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La Follette professor elected to National Academy of Public Administration
David L. Weimer, professor of public affairs and political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named a fellow-elect of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
Anthropology professor honored by Librarian of Congress
University of Wisconsin–Madison William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney has been named John W. Kluge Distinguished Chair of Modern Culture by the Librarian of Congress.
Milestones
Lisa Aarli has been named director of staff and programs for the Associated Students of Madison. Hans Adler, Department of German, has received the Halls-Bascom…
Milestones
Geology and geophysics professor Jean Bahr has been elected vice president of the Geological Society of America for a one-year term from July 2008-June 2009.
Professor wins grant to explore ways to improve Social Security
Pamela Herd of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won a $30,000 Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award to Strengthen Social Security for Vulnerable Groups.
UW-Madison ecologist receives MacArthur Award
University of Wisconsin–Madison zoology professor Monica Turner was lauded Aug. 4 for work that was once criticized as "pseudoscience."
Professor wins political science research prize
Assistant professor Susan Webb Yackee of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won the Paul Volcker Endowment Junior Scholar Research Grant from the American Political Science Association's Public Administration Section.
New fellows join Teaching Academy
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Teaching Academy has announced the induction of 12 new members, including four fellows and eight future faculty partners.
Two UW–Madison researchers receive Shaw Awards
Innovative research that could help develop drugs to treat disorders such as epilepsy and cardiac arrhythmias, and a novel approach to advancing the understanding of how breast cancer cells lose the ability to respond positively to anti-estrogen therapy won two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists 2008 Shaw Scientists Awards.
Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize
Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.
Milestones
Steve Meyer and Sue Dentinger, both of the Library Technology Group, were named the 2008 Librarians of the Year by their peers in the UW–Madison…
Time Magazine names James Thomson one of “World’s Most Influential People”
Stem cell scientist James Thomson has been named one of Time magazine's "World's Most Influential People," with Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University. Last year, they each discovered a way to give human skin cells many of the characteristics of embryonic stem cells, an advance that avoids the destruction of embryos.
Stem cell pioneer Thomson elected to National Academy of Sciences
Pioneering University of Wisconsin–Madison stem cell scientist James Thomson was elected today (April 29) to the National Academy of Sciences.
Milestones
Andrew Cohn, director of government and association relations for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, received the Bayh-Dole Award from the Association of University Technology Managers.
School of Education honors faculty, staff
Seven people have been selected to receive 2008 Distinguished Achievement Awards, the highest honor the School of Education bestows upon current faculty and staff.
Arts Institute honors faculty, staff for contributions to campus
The Arts Institute has selected the recipients of its 2008 awards in the arts.
WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period.
Four faculty members honored with Hilldale Awards
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members are recipients of the 2008 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and service.