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The Cap Times: New South Side Mural Aims to Teach Science Through Art, Convey “Invisible Beauty”
A new Science to Street Art mural on Madison’s south side aims to teach passersby about the molecules that shape the living world around them.
Madison Magazine: New Mural Celebrates Fusion of Science and Art
UW’s Science to Street Art initiative produces newest artwork.
WPR: Research on the Origins of Life
The theory of the origin of life has advanced greatly in recent years. Larry Meiller (WPR) talks with David Baum and Lena Vincent about their work and their understanding of how life began.
WPR: A Decade Of Cooperative Science At The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
WID Director Jo Handelsman talks to Wisconsin Public Radio about interdisciplinary science, research in the age of COVID-19, science-art fusion, and ten years of discovery at WID.
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