energy systems.
Siftr: Web tool for citizen science, ethnography, teaching
Siftr from the Field Day Lab creates a clearinghouse for the creation of citizen science projects.
The Science of Funny: Active Machine Learning & Cartoons
The New Yorker is using a machine learning system developed by WID Optimization researchers to sort through captions for their weekly cartoon caption contest.
WID Affiliated Researchers Add Expertise and Enthusiasm to Wisconsin Science Festival
Meet some of WID’s researchers at the Wisconsin Science Festival. The event from October 22nd-25th highlights the diverse science happening on the UW-Madison campus and across the state.
D.C. Smith Conservatory Gets an Interactive Advocate Via “Model This!”
The winners of the Living Environment Laboratory’s “Model This!” contest explore virtual reality in the lush D. C. Smith greenhouse environment.
Virtual Taliesin – A Beautiful Reality
Guests of the Living Environments Lab spent an Evening in the CAVE exploring Virtual Taliesin.
Gaming for Good: Students Catch Summer Vacation Virus
G+L+S video games spur STEM education for Madison-area Boys and Girls Club students
3D Scanning Technology at UW is Helping with Crime Scene Investigations
Technology designed to study homes and health with UW’s school of nursing is now being used at crime scenes.
CSI: Discovery
An emerging collaboration between the Living Environments Lab at WID and the Dane County Sheriff’s office is bringing crime scene investigation into the 21st century with 3D scanning technology.