Stories
Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community
Cartoonist and WID faculty Lynda Barry teaches ways to find and express insight across all ages. Watch the video for a peek inside her classes and workshops.
Students Power Up in Classroom with Biofuels Video Game
Students wrestle with the sustainability challenges of making real-world decisions about biofuel agriculture while playing an educational video game developed by WID researchers.
Optimizing the World, One Problem at a Time
What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Harvesting the Power of Big Data in Agriculture
Harvesting data and harvesting crops? There's an app for that.
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