AI has genuinely transformative potential, with high stakes, great possibilities and significant risks. It was a natural choice to be the first focus area for our Wisconsin RISE Initiative.
A focus on this area builds on our strong foundations in data science and computer science while integrating the social sciences, humanities and human ecology, with the goal of putting people at the center of these solutions.
—Jennifer L. Mnookin, Chancellor
CALS Faculty Hires
- Licheng Liu, Biological Systems Engineering (Q&A coming soon)
- Hannah Wayment-Steele, Biochemistry
- Duo Xu, Biochemistry
- Yakun Zhang, Soil and Environmental Sciences (Q&A coming soon)
Distinguished Research Fellow
- Grant Nickles (CALS mentor: Emile Gluck-Thaler, Plant Pathology)
CALS Faculty Searches
- Theme 1: AI to Advance Life Sciences
- Theme 2: AI to Enhance Agricultural and Natural Systems