Robotic automation, AI will accelerate scientific progress in scientific laboratories

Researchers in the labs of Ron Alterovitz, a Lawrence Grossberg Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science, and Jim Cahoon, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, have been working on integrating robotic automation and artificial intelligence into their scientific workflow. In this image, the Fetch robot is able to maneuver through … Read more

Earning trust: How we can navigate public skepticism and scientific misinformation

The Morgridge Institute and the general public came together on October 21 for a hybrid webinar in the Fearless Science Speaker Series to discuss why trust in science is eroding and what can be done to regain public trust. The panel of experts included Pilar Ossorio, Morgridge Investigator and UW–Madison Professor of Law and Bioethics, … Read more