WISER Facts
Connect undergraduates to women in STEM fields through networking, community service, and presentations. Together we form a community of women who uplift and support each other in the STEM field.
What woman discovered the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
What year was UW-Madison founded?
1848
How many hearts do octopus have?
Three
What english teacher and P.E. teacher just got engaged?
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
What year was WISER founded?
2015
Jane Goodall
UW-Madison occupies the ancestral, native, and contemporary lands of what nation.
Ho-Chunk Nation
What is the largest city in the world?
Tokyo, Japan
What are the names of the Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
How many general meetings do you have to attend to be an active member?
Three out of six meetings
Who is the female mathematician that contributed to NASA's early human spaceflight?
Katherine Johnson
What year were the first bachelor's degrees awarded?
1854
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Hint: It's mythical
A unicorn!
How many times did Ross from Friends get divorced?
Three (Carol, Emily, Rachel)
When is our next event?
Wednesday September 24th from 5-9PM at Chipotle on State St.
Who revolutionized biology by creating gene-editing technology (CRISPR)?
Jennifer Doudna
What year were bachelor's degrees first awarded to women at UW-Madison?
1869
What common household spice is a hallucinogen?
Nutmeg, but only in very high doses!
Which actor voiced both Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa?
James Earl Jones
What is the WISER email?
wiser.uw@gmail.com
She is a Norwegian psychologist and neurologist who is a pioneer in brain research and memory, winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for understanding areas close to the hippocampus that are vital to encoding space and memory. Her contributions have led to a better understanding of cognitive diseases including Alzheimer's.
May-Britt Moser
Who was the first African American women to graduate from UW-Madison?
Mabel Watson Raimey
Childbirth. They were created to preform a symphysiotomy, which widens the pelvis by cutting the bone.
What movie in 2019 topped Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time?
Avengers: Endgame