Cameron Cook
John Yin, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UW-Madison, is using computational methods to understand the material conditions viruses use to reproduce themselves. He is hopeful that such an approach will allow us interfere with their reproduction and prevent the spread of viruses like COVID-19.
Brian Foo, one of the Library of Congress Innovators in Residence has released a beta version of “Citizen DJ”. You can create remix, create music, or download free-to-use audio clips from their collections to use as part of your projects or as a dataset.
Jennifer Patiño
Led by their “Innovator in Residence,” Ben Lee, the Library of Congress is using sophisticated machine learning tools to digitize and organize images from several centuries of American newspapers. The result is a tool for searching a truly massive collection of historical newspaper images called the “Newspaper Navigator“.
Stat News provides tips for researchers for staying connected, moving to virtual research, and reusing datasets to ask new questions during COVID-19.
Kent Emerson
Researchers at UW-Madison have been involved in the development of a desktop and mobile app designed to help Wisconsinites navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The app, called Wisconsin Connect, features discussion rooms, fact checkers, prevention techniques, symptom trackers and much more. The app should be available via the Apple Store and Google Play in May.
The Media History Digital Library project’s search interface, called Lantern, has received some exciting updates to facilitate more precise searching and resource location. Take minute to browse this huge media history resource.