Crossroads of Ideas: Gut Instincts – Microbes, Addiction, and Immunity
Discovery Building or streaming at https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95175400747 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesPart 1 of the Microbiome Miniseries, with Margaret Alexander and Vanessa SperandioKick off an exciting three-part mini-series on the gut-brain superhighway with UW-Madison researchers Vanessa Sperandio and Maggie Rose Alexander. In this thought-provoking conversation, they will unpack the complex interplay between gut microbes, addiction, and immunity, sharing cutting-edge research and visionary perspectives on how these connections shape the future of brain and gut health in society.Margaret Alexander is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison in the department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Alexander’s research is focused on understanding the mechanistic interactions between diet, the microbiota, and immune [...]
Health Sciences Data Carpentry
3330 Health Sciences Learning CenterFundamental Data Skills Workshop. Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners’ existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-01-21-uwmadison-dc/
Health Sciences Data Carpentry
3330 Health Sciences Learning CenterFundamental Data Skills Workshop. Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners’ existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-01-21-uwmadison-dc/
Health Sciences Data Carpentry
3330 Health Sciences Learning CenterFundamental Data Skills Workshop. Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners’ existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-01-21-uwmadison-dc/
Research Cyberinfrastructure Community of Practice meeting (FREE and Online)
(Online)Learn about tools and services to support campus research.. Researchers and IT/support staff are invited to participate in this monthly community of practice, which features presentations and support related to campus research tools/services. This month: RCI Tools & Services Overview - Learn about tools available through the Research Cyberinfrastructure, including ResearchDrive, Research Object Storage (S3), Electronic Lab Notebook, Globus, Data Science Platform, and cloud computing. RCI staff available for consultations during this session! CONTACT: rci@g-groups.wisc.edu URL: https://go.wisc.edu/rci ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98069906780?pwd=WK87lTIKXV1hv2hqQu7QPW0DNiYWA8.1
Health Sciences Data Carpentry
3330 Health Sciences Learning CenterFundamental Data Skills Workshop. Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners’ existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-01-21-uwmadison-dc/
WID Seminar Series: Ponto VR Lab
3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Discovering simplicity in complex systems at the intersection of digital and natural worlds. WID Seminar Series: Ponto VR Lab January 24, 2025 10:00 AM Orchard View Room Introduction by: Jayaraman Tharmalingam, Scientist, May Lab Featuring: Ross Tredinnick - CAVE and Virtual Environments Group Bryce Sprecher - Mixed Reality for Training Jingxin Du - Mixed Reality Museums Bonbon Yang - The Impact of Gestures in VR CONTACT: 316-4511, lredeagle@wisc.edu ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622
ComBEE Monthly Meeting
Orchard View Room, Discovery BuildingDecoding Proteins: Exploring Transformers, AlphaFold, and Hands-On with ColabFold. Join us for an engaging COMBEE talk exploring the fascinating world of protein language models, transformers, and the revolutionary advancements of AlphaFold, presented by Dr. Hannah Wayment-Steele CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu
Crossroads of Ideas: Alzheimer’s and the Gut-Brain Superhighway
Discovery Building or streaming at https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91298964513 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesPart 2 of the Microbiome Miniseries, featuring Barbara Bendlin and Federico ReyPart 2 of the Microbiome Miniseries, with Barbara Bendlin and Federico ReyIn this second installment of the Microbiome Miniseries, researchers Barbara Bendlin and Federico Rey will discuss the many factors that can impact brain aging, with a special focus on the gut-brain superhighway and the role that the gut microbiome can have on brain health.Barbara Bendlin is a faculty member in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology within the Department of Medicine. She is a member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute’s Executive Committee and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Executive [...]
Building and Using Containers for Large-scale Computing
Researcher's Link, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Learn about building and using your software environment with containers!. Learn about building and using your software environment with containers! In this virtual and in-person workshop, we’ll introduce basic container concepts, guidelines for building and storing container images, and using them in job submission. In the last half of the training, CHTC facilitators will assist as users build their own Docker or Apptainer container images (in-person only). A CHTC account and registration is required. CONTACT: chtc@cs.wisc.edu URL: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/02/containers ONLINE: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/02/containers
ML+Coffee: How Can I Apply ML/AI To My Data?
1145 Discovery BuildingML+X: Machine Learning Beyond Traditional CS Fields. CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 3
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.What can archeology tell us about the development of our forebears? How can we develop better conditions for dairy animals? How do babies develop language? How do computer scientists develop operating systems? What is musical development, and how did Franz Schubert master it in the beautiful string quartet Death and the Maiden? Find out at SoundWaves’ third event in our Development series, with special guests the Pro Arte Quartet.Speakers:Sarah Clayton, anthropologyJennifer van Os, dairy scienceMike Swift, comp sciJenny Saffran, psychModerator: [...]
WID Seminar Series
3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Accelerating High-Dimensional Insights: A Block-Diagonal Approach to Sparse PCA. Discovering simplicity in complex systems at the intersection of digital and natural worlds. Join us to catch the latest from the Del Pia Lab with Dekun Zhou presenting on "Accelerating High-Dimensional Insights: A Block-Diagonal Approach to Sparse PCA." Special introduction by Xiaoya Zhang, Sridharan Lab. Online option available. Light refreshments served. CONTACT: 316-4534, lredeagle@wisc.edu URL: https://wid.wisc.edu/event/wid-faculty-seminar-6/ ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622
CHTC Researcher Forum
Orchard View Room, Discovery BuildingThe Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) is holding an inaugural Researcher Forum on Wednesday, February 26. We invite CHTC users and the UW-Madison research computing community to join us! * Learn about recent changes at CHTC and what's new and upcoming * Connect with CHTC users and learn from each other at a mini poster session * Engage with CHTC staff - ask questions, provide suggestions, and more! * Meet a computer server CONTACT: chtc@cs.wisc.edu URL: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/02/researcher-forum
Research Object Storage (S3): An overview for researchers and support staff (online)
(Online)Research generates data of all sizes, from a few megabytes to hundreds of terabytes. And let’s face it, storing all that data can be costly. In this virtual session, we’ll introduce Research Object Storage (S3), a new campus-hosted data storage service offering 50TB of no cost storage to eligible researchers. Discover how this service can significantly reduce storage costs and enable new ways to use and distribute your data. Recommended for researchers, IT, and other support staff. CONTACT: researchdrive@wisc.edu URL: https://it.wisc.edu/research-ci/research-object-storage-s3-an-overview-for-researchers-and-support-staff-virtual-presentation/ ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95225402864?pwd=VWWUL0Gw8PoT4vaVsVnKbtZDxpgVdt.1
