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UW-Madison scholar tapped to lead American Historical Association
University of Wisconsin–Madison historian William Cronon has been elected president of the American Historical Association, a position considered one of the highest honors in the profession.
Zimmerman wins UW System teaching award
David Zimmerman, a UW–Madison English professor, is among four recipients of the UW System’s 2010 Alliant Energy Underkofler Awards for Excellence in Teaching. “I’m humbled,”…
Two faculty chosen for national medical honor society
Cynthia Haq and John Harting, faculty leaders at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, have been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Cancer researcher wins Era of Hope Scholar Award
Wei Xu, assistant professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of only three scientists in the country to have won the 2010 Era of Hope Scholar Award.
La Follette director elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs director Carolyn J. Heinrich has been elected to become a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to ever be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967.
Major grant aims at breaking the habit of implicit bias
A University of Wisconsin–Madison doctor who has long worked to increase the entry of women into the scientific workforce has won a grant to develop video games to uncover and neutralize implicit, unintentional biases against women, minorities and people with disabilities.
UW-Madison researcher wins grant to explore policy options for climate change
A University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor has won a three-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore options for public-policy mechanisms to address climate change.
UW-Madison faculty member receives grant to increase child, family well-being
A University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty member has received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the well-being of children and families by advancing evidence-based policymaking.
Communication professor honored for teaching, research, service
Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the winner of the 2010 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
UW-Madison researcher named Hartwell Investigator
Dr. De-Ann Pillers, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation, based in Memphis, Tenn.
Two young UW–Madison faculty win Shaw Scientist Awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors will receive the 2010 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today.
UW-Madison limnologist honored for lifetime achievements
James Kitchell, a professor in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the 2010 A. C. Redfield Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
WAA honors Kathleen Sell with Outreach Excellence Award
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected Kathleen Sell, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the 2010 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.
UW education scholar wins early-career award for new study of college choice
The William T. Grant Foundation has appointed a UW–Madison education professor to the 2010 class of William T. Grant Scholars, an elite group of early-career researchers studying ways to improve the lives of youth.
UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society
On March 23, five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.
U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison
The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.
Outstanding Women of Color awards honor faculty who’ve gone above and beyond
As well as achieving excellence in academics, the six winners of the 2009-10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards have all stepped off the Madison campus and advocated for social justice in the greater community.
Hilldale Awards honor four faculty members
Four professors will receive the Hilldale Award, the university’s top honor for faculty members.
Molecular biologist receives Stephen Jay Gould Prize
Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin–Madison molecular biologist and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, an award given in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance public understanding of evolutionary science.
Romnes Awards honor six up-and-coming professors
Six of UW–Madison’s most promising rising faculty have been named recipients of this year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships.