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🏆 Announcing the inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize winners:

@kylecranmer.bsky.social for pioneering simulation-based inference in particle physics

@deboramarks.bsky.social for advancing language modeling in evolutionary biology
Inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence Announces Winners - DSI
CHICAGO, IL (November 10, 2025) The University of Chicago and Caltech announce the recipients of the inaugural Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence, presented during the...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DSI Director and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social Professor @kylecranmer.bsky.social has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a powerful new approach to data analysis that leverages advances in machine learning and AI. dsi.wisc.edu/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Tomorrow, join the Language Institute and DSI for a brown bag with LukePlonsky, Northern Arizona University. Dr. Plonsky's talk will address ethical considerations around AI use in academic publishing. 1418 Van Hise, 11:30am.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Furthering the RISE-AI initiative, @uwmadison.bsky.social recently announced a partnership with Microsoft and TitletownTech to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery. news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-p...
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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New paper, with @rkhashmani.me @marielpettee.bsky.social @garrettmerz.bsky.social Hellen Qu. We introduce a framework for generating realistic, highly multimodal datasets with explicitly calculable mutual information. This is helpful for studying self-supervised learning
arxiv.org/abs/2510.21686
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Data Science Institute welcomed new RISE-AI faculty from across campus to UW–Madison at a reception last week. This event provided them with an opportunity to meet and identify shared research interests with DSI’s faculty and staff affiliates. dsi.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/d...
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
TODAY: Join @uwmadisonchem.bsky.social and DSI for back-to-back, AI-related seminars in Chem 1435. At 2:30, Frank Noé will present the Hirschfelder seminar. At 4, Cecilia Clementi will present an AI for Science seminar. Refreshments will be served between the talks. dsi.wisc.edu/events/
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Join @uwmadisonchem.bsky.social and DSI for back-to-back, AI-related seminars on 10/20 in Chem 1435. At 2:30, Frank Noé will present the Hirschfelder seminar. At 4, Cecilia Clementi will present an AI for Science seminar. Refreshments will be served between the talks. dsi.wisc.edu/events/
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join @uwmadisonchem.bsky.social and the Data Science Institute for this AI for Science seminar on protein modeling with Prof. Cecilia Clementi. October 20, 4pm, Chemistry Learning Studio (1435). chem.wisc.edu/event/physic...
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The new @uwmadisonls.bsky.social Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty will encourage research collaboration, reflecting efforts like @uwmadison.bsky.social RISE-AI. ls.wisc.edu/news/answeri...
Answering the Tough AI Questions
A new interdisciplinary L&S research center will grapple with the human consequences of artificial intelligence.
ls.wisc.edu
October 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Dr. Satish E. Viswanath, Emory University, will discuss AI in precision medicine at next week's ML4MI seminar. Join us on Zoom, 10/14 at 10am. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-opp...
October 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Big congratulations to Frank on receiving this year’s Hirschfelder Prize! Excited to welcome Frank and Cecilia to Madison in late Oct!
Thank you UW–Madison for this great honor! In 2016 I changed my group to AI4Science and went all-in on deep learning solutions for the molecular sciences. Best decision of my career in hindsight. Amazing what's become of that field - now AI for Science is a @msftresearch.bsky.social lab.
Congratulations to Frank Noé, Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research AI for Science, who received the 2025–2026 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry for pioneering contributions at the interface of AI and chemistry. msft.it/6015sqq4R
September 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Open Source Program Office at the Data Science Institute welcomes its fall 2025 interns. These undergrad students are working on open-source software and hardware projects across campus. ospo.wisc.edu/activities/i...
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In a @pbswisconsin.bsky.social interview, DSI Affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social discusses the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of WI high school students.
Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social educational policy professor @taylorodle.bsky.social describes the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of high school students from the state.
Taylor Odle on UW's direct admission programs for students
Editor's note: PBS Wisconsin is a service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Data Science Institute is assuming responsibility for a new, campus-wide effort—the RISE-AI Collaboration HQ—which will catalyze research communities centered on innovative focus areas and build connections among @uwmadison.bsky.social's AI community. news.wisc.edu/rise-ai-coll...
RISE AI Collaboration HQ to build connections and advance research, teaching and engagement
The group will catalyze research communities centered on innovative focus areas and build connections among UW–Madison’s AI community, which includes the more than 35 new RISE-AI hires and current fac...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tomorrow's ML4MI seminar will begin at 11:15am. Dr. Ehsan Adeli will discuss how advances in computer vision and computational neuroscience contribute to discovering behavioral and neural phenotypes of healthy aging and neurological disorders. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-opp...
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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That’s better! Got the George Box poster up at the DSI @uwdsi.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Things are hopping in Morgridge Hall! After you visit the Data Science Institute on the 5th floor, be sure to check out the terraces, classrooms, study spaces, plants, art, and the Ground Truth Cafe. www.wkow.com/news/educati...
Doors open for UW-Madison's new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
MADISON (WKOW) — The new building for the School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has opened its doors.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social Sound Forest Lab uses ecological soundscape recordings and machine learning to understand forest biodiversity. The Data Science Institute worked with project lead Zuzana Burivalova on a database for storing and sharing these recordings. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
Wisconsin researchers listen to forests to learn more about protecting them
Bioacoustics enable researchers to get a fuller picture of the forest, the species that inhabit it and how they change over time.
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August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From building bridges with elementary schools to enabling scientific breakthroughs through statistical and computing expertise, UW–Madison's School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences is forging powerful partnerships that are transforming how work is done across campus and Wisconsin.
Catalysts of change: How CDIS partnerships are shaping what’s next
From building bridges with elementary schools to enabling scientific breakthroughs through statistical and computing expertise, CDIS is forging powerful partnerships that are transforming how work is
news.wisc.edu
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Looking for the Data Science Institute? Starting today, you can find us on the 5th floor of Morgridge Hall.
move in day! The Data Science Institute moves into Morgridge Hall @uwdsi.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The next ML4MI Seminar features a talk from Dr. James Zou, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Join us on 8/18, 10am on Zoom.
August 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A nice article by @anilananth.bsky.social on using AI to explore design spaces, find unexpected solutions, (re)discover symmetries, and propose new relationships featuring @yuqirose.bsky.social @mariokrenn.bsky.social & myself.
Note AI ≠ LLMs in this piece.
www.quantamagazine.org/ai-comes-up-...
AI Comes Up with Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work. | Quanta Magazine
Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”
www.quantamagazine.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Super excited 3 days at the CECAM workshop co-organized with @drgregbowman.bsky.social @bettinagkeller.bsky.social! Protein dynamics is definitely shaping up to be the next big topic in AI for Science! Huge thanks to @cecamevents.bsky.social, @uwdsi.bsky.social, TCI, Chem, Emma and the DSI staff!
July 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM