Isthmus: Street Science
Isthmus covers Science to Street Art, a project from WID’s Illuminating Discovery Hub.
Tag: outreach
WID is committed to fulfilling the Wisconsin Idea, ensuring that the knowledge, resources, and benefits produced by the university’s research permeate the boundaries of the campus, benefiting Wisconsin families and businesses and improving lives all over the world.
WID is engaged in a number of outreach efforts, often in collaboration with partners such as the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Discovery Building’s Town Center.
WID partners with the Town Center and Morgridge Institute for Research on the Crossroads of Ideas lecture series, the Illuminating Discovery course, and other programs.
Outreach is an important part of the Discovery Dialogue Hub .
Madison365: Connecting Science with Street Art
Science to Street Art is an initiative that aims to visually inspire STEM education and careers by creating science civic art through graffiti and hip-hop art forms.
NSF Grant Takes Scientific Approach to Public Engagement with Science
A grant from the National Science Foundation will help a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison discover the factors that contribute to successful public engagement with science endeavors. In particular, the team is interested in learning what motivations and experiences mold the profiles of scientists who engage successfully with the public.
Data Scientists Unite Research and Policy in New Project
A new data science project, “WEREWOLF”, puts powerful modeling tools into the hands of Wisconsin policymakers to create the energy systems of tomorrow.
Next Gen Scientists Assemble in Madison to Bring Science to the Policy Table
The National Science Policy Symposium will take place at the Discovery Building and in Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2.
WSJ: ‘Who Owns Science?’ Wisconsin Science Festival Panel Explores Culture, Representation
university faculty and students, politicians and indigenous advocates discussed representation and inclusion in science at the panel moderated by Rabiah Mayas, associate director of Northwestern University’s Science in Society research center.
Channel 3000: Science-Themed Murals to be Painted around Madison for Science to Street Art Project
The murals, which will feature molecular structures, big data and precision medicine, the diversity of scientists, and more are intended to spark an interest in science.
Science Outreach: A Versatile Training Tool
Genetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring skills in her students. To her delight, she has found an opportunity to do both.
WID Partners with City of Madison to Bring Science Art to City Streets
WID is connecting UW scientists with artists to create science-themed murals across the city of Madison.
What is the Emerging Tech Hub at WID?
Hyperinnovation profiles a recent networking event devoted to development of WID’s nascent Emerging Technologies Hub.
Fall ‘Crossroads’ Topics Include Trade Policy Models, Climate Change and More
The fall Crossroads of Ideas series kicks off in the Discovery Building on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 pm. WID researchers will be featured throughout the fall series.
Meet Tiny Earth Director Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller was named the executive director of Tiny Earth this spring. We sat down with her to learn about her background and the future of Tiny Earth.
WSJ: Wisconsin Institute for Discovery to Bring Scientific Street Art to Madison
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Madison Arts Commission are teaming up to create street art to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.
Know Your Madisonian: Illumination is Goal of Discovery Hub Director Ginger Contreras
Ginger Ann Contreras, executive director of the Illuminating Discovery Hub at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at UW-Madison, is working to help create science-themed murals in Madison and promote accurate and diverse portrayals of scientists in entertainment.
Jon Eckhardt
Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship, including firm formation, venture finance, and university driven entrepreneurship
Seminar on Astrobiology Aims to Inspire a Look into the Bounds of Life
A new group centered at WID hopes to coordinate the dozens of labs that are addressing some aspect of astrobiology and inspire others to join the work. A public lecture series this spring is part of the effort.
WID Biologist Takes Top Prize in Bioethics Cartoon Contest
Rush Dhillon, a comparative biologist working with the John Denu Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, took the top prize in a contest that invites participants to make a cartoon on any ethical issue arising in or from biomedical research.
Bryce Sprecher
Acquire, process, interpret, and display spatial data for education, insight, and experience.
WID Hubs Launch at Illuminating Connections Event
WID’s new hubs—Data Science, Multi-Omics, and Illuminating Discovery—represent a new path forward for collaborative research projects and fields.
Wisconsin Public Television and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Announce the Timothy William Trout Education Innovation Lab
Gift of $2.1 million from Dr. Monroe and Sandra Trout creates partnership among Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Morgridge Institute for Research, UW-Madison School of Education, and Wisconsin Public Television
Tour WID’s New ‘Hubs’ Designed to Spur Campus Collaborations Dec. 12
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery will launch a suite of hubs designed to bring together researchers from across campus and provide access to specialized tools and resources.
Cap Times Q&A: Kevin Ponto Wants to Use Virtual Reality to Solve Real-world Problems
For WID’s Kevin Ponto, virtual reality is more than a way of playing video games or simulating roller coaster rides. He thinks VR can be a tool for solving real-world problems.
WID Researchers Showcase “Virtual Diary Farm Brain” at American Dairy Science Association Meeting
By combining information from many farms, predictive models and analytic tools can be developed to help producers and consultants navigate, visualize. and analyze the data they are getting from an increasing number of sources to support better management decisions.