New Faculty Focus: Simon Goldberg
“My work focuses broadly on finding ways to promote wellbeing and reduce suffering, which certainly relates to the health and wellbeing of residents of Wisconsin.”
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‘Passing the Bass’ event honors musician, teacher, humanitarian Richard Davis
The humanitarian and emeritus professor of music was fêted with music and multimedia tributes during an evening filled with laughter and love at the Overture Center for the Arts.
First cohort of Morgridge Fellows selected
The 10 fellows were selected to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support community-engaged scholarship, defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities that are performed in equitable, mutually beneficial collaboration with communities to fulfill campus and community objectives.
Breaking ground with Grace
Grace Wahba, who retired in August, was the first female faculty member in the Department of Statistics at UW–Madison. Her work centered on the extraction of information from large data sets, particularly in the medical field.
Enhancement to faculty recruitment program to help diversify faculty
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is demonstrating its commitment to its faculty through an initiative designed to help recruit and retain faculty from underrepresented populations.
New Faculty Focus: Kasey Keeler
“Part of my work and research is to draw attention to the history of Wisconsin as a Native place and the many tribal communities who still exist here.”
Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has new director, new direction
UW–Madison veterinarian Keith Poulsen will head the agency, which plays a critical role in preserving animal health and the integrity of the state’s animal production industry.
UW–Madison to co-lead $10 million grant to cultivate STEM faculty
To broaden participation in STEM programs and fields, the National Science Foundation awarded a five-year, $10 million NSF INCLUDES Alliance grant to be co-led by UW–Madison’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
New round of ‘cluster hires’ announced
Part of the goal is to foster collaborative research, education and outreach by creating new interdisciplinary areas of knowledge that cross the boundaries of existing academic departments.
Back-to-school tips: Faculty, staff share their best advice for a successful school year
A new school year means new beginnings. It’s a chance to start the semester off fresh and on the right foot. What better way to do that than with advice from our very own experts?
UW–Madison’s Mathieu appointed to National STEM Education Advisory Panel
Mathieu is a leading academic voice for transforming undergraduate teaching and learning within STEM disciplines, experience he will contribute as one of nine higher education representatives on the 18-member NSF panel.
Sussman to lead Genome Center of Wisconsin
Mike Sussman, longtime director of the UW–Madison Biotechnology Center, has announced that he is stepping down from that position to serve as director of the genome center. Chris Bradfield has been named interim Biotechnology Center director.
Memories from nearly 50 years of library service at UW
As he retires after working in library services for 47 years, Vice Provost Ed Van Gemert says that libraries are absolutely fundamental to the fabric of our democracy, and library expertise is needed more than ever.
Japanese language professor retires, leaving a lasting legacy
Since joining UW-Madison in 1976, Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin has become a pioneer in the field of Japanese language and linguistics, making UW-Madison a flagship university for the next generation of Japanese language educators.
Two researchers honored for biomedical work
The Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Awards recognize exceptional scientists who are pursuing biomedical research to advance children’s health.
Undergraduate Symposium shows value of mentorship
The annual Undergraduate Symposium on April 13 is an opportunity for students to show what they’ve learned, often with the help of a strong mentor.
UW-Madison Provost Fellows Program accepting applications
The program is designed to give faculty the opportunity to work in campus leadership at the highest levels and gain insight and experience that will help them develop their leadership skills.
New ed-tech platform recognizes professors’ contributions to higher education
A social work professor has created “Prof2Prof,” where academics can store and share work such as curricula, quizzes, assignment sheets and studies.
UW-Madison announces six new ‘cluster hire’ initiatives
It’s no secret that the University of Wisconsin-Madison has faculty in a wide range of fields all across campus. But some of the best ideas are generated from conversations between people with different areas of expertise. That’s part of the goal of the cluster hiring initiative, designed to foster collaborative research, education and outreach by …
Family tree traces the history of UW’s chemistry department
The current chemistry faculty is linked to the founders of modern chemistry in a 200+ year-old “chemical genealogy” laid out in three posters in the Chemistry Building.