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Mission: Advance our understanding of the origins of life in the Universe through interdisciplinary research and education. https://wicor.wisc.edu/ 📸: Night sky above the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), July 2017, Photo Jeff Miller/UW-Madison

Wisconsin Center for Origins Research

The second annual WiCOR STAR Bootcamp has come to an end, and we’ve filled our brains with the fundamentals of #astrobiology research! Thank you to all of our fantastic attendees and to the lecturers who shared their expertise! 🧪🔭 @uwmadisonls.bsky.social

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New accepted paper from WiCOR members Adam Distler and Juliette Becker! @jcbecker.bsky.social

Don't miss the WiCOR Lecture TONIGHT at 7PM!🚨🚨🚨 We hope to see you there! Link for more info below👇

This Wednesday, April 22, join WiCOR as we learn about "The Search for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System" from Dr. Victoria Meadows!! More info: go.wisc.edu/wicor-lectur... 🧪🔭 #astrobiology #exoplanets @uwmadisonls.bsky.social @uwsciencealliance.bsky.social @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social

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The WiCOR STAR Bootcamp is underway for 2026, and we’ve enjoyed the first 3 days immensely. We’ve learned about #astronomy and #PlanetaryScience from our expert lecturers, we've taken a field trip to the #UWGeologyMuseum, and we’ve started our dive into #chemistry and #biology! #astrobiology 🔭 🧪

Welcome to Madison, #AbSciCon26 attendees! Stop by our booth on level 1 to learn more about the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research and our member departments! #abscicon #astrobiology #madisonwi #WiCOR

Thanks to all of our amazing donors we met our $4,000 match challenge, and exceeded our goal of $8,000 raised during our first Day of the Badger! 🦡 We are so thankful for your generous support of WiCOR! Final results: dayofthebadger.org/wicor On, WiCOR! On, Wisconsin! 📸Melinda Soares-Furtado

Star, Lily, and Murphy are thinking of WiCOR this Day of the Badger, and hope you are too! There is still time to donate and help us reach our goal of $8,000 raised, and thanks to the dollar-for-dollar match up to $4,000 we’ll get there twice as fast! Donate now: dayofthebadger.org/wicor

Peter the Pony and Barbie the Cat hope you think of WiCOR this Day of the Badger! We are just over half way to our goal of $8,000 dollars raised for WiCOR during Day of the Badger. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and support WiCOR and UW-Madison! dayofthebadger.org/wicor

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We're excited to have so many #astrobiology colleagues here in Madison for #AbSciCon26! This photo has many, but not all, of the #WiCOR members attending this year. Come talk to us about our research and visit our booth on level 1!

Wisconsin Center for Origins Research

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research

The Search for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System 🔭 Don't miss the next WiCOR Lecture from Dr. Victoria Meadows (SETI Institute)! 📆 Wed. April 22 at 7:00 PM 📍The Marquee at Union South 🔗go.wisc.edu/wicor-lecture-sp2026 🧪 #Astrobiology #exoplanets #biosignatures #spectroscopy

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research

New first-author paper from Adam Distler, now accepted to ApJ, evaluates whether the inner edges of peas-in-a-pod (PIAP) multiplanet systems are affected by secular resonance crossings driven by the rotational evolution of the host star....

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