SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 2
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.How do babies develop language? How are new drugs developed? How did we go from no universe to the universe we know and love? And how does cancer develop in our bodies? How does a musician write a piece of music for himself to play? Find out as SoundWaves continues its yearlong exploration of Development: where are we now, how did we get here, and where might we go?SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. [...]
WID Seminar Series
3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Discovering simplicity in complex systems at the intersection of digital and natural worlds. ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622
Trustworthy AI
https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-12-02-uwmadison-trustworthyai/This lesson equips participants with trustworthy AI/ML practices, emphasizing fairness, explainability, reproducibility, accountability, and safety across three general data/model modalities: structured data (tabular), natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision. Participants will learn to evaluate and enhance the trustworthiness and reliability of models in each modality. Additionally, they will explore how to integrate these principles into future models, bridging ethical practices with practical applications in their research.This is a pilot workshop, testing out a lesson that is still under development. The lesson authors would appreciate any feedback you can give them about the lesson content and suggestions for how it could [...]
Trustworthy AI
Learn Responsible Machine Learning Practices. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-12-02-uwmadison-trustworthyai/
Crossroads of Ideas: Communicating through Creativity
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesExplore how art and science intersect as experts reveal creative ways to deepen our understanding of culture, justice, and science!Join us for Crossroads of Ideas: Communicating through Creativity, a dynamic fireside chat that explores the intersection of art and science in shaping perspectives and values. Featuring Nan Li, an expert in science communication who leverages art to inform and influence public opinion; Casey Fletcher, who focuses on culture, justice, and diversity through creative expression; and mural artist Sonya Sankaran, who bridges the gap by using art as a medium to illuminate scientific concepts. Together, they’ll dive into how creative approaches can [...]
Trustworthy AI
Learn Responsible Machine Learning Practices. CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-12-02-uwmadison-trustworthyai/
ML+X Forum: Applied Machine Learning
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Machine Learning Beyond Traditional CS Fields. CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92639425571?pwd=Z0tCaWZxK0dDcWs2dm51dXZpcy9mQT09
ML+Coffee
Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United StatesMachine Learning Community Event. CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
WID Seminar Series: Yin Lab
3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)Molecular information processing: from COVID to the chemical origins of life. Featuring: Nan Jiang, PhD candidate in Biophysics, Chung-Hui Hsu, PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Dr. John Yin. Special introduction by Dr. Tim Rogers, Psychology. Light refreshments will be served and an online option is available. ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622
Software Carpentry
Learn Skills for Research Software Engineering. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. 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/2025-01-13-uwmadison-swc/
Software Carpentry
https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-01-13-uwmadison-swc/
Software Carpentry
Learn Skills for Research Software Engineering. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. 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/2025-01-13-uwmadison-swc/
Software Carpentry
Learn Skills for Research Software Engineering. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. 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/2025-01-13-uwmadison-swc/
Software Carpentry
Learn Skills for Research Software Engineering. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. 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/2025-01-13-uwmadison-swc/
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 [...]
