Stealth Sculpture Project enlivens WID workspace

We've enlivened our workspace on the third floor of the Discovery building, thanks to the help of Lynda Barry. Barry, who's a cartoonist, author and Discovery Fellow at WID, curates the "Stealth Sculpture Project" to showcase thought-provoking art pieces that will stop you in your tracks. These rotating works of art come from faculty members and MFA students in the UW-Madison Art Department.

See photos of the sculptures

Upcoming

C4 Public Lecture: Paul Davies

The Center for Complexity and Collective Computation (C4), a research center at WID, invites you for an evening with Paul Davies, a theoretical physicist and best-selling author. His talk, "The Origin of Life," will examine the processes that turn complex mixtures of chemicals into a genuinely living organism.

When: Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. Where: H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery building (map) Free and open to the public

Visit the center's website for more details.

The Art of Conversation

At The Art of Conversation Evening Talk, award-winning journalists reveal behind-the- scenes stories of how conversation leads to discovery.

When: April 16 at 7 p.m. Where: H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery building (map) Free and open to the public

Featuring:

Peter Greenberg, travel editor, CBS News Steve Paulson, executive producer/interviewer, TTBOOK Dr. Jennifer Ashton, senior medical contributor, ABC News Maureen Maher, television host, CBS 48 Hours

Our Science Our Programs Optimization researcher Apply to be a Marie Christine honored with Sloan Kohler Fellow @ WID Fellowship WID and the UW-Madison Graduate School Congratulations to Optimization researcher invite graduate students to apply to become Christopher Ré for receiving the Sloan 2013-2014 Marie Christine Kohler @ WID Research Fellowship. Fellows.

Fellowships are awarded across eight fields Fellows receive a stipend and engage in to early-career scientists who stand out as WID's transdisciplinary network and the next generation of scientific leaders. intellectual community.

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Our Culture Tools for Discovery: Carrie Roy

Tools for Discovery is a monthly profile series that inspects the tools, computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID's ideas and discoveries.

This month, postdoctoral researcher Carrie Roy shares the tools -- digital, design and otherwise -- she uses to transcend disciplines in her work.

Read the full Q&A

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