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AI learns better when it talks to itself
AI learns better when it talks to itself
Jan 27, 2026 - AI models can generalize across different tasks more easily when supported by both inner speech and short-term memory.
AI learns better when it talks to itself
Quick Takes: The Rise of the Data Sharing Agreement
Quick Takes: The Rise of the Data Sharing Agreement
Jan 27, 2026 - Agencies must notify the public when they plan to use personal information in new ways – including when they intend to share it with another agency – and give the public an opportunity to weigh in.
Quick Takes: The Rise of the Data Sharing Agreement
Funding metadata in OpenAlex
Funding metadata in OpenAlex
Jan 26, 2026 - Thanks to a transformative grant from Wellcome of $3.6M over three years, funding metadata will be a major focus of that development.
Funding metadata in OpenAlex
UW-Madison Inside MadHacks: The Midwest’s premier hackathon
UW-Madison Inside MadHacks: The Midwest’s premier hackathon
Jan 21, 2026 - Morgridge Hall turned into a hub of caffeinated creativity as MadHacks 2025 drew over 400 participants from across the country — the largest turnout in the event's history.
UW-Madison Inside MadHacks: The Midwest’s premier hackathon
TXST CADS AI-Ready Office Hours
TXST CADS AI-Ready Office Hours

Jan 26, 2026 - TXST Faculty and Researchers are invited to attend office hours as part of the AI-Ready Series.

TXST CADS AI-Ready Office Hours
GAIRE Program Award Recipients - TAMIDS
GAIRE Program Award Recipients - TAMIDS
Jan 21, 2026 - GAIRE aims to create AI literacy materials, integrate GenAI tools in the classroom, and understand GenAI's impact on learning.
GAIRE Program Award Recipients - TAMIDS
Tom Hartvigsen Receives $1M NIH Grant for Multimodal AI
Tom Hartvigsen Receives $1M NIH Grant for Multimodal AI
Jan 21, 2026 - Tom Hartvigsen and his colleagues were awarded a $1 million NIH grant to develop a new participatory approach to multimodal AI systems in dermatology.
Tom Hartvigsen Receives $1M NIH Grant for Multimodal AI
The health care hiring boom is losing steam
The health care hiring boom is losing steam
Jan 26, 2026 - Cuts to federal health programs, AI automation and rising costs are making health systems and other employers level off hiring.
The health care hiring boom is losing steam