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Anthropology professor Karen Strier recognized as prominent primate conservationist in Brazil
For 38 years, Strier has maintained a long-term study site on a protected reserve in southeastern Brazil near the city of Caratinga, in the state of Minas Gerais, where she studies a species of monkey known as the muriqui, often called the hippie monkey. Read More
UW-Madison’s Brian Burt to be inducted into Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars
Burt's current research falls into two strands: understanding team-based science and exploring the experiences of underrepresented graduate students of color in engineering. Through his research, Burt seeks to provide new ways to understand science participation and the experiences that might promote or turn students away from science pathways. Read More
Dr. Amy Fiedler selected for Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
The program brings together a diverse network of 60 leaders from around the nation. Fiedler, a cardiac surgeon, is working on a leadership project for a cardia surgical unit in Rwanda. Read More
UW–Madison’s Jonathan Patz elected to National Academy of Medicine
Patz, professor and director of the Global Health Institute at UW–Madison, was chosen in recognition of his pioneering research showing the risk global climate change poses for human health. Read More
UW–Madison physicist awarded Packard Fellowship
Shimon Kolkowitz's research into ultra-precision atomic clocks will test Einstein's general theory of relativity. Read More
Randy Shaver honored for boosting farm productivity
Emeritus Professor Randy Shaver, who was selected as the World Dairy Expo's 2019 Person of the Year, helped Wisconsin dairy farmers learn to make great corn silage, improving returns per cow and per acre of forage. Read More
Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur Fellows
“Lynda Barry and Andrea Dutton are extraordinary scholars and we are thrilled about this recognition of their work," says Provost Karl Scholz. "We are enormously excited to see their remarkable contributions in the years ahead.” Read More
UW–Madison geneticist named science ambassador to girls and young women
Ahna Skop, a professor, artist and advocate for underrepresented students, has been selected for an initiative to further women in science by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More
Chemical catalysis pioneer James Dumesic wins international energy prize
Dumesic was selected for his pioneering work on novel catalytic processes for converting plant material into advanced fuels, biodegradable plastics, and other renewable chemicals. Read More
“Breakthrough” grants awarded to two agriculture researchers at UW–Madison
The competition asked scientists and engineers to build new, dramatic solutions to improve crop systems by harnessing all available technologies. Read More
UW–Madison researchers win presidential award
They have been named winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which honors researchers beginning their careers who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology. Read More
Professor Gina Bryan named to American Academy of Nursing’s 2019 class of fellows
Throughout her career Bryan has worked to expand access to mental health care, particularly by arguing for the removal of legal barriers that limit advanced nurses from practicing to the full extent of their education and licensure. Read More
Mark Hill honored for improvements to vital computer memory systems
Hill has been analyzing and improving how computer memory functions since the 1980s. His developments became the basis of the memory models for the ubiquitous programming languages Java and C++. Read More
42 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards
Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator… Read More
Fettiplace named a Passano Fellow; 2nd major award for hearing researcher
Fettiplace, a professor of neuroscience at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, won the award for showing how cochlear hair cells sense the tiny mechanical vibrations that sound produces in the inner ear. Read More
Pandey, Wendland land American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships
Both plan to use their fellowships to work on writing books. Nandini Pandey's will be called "Diversity and Difference in Imperial Rome," and Claire Wendland's is "Partial Stories: Maternal Death in a Changing African World." Read More
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded 2019-20 faculty fellowships. The awardees span the four divisions — arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences — on campus. Read More
2019 Academic Staff Excellence Awards
“Our academic staff members bring the university’s mission to life with their dedication, creativity and world-class intellect,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “They inspire our students, strengthen the work of their colleagues, and ensure that the Wisconsin Idea extends far beyond our campus and our state.” Read More
Professor will study digital political ads with Carnegie Fellowship
Young Mie Kim, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for her research on how targeted ads influence elections. Read More
Two UW–Madison scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American politics expert Katherine Cramer and director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Jo Handelsman are being recognized by the academy for their contributions to science and public affairs. Read More