WISER Facts
What does WISER stand for?
Women In Scientific Education and Research
Known for her pioneering research on radioactivity, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911).
Marie Curie
Memorial Union overlooks this lake.
Lake Mendota
Stoichiometry and the mole concept, the behavior of gases, liquids and solids, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms and chemical bonding, descriptive chemistry of selected elements and compounds, intermolecular forces, and chemistry laboratory skills.
Chem 103: General Chemistry I
This animal is endangered due to deforestation, poaching, and the illegal pet trade. Habitat loss from palm oil plantations is one of the biggest threats to their survival. You can find a baby one at the Madison zoo!
Orangutan
10 (including Liza!)
A renowned primatologist, she is best known for her groundbreaking study of chimpanzees in Tanzania, where she discovered complex behaviors like tool use and social bonding, changing the way we understand animal intelligence.
Jane Goodall
This statue, located near Bascom Hill, commemorates the 16th president of the United States and is a popular good luck token.
The Abraham Lincoln Statue
Techniques of integration, improper integrals, first order ordinary differential equations, sequences and series, Taylor series, vector geometry in two and three dimensions.
Math 222: Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Native to China, this animal is a global symbol for wildlife conservation. They remain endangered due to habitat loss and their specialized diet of bamboo, which is vulnerable to environmental changes.
Giant Panda
When was WISER established?
2015 (it's our 10 year anniversary)
A key figure in the discovery of the DNA double helix structure, her X-ray diffraction images were crucial to understanding DNA's molecular structure, though her contributions were often overshadowed by those of Watson and Crick.
Rosalind Franklin
This building, completed in 1851, was the first academic building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
North Hall
Introduction to modern statistical practice in the life sciences, using the R programming language. Topics include: exploratory data analysis, probability and random variables; one-sample testing and confidence intervals, role of assumptions, sample size determination, two-sample inference; basic ideas in experimental design, analysis of variance, linear regression, goodness-of fit; biological applications.
Stat 371: Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
Native to lakes around Mexico City, this animal is a type of salamander that is critically endangered due to habitat destruction, pollution, and invasive species.
Axolotl
What day is the Qdoba Fundraiser?
Wednesday, February 12th
A mathematician and physicist whose calculations were critical to the success of NASA's early space missions, including John Glenn's orbital flight. Her work helped pave the way for future space exploration and human spaceflight.
Katherine Johnson
The UW-Madison student newspaper, founded in 1892, is one of the oldest college newspapers in the country.
The Daily Cardinal
Descriptive lectures on chamber music with performances by instructor and others. 1 credit.
Music 113: Music in Performance
A carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, this animal is endangered due to a contagious facial tumor disease (DFTD) that has drastically reduced its numbers.
Tasmanian Devil
What is the WISER gmail?
wiser.uw@gmail.com
Often considered the first computer programmer, she worked on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine, and created the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
Ada Lovelace
UW-Madison is credited with being a pioneer in this field of research, leading to the development of genetically modified crops and agricultural advancements.
Genetic Engineering
Genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Includes transmission genetics, molecular genetics, evolutionary genetics, genetic engineering, and societal issues associated with genetics. Illustrative material includes bacteria, plants, insects, and vertebrates.
Genetics 466: Principles of Genetics
The California _____ is one of the largest flying birds in North America, and it was on the brink of extinction in the 1980s with only 27 individuals remaining. Conservation programs have helped to increase their population, though they remain critically endangered.
Condor