Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

SILO-Victor Blanco
2023-01-25 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Researchers' Link, Discovery Building
This semester we will be holding hybrid seminars, with both in-person and virtual (Zoom) participation. Pizza will be served for the in-person attendees.
URL: https://silo.wisc.edu/

Indigenous Language Table
2023-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Located in the ID Hub, Rm 1145. A Indigenous Language Table is designed to enable language learners to develop spoken language skills outside of the classroom, build community, strengthen language purpose, and normalize indigenous language with representation. Hosted by Enwejig and the Illuminating Discovery invite students, including former students and indigenous language learners who want to develop their skills, & members of the at-large community. This is not a language class. Attendees will practice language skills.
CONTACT: 316-4511, lredeagle@wisc.edu
URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/

WID Seminar Series: Shaoqin "Sarah" Gong and Krishanu Saha
2023-01-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Resilience, Robustness & Adaptability. "Nanoplatform enabled safe and efficient genome editing therapy" with Sarah Gong
"Programming the immune system to combat cancer and aging" with Dr. Krishanu Saha
Every month, WID presents a seminar in which two faculty will present their research and how it connects with the WID theme of Resilience, Robustness, and Adaptability. Each 25-minute talk will take place in the Orchard View Room with light refreshments. There is also a virtual viewing option.
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96230643007

Indigenous Language Table
2022-12-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-12-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-12-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-11-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-11-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-11-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-11-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Located in the ID Hub, Rm 1157. A Indigenous Language Table is designed to enable language learners to develop spoken language skills outside of the classroom, build community, strengthen language purpose, and normalize indigenous language with representation. Hosted by Enwejig and the Illuminating Discovery invite students, including former students and indigenous language learners who want to develop their skills, & members of the at-large community. This is not a language class. Attendees will practice language skills.
CONTACT: 316-4511, lredeagle@wisc.edu
URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/

SILO - Claire Donnat
2022-12-14 12:30 - 13:30

WID Seminar Series
2022-12-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Resilience, Robustness & Adaptability. "Inclusive Learning Through Scientific Teaching," Sarah Miller, Executive Director of Tiny Earth
"Dealing with Noise in Discrete Optimization," Alberto Del Pia, Dept. Industrial & Systems Engineering
WID hosts a monthly seminar in which two faculty or delegates present their research and how it connects with the WID theme of Resilience, Robustness, and Adaptability. Each 25-minute talk will take place in the Orchard View Room with light refreshments. There is also a virtual viewing option.
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96230643007

SILO - Yiqiao Zhong
2022-12-07 12:30 - 13:30

Crossroads of Ideas
2022-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
“Facebook Depression:” Untangling the Evidence Around Social Media and Mental Health for Teens. The news media has frequently promoted concerns about social media and mental health for teens, including “Facebook depression” and concerns about addiction. But does this moral panic align with the current evidence? Megan Moreno will explore evidence examining the relationship between adolescent social media use and mental health, and consider ways that parents can engage with their kids to promote safe and supportive social media use.
CONTACT: 316-4382, towncenter@warf.org
URL: https://www.warf.org/event/facebook-depression-untangling-the-evidence-around-social-media-and-mental-health-for-teens/
ONLINE: https://www.warf.org/event/facebook-depression-untangling-the-evidence-around-social-media-and-mental-health-for-teens/

El Zoominario - TBA
2022-12-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-04 15:00 - 16:00 | (Online)
El Zoominario is a seminar series of scientific short talks (in English) given by Latinx in STEM. The goal is to increase visibility of Latinx people in STEM and inspire the next generation of Latinx scientists. The talks are meant to be accessible to the general audience.The talks are 15-20 minutes long of a scientific topic explained in accessible terms to a broad audience. At the end of the talk, the speaker chooses to share interesting facts about their Latinx culture.
URL: https://solislemuslab.github.io//pages/talks.html#zoominario
ONLINE: https://solislemuslab.github.io//pages/talks.html#zoominario

SILO - Kirthevasan Kandasamy
2022-11-30 12:30 - 13:30

SILO - Yongyi Guo
2022-11-23 12:30 - 13:30

SILO - Sameer Deshpande
2022-11-16 12:30 - 13:30

Crossroads of Ideas
2022-11-15 19:00 - 20:30 | H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Journeys: An Evening with Writer Quan Barry. Crossroads of Ideas is teaming up with the UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for a four-part miniseries that features outstanding UW researchers who have received WARF faculty awards. The first talk in the miniseries highlights Amy Quan Barry, who will read from various works spanning her 20-plus year career at UW-Madison. Join us for an evening not to be missed!
CONTACT: 316-4382, towncenter@warf.org
URL: https://www.warf.org/event/journeys-an-evening-with-writer-quan-barry/
ONLINE: https://www.warf.org/event/journeys-an-evening-with-writer-quan-barry/

SILO - Yuxin Chen
2022-11-09 12:30 - 13:30

WID Seminar Series
2022-11-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Resilience, Robustness & Adaptability. John Yin: Persistent change: Lessons from the growth and spread of viruses
David Baum: The evolutionary origins of resilience, robustness and adaptability
Every month, WID presents a seminar in which two faculty or their delegates will present their research and how it connects with the WID theme of Resilience, Robustness, and Adaptability. Each 25-minute talk will take place in the Orchard View Room with light refreshments. There is also a virtual viewing option.
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96230643007

SILO - Cliff Stein
2022-11-02 12:30 - 13:30
Scheduling with Speed Predictions. This semester we will be holding hybrid seminars, with both in-person and virtual (Zoom) participation. Pizza will be served for the in-person attendees.
URL: https://silo.wisc.edu/

SILO: Cynthia Rudin
2022-10-26 12:30
Cynthia Rudin

WID100 Tailgate and Watch Party
2022-10-15 14:30 - 18:00

Resilience, Robustness, Adaptability – WID Seminar Series
2022-09-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Orchard View Room, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Every month, WID is presenting a seminar in which two faculty or their delegates will present their research and how it connects with the WID theme of Resilience, Robustness, and Adaptability. Colleagues will pair up to develop a seminar that presenting parallels, collaborative projects, or just two different views of this theme. Each 25 minute talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Orchard View Room with a virtual option, and include light refreshments.
