WISE history
Science facts
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UM WISE history/facts
100

Who is the only female Nobel Laureate who has won the Nobel Prize twice?

Marie Curie

100

What are the spider webs made up of?

Protein silk

100

What AA event heavily attended by people across the country is know for having terrible weather?

Ann Arbor Art Fair

100

What animal resides on North Campus and loves hanging out in a flock on public roads?

Turkey

100

Who is WISE open to?

Everyone!

200

Who programmed the onboard flight software for the Apollo mission ?

Margaret Hamilton

200

Which type of alloys can return to their original shape when heat treated?

Shape memory alloys

200

What AA establishment caught fire last month?

Tomukun Noodle Bar

200

How many all-girls dorms are on campus?

4
200

How old is WISE?

46 years old

300

Who made the first online database of protein sequences? 

Margaret Dayhoff

300

How many standard amino acids are there?

20

300

Which US President has lived in AA and attended University of Michigan?

Gerald Ford

300

What is our writing program called?

Write Here, Write Now

400

Which former actress, singer and songwriter has a PhD from MIT and an aerospace startup?

Bridgit Medler

400

Why is the city called Ann Arbor?

Because both the founders' wives' were named Ann

400

What is the next upcoming WISE event?

WISE Nights-In

500

Who won the Nobel Prize for CRISPR?

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

500

Who is an Ann Arbor-raised rock musician who co-wrote an Eagles' song? 

Bob Seger

500

Who is the director of WISE?

Dr. Rachel Niemer

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