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Two UW–Madison faculty members named to National Academy of Engineering

February 6, 2014

The National Academy of Engineering has named two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors to its 2014 class of members. Read More

Winners of Vilas Associates Competition announced

February 4, 2014

The Graduate School has announced 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. Read More

Live-streamed ceremony from Lincoln Center recognizes Richard Davis

January 13, 2014

In June of 2013, the National Endowment for the Arts named Richard Davis, professor of bass, jazz history, and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of four 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, considered one of the highest honors in jazz. Read More

Skop elected to society’s board

January 9, 2014

Ahna Skop, associate professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been elected to the board of the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Read More

Wisconsin engineer honored for ongoing innovation

December 10, 2013

Corn may be a dietary staple for humans and animals around the world, but in Jim Dumesic's eyes, the plant "waste" left after the harvest holds even more potential as a renewable bio-based source of fuels and important chemicals. On Dec. 10, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named Dumesic, the Steenbock professor and Michel Boudart professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, among 143 leading innovators elected to its 2013 class of fellows. Read More

Munich institute honors Haveman for service

November 26, 2013

Germany’s leading economic research organization, the Ifo Institute in Munich, honored Professor Robert Haveman with a rare recognition, making him an honorary member. Read More

Four UW–Madison professors named AAAS fellows

November 25, 2013

Four members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are among 338 individuals elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced today (Monday, Nov. 25). Read More

Awards will recognize great advisors

November 12, 2013

The UW–Madison Office of Undergraduate Advising (OUA) is accepting nominations through Friday, Dec. 20 for its annual awards, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to advising at the university. Read More

Two honored for advancing status of UW women

November 5, 2013

Lynn Edlefson, campus child care coordinator and director of the Office of Child Care & Family Resources, and Steve Cramer, associate dean for academic affairs of the College of Engineering, are the recipients of this year’s Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at UW–Madison. Read More

WARF Innovation Award winners offer a better oat, infection disrupter

October 18, 2013

A new oat offering tasty ways to lower cholesterol and compounds capable of disrupting serious bacterial infections earned top honors in this year's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Awards program. Read More

UW-Madison chemist named ‘Friend of Education’

September 27, 2013

Bassam Shakhashiri, known far and wide for his annual holiday season exhibitions of chemistry, has been named a "Friend of Education" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Read More

Yin awarded inaugural Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience

July 31, 2013

Dr. Tom C.T. Yin was awarded the inaugural William and Christine Hartmann prize in Auditory Neuroscience, given by the Acoustical Society of America at its recent meeting in Montreal. Read More

Livny earns distributed computing award

July 23, 2013

Miron Livny, a UW–Madison computer sciences professor and director of core computational technology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, has been honored for his groundbreaking contributions to the field with the 2013 High Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (HPDC) Achievement Award. Read More

Law professor Tai wins Supreme Court fellowship

July 16, 2013

Stephanie Tai, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has been selected as the 2013-14 Supreme Court Fellow assigned to the Federal Judicial Center. Tai will spend her fellowship year in the center’s Research Division beginning in the fall. Read More

Bass professor Richard Davis receives nation’s highest jazz honor

June 27, 2013

Richard Davis can add one more leaf to his many laurels. On Thursday, June 27, the National Endowment for the Arts named Davis, a professor of bass, jazz history, and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of four 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, considered one of the highest honors in jazz. Read More

Achievements of four administrative employees recognized with new award

June 20, 2013

Four exceptional employees — Steven Hahn, Kim Nolet, Michelle Szabo and Roberta Wang — have been chosen from more than 60 nominations to receive UW–Madison’s Administrative Achievement Awards. Read More

Hilmes receives Fulbright award for broadcast research in U.K.

June 5, 2013

Michele Hilmes, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts, has received a Fulbright Award to enable her to conduct research into "transnational" British and American broadcasting at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom for six months in 2013-14. Read More

Coe honored with UW System teaching award

May 21, 2013

Photo: Christopher Coe Psychology Professor Christopher Coe has been honored by the UW System with one of three Regents Teaching Excellence Awards. Coe teaches the popular Animal Behavior – The Primates, where students ponder how the behavior and biology of our closest animal relatives can inform understanding of the human condition. Read More