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Research is for Everyone — A Tiny Earth Student’s Story on Being a Woman in STEM
Diversity fuels innovation, yet women and girls continue to remain underrepresented in STEM. Tiny Earth is committed to supporting these future scientists. Undergraduate researcher Tasha Miller shares how curiosity and strong mentors helped shape her journey into a science field and encourages other women to be open to STEM fields.
Discovery Fellow, Nan Li earns Vilas Associate Award
The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional Research Committees on the basis of a detailed proposal.
Deciphering the Regulatory Network of a Pathogenic Fungus
In a new study, researchers from the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) have created a software tool that can help reveal biological pathways of a notorious pathogenic fungus. Aspergillus fumigatus, which is found worldwide, can infiltrate a human body and quickly overwhelm the immune system. In immunocompromised individuals, this fungus can cause major damage and has a high mortality rate. The new tool may eventually help researchers address the problems caused by A. fumigatus.
Researchers at UW–Madison Receive Major Grant to Study the Link Between Mental Health and the Microbiome
Long before science caught up, Vincent Van Gogh sensed a connection between melancholy and microbes. Now, 135 years later, the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, the Center for Healthy Minds, PRECISE, and MIT have launched a project that investigates the microbiome’s central role in human well-being and the power of interdisciplinary research. Combining genomics, data science, behavioral health, and international collaboration, the research project is advancing a global understanding of how microbes shape the mind.
