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News from WID

Nervous system engineers
PBS Wisconsin Education’s Meet the Lab series features Randolph Ashton’s Neural Tissue Bioengineering Lab at WID.  Learn more >
Day of the Badger April 6-7

Support WID on the
Day of the Badger

This April 6 and 7, your gift will keep WID on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary science. Gifts up to $10,000 will be matched by a generous donor to fuel discovery and fulfill the Wisconsin Idea.

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How Dirt Could Help Save the Planet

We face the potential for extreme soil erosion, compounded by climate change. WID Director Jo Handelsman wrote in Scientific American this month about the threat of soil erosion — and what we can do about it. 

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Women's History Month

Throughout March, WIDites shared what Women's History Month means for them. Hear from a few of them below and click here to see them all.
Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Julia Nepper reminds us that while it's important to celebrate Women's History Month, women are still doing amazing things and that we should celebrate women past, present, and future.
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Dr. Claudia Solís-Lemus tells us what Women's History Month and being a woman in science mean to her and how she feels a responsibility to the next generation of women in STEM.
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Madeline Smerchansky talks about being a woman in science, showing young women what a scientist looks like, and the other women in STEM who have supported her.

Crossroads of Ideas

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April 20 at 7:00 pm:

Going Forward with Equity on Climate Change

What do we gain when we include diverse communities in the conversation about climate change? And what do we lose when we don’t?

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In Case You Missed It:

Getting Wisconsin Vaccinated

WID's Michael Ferris along with Malia Jones, Miron Livny, Nasia Safdar, Jonathan Temte, and moderator Jason Joyce explored some of the science behind the state's COVID-19 rollout in this March 24 Crossroads of Ideas event.

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