Stories indexed under: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

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• National cybersecurity effort launched to strengthen software infrastructure Nov. 1, 2012 Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received a $23.6 million grant as part of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 11-02) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to address threats arising from the development process of software used in technology ranging from the national power grid to medical devices.
• Class aims to birth software companies at UW-Madison Oct. 23, 2012 Paul Barford, a UW-Madison professor of computer science, has a proposition, and he's got five minutes to make it.
• Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery receives innovative green building award Oct. 18, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been chosen for a top sustainability award for the innovative and sustainable design of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building.
• Caltech physicist Carroll speaks on time, Big Bang, evolution Oct. 16, 2012 Noted California Institute of Technology physicist, Discover magazine Cosmic Variance blogger and frequent television guest scientist Sean M. Carroll will discuss the scale of life and evolution of the universe during a program taking place from 7-8:30 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
• Perkins Coie offers $10,000 prize to UW student innovators Oct. 9, 2012 Perkins Coie LLP has announced a new Innovative Minds competition, offering a $10,000 prize to a University of Wisconsin-Madison student team that produces the year's most market-ready innovation.
• Wisconsin Institute for Discovery adds CBS and WPR distinguished scholars to collaborative environment Sept. 27, 2012 When Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) director David Krakauer arrived on campus, he envisioned creating a place where leading-edge science effortlessly flowed beyond the walls of the Discovery building and the university.
• Seeing sound from all angles at Wisconsin Science Fest Sept. 26, 2012 Sound can be an incredibly powerful experience, able to dominate our attention, convey information, transport us from the here and now or add or relieve tension and emotion.
• TED creativity guru headlines science fest, Year of Innovation Sept. 25, 2012 If Sir Ken Robinson has said it once, he's said it millions of times: "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."
• Science in film: The 'evil institute' takes center stage Sept. 24, 2012 For filmmakers, science has always set a sumptuous table for story telling. Characters, plots and settings drawn from science are all reliable grist for the celluloid mill.
• Wisconsin Science Festival brings wonders of science to life for all ages Sept. 17, 2012 After a rousing debut last fall, the Wisconsin Science Festival returns for its second year this Sept. 27-30 with an even bigger and bolder schedule of people, music, art and explosions bringing the wonders of science to life for all ages.
• Prominent UW physicist describes Higgs search and discovery Sept. 13, 2012 On July 4, 2012, the international science community exploded with excitement as physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the discovery of a brand-new subatomic particle widely believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson.
• UW-Madison celebrates imagination, discovery in the Year of Innovation Sept. 13, 2012 From dairy science to dance to vitamin D to stem cells, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has pushed the boundaries of what is known and the limits of what is possible for more than 160 years.
• 'Hacking' to bridge a divide Aug. 23, 2012 On a wall in a darkened room, a single word flashed: divide.
• Morgridge Institute's Velten named a top young innovator Aug. 22, 2012 Andreas Velten, an associate scientist with the Morgridge Institute for Research, has been recognized by MIT’s Technology Review as a TR35 honoree for 2012.
• Roundtable discussion features SBA official Winslow Sargeant Aug. 20, 2012 Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for advocacy at the Small Business Administration and a UW-Madison engineering graduate, will discuss the most pressing issues confronting technology ventures in Wisconsin and beyond at a free roundtable discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
• Wisconsin Science Festival seeks partners to expand celebration statewide Sept. 27-30 Aug. 10, 2012 After a rousing debut last fall in Madison, the Wisconsin Science Festival is encouraging supporters of learning and science from around the state to help expand the festival during its second year by staging local events this Sept. 27-30.
• Collaborative computing, pioneered at UW–Madison, helped drive LHC analysis July 31, 2012 When scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced the appearance of a new particle among the pieces of smashed protons, Miron Livny saw a huge scientific success.
• Thomson lab lands $2.2 million NIH grant July 24, 2012 With a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson, University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of biomedical engineering William Murphy and School of Medicine and Public Health medical informatics professor David Page will lead a team to derive and assemble the distinct cell types found in the human cerebral cortex.
• Northern Wisconsin high schoolers learn with stem cells, UW researchers July 17, 2012 Eighteen top science students from northern Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside leading researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a summer science camp focused on stem cells.
• Madison Community Foundation funds K-12 science programs at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery July 12, 2012 During the next year, kids and their families will be able to enjoy six new ways to experience hands-on science at the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.