New data on UW–Madison graduates support value of college degree
The project, in collaboration with the Census Bureau, looks at the median earnings of grads — by area of study and degree level — one, five and 10 years after graduating.
Professor will study digital political ads with Carnegie Fellowship
Young Mie Kim, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for her research on how targeted ads influence elections.
New marching band director to take the baton
“Corey Pompey is the clear choice,” said Susan Cook, director of the School of Music. “He has a deep musicianship along with an enthusiasm and energy on the podium that was infectious; he really connected with the students.”
Help save, recycle things students moving out might discard
As over 7,400 students prepare to move out of the University Residence Halls, the UW–Madison Division of University Housing is asking for volunteers to help residents and their families say goodbye sustainably to items they no longer need.
American Family Insurance boosts data science investment in UW–Madison
American Family Insurance will invest $20 million in UW data science initiatives, including $10 million in research over the next 10 years, and establish a $10 million endowment to create the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute.
Save the dates: Public forums for provost finalists
The successful candidate will succeed Sarah Mangelsdorf, who is leaving at the end of the 2018–19 academic year to assume the presidency of the University of Rochester.
The winners: Cool Science Images 2019
Ten images and two videos by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2019 Cool Science Image Contest. The contest recognizes the technical and creative skills required to capture images or video that document science or nature.
Search for new vice chancellor for research hits pause
The search would be renewed in the fall semester for a new vice chancellor for research and graduate education. Norman Drinkwater has agreed to continue serving in the post for the foreseeable future.
Two UW–Madison scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American politics expert Katherine Cramer and director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Jo Handelsman are being recognized by the academy for their contributions to science and public affairs.
Major Bascom Hill utility project getting underway this month
Bascom Hill is getting a makeover — or more like a makeunder. Beneath the hill are antiquated utility lines, some of which date back to the 1890s and must be replaced. Grounds crews, landscape architects and arborists are all being consulted to keep impact to the hill at a minimum.
UW–Madison engineering alum awarded prominent fellowship
Bailey Flanigan is a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Hertz Fellowship for young researchers. Eleven fellows were awarded as much as $250,000, allowing them to pursue innovative lines of research.
Two deans reappointed after five-year reviews
Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division Guido Podestá and Dean of the School of Pharmacy Steve Swanson have received feedback on the results of their reviews and have agreed to accept reappointment to their positions.
Gloria Ladson-Billings: Daring to dream in public
The renowned scholar, who has helped change the way teachers teach African American children, was the first black woman to become a tenured professor in UW–Madison’s School of Education.
Save the dates: Public forums for dean of students finalists
Finalists will visit campus over the next few weeks to interview and meet with faculty, staff and students. Information on each finalist will be made available 48 hours prior to their presentation on the search website.
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
The new strategy promises a trove of biological insights and, importantly, may help identify therapeutically relevant proteins and provide new disease diagnostic techniques.
UW Arboretum added to National Register of Historic Places
The Arboretum is recognized because of its restored habitats, landscape architecture, education and research, architectural elements, and its hosting of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the 1930s.
Astronomer Snezana Stanimirovic named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow
Stanimirovic uses both radio and infrared astronomy to address questions about star formation in and around the Milky Way by probing the properties of interstellar gas.
UW–Madison student to use prestigious Truman Scholarship to further research on arts education access
Shiloah Coley intends to pursue a doctorate in sociology, researching the impact art programming, access to arts education, and public art practices have on low-income communities of color.
Bowlers and Batsmen
As a springtime rain passed late on a recent Sunday, a group of six friends — five international graduate students from India and another who is living and working in Madison — gathered to play a pickup game of cricket on the still-damp artificial turf of the UW Marching Band’s practice field on the west side of campus.
UW–Madison Day at the Capitol
More than 20 graduate student research projects were on display for Wisconsin elected officials in the ornate North Hearing Room during UW–Madison Day at the Capitol April 10. Legislators and staff also heard flash talks by UW experts, and UW–Madison alumni participated in individual meetings with their state senators and representatives.