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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 Building

Decoding 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 States

Part 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

SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 3

Discovery Building 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United States

Explore 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 Building

The 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

Crossroads of Ideas: Mindfulness and the Microbiome

Discovery Building or streaming at https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95175400747 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, United States

Part 3 of the Microbiome Miniseries with panelists Richie Davidson and Jo HandelsmanJoin Dr. Richie Davidson and Dr. Jo Handelsman as they explore the intricate connection between the microbiome and mindfulness, and the immense impact they both have on our wellbeing. This is the third part of our three-part microbiome miniseries!Dr. Richard Davidson is the founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison. Davidson is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on [...]

CHTC Information Session

1170 Discovery Building (Also offered online)

Learn about CHTC's computing and data services for UW-Madison affiliates at this information session!. CHTC staff will present an overview of CHTC services and how these services can help researchers accomplish their research and computational goals. CHTC staff will also help attendees identify the next steps for getting started - whether that is getting an account, how to log in, or how to start running work. If you are attending in person, after the presentation, there will be time for Q+A and hands-on help from the CHTC Facilitation Team. Register to receive a virtual link. CONTACT: chtc@cs.wisc.edu URL: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/03/information-session ONLINE: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/03/information-session

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

Event Series Data Carpentry

Health Sciences Data Carpentry

Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 3330 750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, United States

https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-03-24-uwmadison-dc/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.

Health Sciences Data Carpentry

3330 Health Sciences Learning Center

Fundamental 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/2025-03-24-uwmadison-dc/