Tag Faculty awards
Ten named winners of Distinguished Teaching Awards
Ten University of Wisconsin faculty members have been chosen to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards. Read More
Two UW–Madison researchers awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships
Two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are among 126 scientists from around the country who have been awarded prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships. Read More
Forest and Hawks named 2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Fellows
Katrina Forest, professor of bacteriology, and John Hawks, associate chair of Anthropology, have been selected by the Institute for Biology Education as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Faculty Fellows for 2012. Read More
Two engineers named to national academy
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today (Feb. 9) announced it has named two UW–Madison engineers to its 2012 class of new members. Read More
Outstanding Women of Color Award nomination due April 18
The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity is accepting nominations for the 2011-2012 UW–Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards. The deadline for nominations is April 18. Read More
First Book Award lends crucial support to junior faculty
From the time they are hired, humanities faculty members begin working to turn the dissertation that earned them a Ph.D. into a book that will earn them tenure. But it’s not as easy as handing pages over to a publisher. Read More
UW-Madison biochemist to serve on president’s National Medal of Science committee
University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist Judith Kimble has been selected to serve on President Obama's Committee on the National Medal of Science. Read More
Four receive honors from American Physical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 240 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society’s membership. Read More
Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More
Four honored for first-year student work
The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) honored the accomplishments of four individuals who have worked to improve the campus for new students during the Friday, Nov. 11 First-Year Conference. Read More
UW professors honored by American Chemical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in recognition of research excellence. They will be honored at a ceremony next March at the society’s 243rd national meeting in San Diego. Read More
UW-Madison global fishery expert wins prestigious fellowship
Peter McIntyre, an assistant professor of zoology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has won an $850,000, five-year Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Read More
Moynihan elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
University of Wisconsin–Madison public affairs professor Donald Moynihan has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967. Read More
UW–Madison economist Reschovsky to receive national honor
University of Wisconsin–Madison economist Andrew Reschovsky will be honored in November with the 2011 Steve Gold Award, which recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance. Read More
Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award. Read More
Two UW–Madison academic staff educators receive teaching awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison educators are among the recipients of the UW System's 2011 Alliant Energy Underkofler Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Read More
Award allows UW biochemist to investigate mitochondria mystery
Every student of basic biology learns that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell - little factories turning oxygen and food into energy. Read More
Crouse earns award from American Academy of Family Physicians
Byron Crouse, associate dean for rural and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), has been selected to receive the 2011 Thomas W. Johnson Award by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Read More