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Hess, McAvoy to receive Outstanding Book Award
The American Educational Research Association is recognizing the School of Education's Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy for “The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics in Democratic Education.”
UW-Madison recognizes Hilldale Award winners
For nearly 30 years, remarkable faculty have been singled out by their peers for their distinguished contributions to teaching, research and service.
Six appointed to WARF professorships
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships include $75,000 in research support from WARF over five years.
3 researchers awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships
The competitive awards are given to promising young researchers in the early stages of their careers.
Pagliarini earns presidential recognition for research on mitochondria
Dave Pagliarini has received the U.S. government’s highest honor for scientists in the early stages of their careers.
Professor, alumni named to National Academy of Engineering
A University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor, a chemical engineering alumnus and an engineering mechanics alumnus have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Wisconsin’s Sean Carroll
Carroll was instrumental in building the field of evolutionary developmental biology, known colloquially as evo devo.
UW astronomer recognized for demystifying star system
Sebastian Heinz has been honored by the American Astronomical Society for his work to unravel the mystery of Circinus X-1, a bizarre binary star system in our galaxy that exploded some 2,500 years ago.
UNESCO selects Yoshihiro Kawaoka as winner of Carlos J. Finlay Prize
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a prominent influenza and Ebola researcher, was selected for his overall contributions to the field of microbiology.
Biruté Ciplijauskaité is winner of 2015 Governor’s Archives Award for Archival Advocacy
The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board has unanimously selected Biruté Ciplijauskaité, professor emerita of Spanish at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the winner of the 2015 Governor's Archives Award for Archival Advocacy.
WARF Innovation Award winners take on colon cancer detection, tomorrow’s plastic
A blood test that could save lives and a sun-powered scheme to turn biomass into valuable compounds have won Innovation Awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
Balzan Prize goes to UW neutrino pioneer
Francis Halzen, the University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist and leader of the giant neutrino telescope known as IceCube, has been named winner of a 2015 Balzan Prize.
Holloway named inaugural fellow of AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Tracey Holloway, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, an inaugural Public Engagement Fellow of the Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science for 2016-17.
Three UW–Madison professors garner American Chemical Society honors
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has honored three UW–Madison professors with prestigious awards for excellence in research.
Veterinary medical researcher honored for lifetime achievement
Ian Duncan, a professor of neurology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and a world leader in the study of myelin disorders of the central nervous system, has received the 2015 Lifetime Excellence in Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Two faculty members named Steenbock Professors
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members Anthony Ives and Su-Chun Zhang have been named Steenbock Professors.
Election turnout research wins national award
An article by four University of Wisconsin–Madison professors on the effects of election laws to make voting more convenient and increase turnout has received a national award.
Awards honor range, quality and diversity of creative arts at UW–Madison
The community dance outreach program Performing Ourselves involves more than 100 low-income girls at seven community centers throughout Madison. When members of the program took the stage at the Fredric March Play Circle on May 13, their lively dance celebrated more than just a good show.