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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We're excited to participate in the Wisconsin Science Festival! Thurs, Oct 15 from 4-8 PM, #ScienceOnTheSquare Sun, Oct 18 at 4:30 PM, Stumble into Science Pub Crawl Tues, Oct 20, Discovery Building Expo – Field Trip Day Visit wiscifest.org for full details on each event! 📸 from #WiSciFest 2025

WiCOR graduate student presents the exoplanet activity to a group of curious elementary school attendees at the Discovery Expo in Oct 2025

Child Attendee and WiCOR Grad Student interact with the Exoplanet activity at Science on the Square

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Halzen! On, Wisconsin! 🦡🎉 🧪🔭

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Flamingos are Flocking to WiCOR! 🦩🦩🦩 Support us during this “Flocktober”! There is still time to donate, look for WiCOR in the full list of funds at uwflamingos.com or visit the Give page on our website. #FillTheHill #UWMadison

Three stuffed-animal flamingos perched on the WiCOR Sign, with text above that says "Fill the Hill"

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Support WiCOR during #FillTheHill! 🦩 The 24 hours of fundraising starts today, Oct 1, at 5PM! Look for WiCOR in the full list of funds at uwflamingos.com or visit the Give page on our website.

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Join us for the Fall 2026 WiCOR Lecture from Prof. Konstantin Batygin (Caltech) presenting "Planet 9 From Outer Space" on Tues Sept 22 at 7PM! The abstract and full event details are available at: go.wisc.edu/wicor-lecture-fa26. This event is free and open to the public. 🧪🔭 #SolarSystem

Flyer for the WiCOR Lecture in Fall 2026, presented by Konstantin Batygin with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a the Kuiper belt, and a gradient background from purple to orange, along with the WiCOR and UW-Madison Logos.

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Found: Mega-Earth! It’s nearly 170 million years old. It’s more than 2.5 times the size of Earth. And it’s the first exoplanet discovered and catalogued by researchers with @wicor.bsky.social.

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Found: Mega-Earth!

Researchers with the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research have discovered their first exoplanet, a 170-million-year-old planet more than 2.5 times larger…

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Congratulations to WiCOR Member Ángel F. Adames Corraliza for receiving the 2027 Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award "for innovative and impactful contributions to the development of moisture mode theory that has advanced fundamental understanding of tropical dynamics" @uwmad-aos.bsky.social

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New paper from WiCOR Members Ritvik Sai Narayan, Melinda Soares-Furtado, and Rich Townsend was featured in The New York Times this week! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/s... Read the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... 🔭 🧪

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This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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 🔭 🧪

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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!

WiCOR members taking a group photo with the WiCOR Booth at AbSciCon26

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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

Photo of the WiCOR booth at AbSciCon2026, with an inflatable Bucky Badger in front

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

WiCOR is participating in Day of the Badger!🦡 We’re aiming to meet our goal of $8,000 dollars raised by the end of the event at 5 PM tomorrow. A group of donors will MATCH dollar-for-dollar up to $4,000, which means your impact is doubled! Donate today! dayofthebadger.org/wicor

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Want to learn about "How to Build a Habitable Planet"? 🌎🪐 Join us this Friday at WiCOR's Science Expeditions presentation! 🧪 Details below 👇 @uwsciencealliance.bsky.social @uwmadisonls.bsky.social

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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

Flyer for the WiCOR Lecture in Spring 2026, presented by Victoria Meadows with a photo of the speaker, a graphic of a magnifying glass looking at a planet, and a gradient background from dark blue to bright purple, along with the WiCOR and UW-Madison Logos.

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New paper from #WiCORMembers and collaborators is available on arXiv! arxiv.org/abs/2603.24682

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

WiCOR is participating in Science Expeditions! Join us Friday, April 10 at 7pm, for “How to Build a Habitable Planet” and learn more about: 🪐planet formation 🌎geology 🌊oceans ⛅atmospheres 🔭finding exoplanets 🧬origins of life 🔗 go.wisc.edu/wicor-specta... @uwsciencealliance.bsky.social 🧪

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Still time to register for the WiCOR STAR Bootcamp! 🚨Registration closes Wed. April 1 🔭🧪

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Congratulations to WiCOR Member Sam Pazicni (Department of Chemistry) for receiving a 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award! 👏

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Still time to register for the WiCOR STAR Bootcamp! 🚨Registration closes Wed. April 1 🔭🧪

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

WiCOR will be holding the second annual Summer Training in Astrobiology Research (STAR) Bootcamp on June 1-5, 2026 at UW-Madison! Registration is now open and will close April 1st Visit our event webpage to learn more go.wisc.edu/wicorstar2026 #astrobiology #uwmadison 🔭 🧪 #planetsci #chem #bio

Flyer for the WiCOR STAR 2026 Bootcamp, which has a beach scene showing labels of the different topics covered during the bootcamp, and a group photo from 2025 along with a QR Code linking to the event webpage.

