Tag Faculty awards

UW-Madison biochemist to serve on president’s National Medal of Science committee

January 12, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist Judith Kimble has been selected to serve on President Obama's Committee on the National Medal of Science.

Four receive honors from American Physical Society

December 27, 2011

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.

Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows

December 13, 2011

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Byars-Winston to receive White House award

December 8, 2011

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be honored Friday at the White House for her efforts to enhance job opportunities for young girls, women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Four honored for first-year student work

November 15, 2011

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.

UW professors honored by American Chemical Society

November 8, 2011

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.

UW-Madison global fishery expert wins prestigious fellowship

October 17, 2011

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.

Moynihan elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration

October 12, 2011

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.

UW–Madison economist Reschovsky to receive national honor

September 30, 2011

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.

Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison

September 20, 2011

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.

Two UW–Madison academic staff educators receive teaching awards

August 29, 2011

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison educators are among the recipients of the UW System's 2011 Alliant Energy Underkofler Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Award allows UW biochemist to investigate mitochondria mystery

August 1, 2011

Every student of basic biology learns that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell - little factories turning oxygen and food into energy.

Crouse earns award from American Academy of Family Physicians

July 21, 2011

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).

Senate confirms UW–Madison emeritus professor as deputy director of NSF

June 6, 2011

Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 26 to serve as deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Award will help children with brain injuries

June 3, 2011

On rotation at 2 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Joshua Medow was a junior resident when he saw yet another child come into the emergency room after the shunt designed to remove excess fluid from his brain malfunctioned.

Bresnick earns MERIT Award from National Institutes of Health

June 2, 2011

Processor architect wins Eckert-Mauchly Award

May 20, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences professor Gurindar "Guri" Sohi will be honored for techniques that contributed to the design of high-performance microprocessors.

UW-Madison oncology professor named Shaw Scientist

May 19, 2011

Two Wisconsin researchers, including a University of Wisconsin–Madison oncologist, have been named Shaw Scientists by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Campus honors six with Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards

May 17, 2011

The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate has announced this year's Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards.

UW-Madison geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2011

Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."