Discovery Institutes News

MathBio looks at ‘best picture’

If 2008’s inaugural MathBio Symposium was a big-picture look at collaboration, the focus of this year’s symposium is on the best picture.


24/7 Coverage:  Countdown to Discovery 2010

Webcams* looking down on University Avenue and Campus Drive offer live views as the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery comes to life in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Opening in December 2010, the unique facility houses twin institutes under one roof, one private and one public. The building is designed to spark collaborations across scientific disciplines that result in breakthrough discoveries to improve human health, while engaging the public to explore, inquire and DISCOVER.                 *Webcams view best in Mozilla Firefox.

2009 Mathematics & Biology Symposium

Building on the success of the First Annual MathBio Symposium in September 2008, the planning for the second symposium of this series is well underway. Find out more >

UW–Madison Researcher Directory

Use the Wisconsin Discovery Portal to locate the right UW-Madison researcher for your collaboration and research needs.

Morgridge Institute Announcements

Dr. Sang Kim

The Morgridge Institute welcomes Sang Kim as its executive director. Educated on both coasts of the U.S., raised in Canada and born in Korea, learn about how the opportunity to build the Midwest’s premier private biomedical research organization enticed this distinguished scientist with academic, government and industry experience back to Madison. More >

Breakthrough Event

Watch the video of the groundbreaking and see why supporters think the institutes will pioneer research that truly makes a difference.

Wisconsin Institute Update

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Five big ideas to fill out Wisconsin Institute for Discovery portfolio

Capping an intensely competitive process, five proposals from University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been selected to form the intellectual heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. More >

Building Breakthrough Collaboration

An incomparable vision to make things better forms the foundation of this facility. The purpose of advancing the state of humankind fortifies every element of its design. Download a PDF brochure detailing this breakthough building.