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🚨 Applications for the WiCOR #postdoctoral fellowship are due this Saturday, Nov 15! 🔭🧪

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Juliette Becker @jcbecker.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Interested in coming to UW-Madison and working with WiCOR on questions related to the origin of life? Apply for this new postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. Applications due November 15th!

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

WiCOR seeks a #postdoctoral fellow to participate in Center #research in any discipline related to our two main research questions: 1. How do habitable planets form? 🪐 2. How does life emerge on habitable planets? 🧬 Full information at: wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc/ Apply by Nov 15 🔭 🧪 #postdoc #hiring

Image with a blue to purple gradient in the background with graphics of a planet, sunset on water, DNA & an Erlenmeyer flask, with text "WiCOR seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow, Apply by Nov 15, Learn more at wicor.wisc.edu/postdoc"

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Support #WiCOR during this “Flocktober”! 🦩 Look for WiCOR in the full list of funds at uwflamingos.com or visit our Give webpage wicor.wisc.edu/give/ #fillthehill #uwmadison @uwmadisonls.bsky.social

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

👏Congratulations to #WiCORMember Ángel F. Adames Corraliza for receiving a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship!

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New paper from Eva Stafne and Juliette Becker (@jcbecker.bsky.social)! 📢 doi.org/10.48550/arX...

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

📢 We're so excited the #WiCORLecture is only one week away!! Attend in-person with colleagues, friends, and family on Wed. Oct 8 at 7:30 pm! go.wisc.edu/wicor-lectur...

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Prof. Jim Cleaves will present "Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life" as the fall WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8 @ 7:30 PM! This event is open to the public! Full event details: go.wisc.edu/wicor-lectur... 🧪🔭 #Astrobiology #OriginsOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #chemsky @widofficial.bsky.social

Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8 at 7:30 pm, "Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life". Details in post and more on webpage!

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#WiCOR research "studying the origins of life on earth and – perhaps – elsewhere in the galaxy" continues! Read the Welcome from Chancellor Mnookin to learn more about campus and the start to the academic year! On, Wisconsin! 👐

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Check out this fascinating article from #WiCORMember Juliette Becker 📰👀 🔭 🧪 #exoplanets #WhiteDwarfs #astronomy

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Next year we'll be accepting participants from outside of UW-Madison, email wicor@wisc.edu if you are interested!

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

WiCOR is kicking off our first Summer Training in Astrobiology Research (STAR) 2025 Bootcamp! This week will be filled with content about #Astronomy, #AtmosphericScience, #Oceanography, #Geoscience, #Chemistry, #Biology, and #OriginsResearch! wicor.wisc.edu/star-2025-bo... #WiCORstar2025 ⭐ 🧪 🔭

Flyer for the WiCOR Summer Training in Astrobiology Research (STAR) 2025 Bootcamp, Aug 18-22, with a beach scene showing labels of the different topics covered during the bootcamp.

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Want to learn more? You can read more about Zanowski's research in this article from UW-Madison College of Letters & Science: ls.wisc.edu/news/from-ea...

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From Earth to Exoplanets: Studying Oceans Across the Universe

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Listen 🎧 to #WiCORMember Hannah Zanowski's interview on The Larry Meiller Show on Wisconsin Public Radio. She shares about her research on the #oceanography of #Earth 🌎and #exoplanets 🪐 -"why stop at one ocean"! 🧪 🔭

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We’re days away from sending the first #WiCOR Newsletter! Sign up now to ensure you receive it! explore.wisc.edu/wicorlanding

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Webinar recording available featuring #Research about #Plants 🌱 in #Space 🔭 - the first presentation is from Simon Gilroy, a professor at @uwmadison.bsky.social and a #WiCORMember 🧪

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📢 Check out this new paper on #hycean planets from Joseph Livesey, @jcbecker.bsky.social, and Susanna Widicus Weaver! This work was supported by @wicor.bsky.social and the #Research Forward Program at @uwmadison.bsky.social with funding from @warfnews.bsky.social! #exoplanets #Astronomy 🔭 🧪

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UW–Madison Science @uwmadscience.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

'Baby' stars are typically surrounded by disks loaded with gas, but it isn't long before that mass starts to drift away. #UWMadison astronomers say that might mean gas giants like Jupiter need to form earlier than rocky planets like ours. news.wisc.edu/measuring-ga...

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Measuring gases around young stars, astronomers unlock major clues to planet formation

UW–Madison astronomers and international collaborators have produced the most accurate measurement of the gases swirling around young stars and their changing mass over time. The discovery offers clue

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Wisconsin Center for Origins Research @wicor.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Visiting #WisconsinStateParks this summer? Like star gazing? 🌟🌌🪐 Attend a #UniverseInThePark talk to learn from astronomers and gaze through telescopes 🔭 🧪 Find details from @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social at badgertalks.wisc.edu/uitp/ #Astronomy #StarGazing #StateParks

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