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UW-Madison adopts drone use policy
A new UW–Madison policy will help researchers and instructors on campus meet the Federal Aviation Administration rules for flying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — better known as aerial drones — while also helping to protect privacy. The policy, “University of Wisconsin–Madison Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Policy,” encourages safe and lawful use of drones for research and instruction.
Machine learning can detect a genetic disorder from speech recordings
How much information can we extract from a five-minute recording of someone talking? Enough to tell whether that individual may be genetically predisposed to some health complications, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Waisman Center and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.
Loss of Wisconsin Sea Grant would impact the state’s economy, public health and safety, emerging workforce, quality of life
A Special Message From the Director of Wisconsin Sea Grant Loss of Wisconsin Sea Grant would impact the state’s economy, public health and safety, emerging workforce, quality of life. “From discovery…
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Update on the Management and Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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