Month: March 2024

Science-of-science researchers at the iSchool expose imbalances in biomedical research

Assistant Professor Ian Hutchins and PhD student Salsabil Arabi are researchers researching research. Yes, you read that right. Hutchins and Arabi, members of the Metascience Research Lab at the iSchool, are engaged in the “science of science,” using large datasets and machine learning to reveal trends and expose inequities in the complex landscape of academic …

MS Information student Rahil Virani contributes to UW-Madison Alzheimer’s research

Data skills can open unexpected doors. Rahil Virani MSx’25 knows this firsthand. Before coming to Madison, Virani was a software developer tackling coding projects while living in Mumbai, India, a city of 20 million residents. In his role as a software developer for ITdeation Technologies, he began to develop a keen interest in data and …