Category Science & Technology
Coding for equity: UW senior works to make the tech industry more inclusive
UW-Madison senior Katie Zutter is working to help solve issues of gender bias and inequity in computer science, and she finds that inequities in tech only fuel her to push for change. Read More
Swab the deck and grab the microscope: Wisconsin educators sail Lake Michigan
A dozen educators from Minnesota and Wisconsin have set sail from the Port of Milwaukee on a one-of-a-kind professional development workshop aboard the sailing vessel Denis Sullivan. Read More
Biochemistry labs mentor high school youth apprentices
“For students interested in science and research, it’s great for them to learn how things work at a top-tier institution like UW–Madison early on.” Read More
Astronomy video game wins national award
“At Play in the Cosmos,” an educational video game developed at UW–Madison, won the third annual Mashable + Games for Change People’s Choice Award. Read More
Q & A: New WID director Jo Handelsman on returning to UW, leading institute
Handelsman talks about the global challenges the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is addressing, where the interdisciplinary research institute has been in its first seven years, and what its future looks like. Read More
How to take in the eclipse: Tips from UW Space Place
The effects of the partial eclipse in Wisconsin will be subtle, but worth watching nonetheless. Read More
In words and glass, collaboration unlocks birth of modern chemistry
Scientific glassblower Tracy Drier creates a kaliapparat, the focus of his historical research, inside his glass shop in the basement of the UW–Madison… Read More
Degree program uses satellite, drone technologies to solve environmental problems
Students will learn skills that can be applied to conducting wildlife surveys, mapping floodwaters, monitoring environmental conditions, and many other applications. Read More
Advance furthers stem cells for use in drug discovery, cell therapy
UW–Madison researchers have invented an all-chemical replacement for the confusing, even dangerous materials, now used to grow stem cells. Read More