New faculty focus: Alejandra Ros Pilarz
I was excited to join UW-Madison because of the strong reputation of the School of Social Work and the university as a whole, particularly in the areas of public policy and poverty research.
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New faculty focus: Maxine McKinney de Royston
How did you get into your field of research? I have been interested in issues of race and identity in schools since being a K-12 student who noticed racial and social inequalities in my mathematics classrooms and the schools that I attended in suburban and urban districts.
Faculty Senate approves academic calendar changes
The Faculty Senate has approved revisions to the Academic Calendar for academic years 2017 through 2021, including the creation of more predictable, even-length semesters of 69 days of instruction over 15 weeks. The summary period will also be shortened by one day and no exams will be held on the day of commencement.
Focus on new faculty: Revel Sims
“As I learned more about the ‘Wisconsin Idea’ I came to realize that this mission fit closely with my own work and beliefs.”
New faculty focus: Anthony Cerulli
Anthony Cerulli’s fascination with world religions began in high school and led him to texts as diverse as the Bhagavad Gita and the writings of Jack Kerouac. He came to UW-Madison because of its international renown in South Asian Studies.
New faculty focus: Michelle Schwarze
Q&A How did you get into your field of research? I have always been interested in why we are motivated to participate in political life in the ways that we do, and why we decide to (and whether we should) distribute resources the way we do. Doing political theory allowed me to explore …
Wisconsin Innocence Project client freed after serving 24 years for wrongful conviction
UW-Madison law Professor Keith Findley and a team of law students from the Wisconsin Innocence Project worked on the case of Daryl Dwayne Holloway.
New faculty focus: Rourke O’Brien
Q&A How did you get into your field of research? I’ve been interested in public policy as far back as I can remember. I was raised in a family that really emphasized volunteering and service; these experiences sparked my interest in how social forces and public policies shaped people’s lives. In college I …
New faculty focus: David Ronis
Q&A Favorite subject in school and why? Naturally, music and theater are my passions, but I’m crazy about foreign languages. I’m pretty conversant in Italian, French, Spanish and German and I’ve sung in Russian, Czech and Hebrew quite a bit. I’ve always been intrigued by the distinctive inflections, cadences and vowel colors associated …
New faculty focus: Claudia Persico
“Previously, I worked as a neuroscientist investigating the neurobiology of autism,” Persico says. “I decided to switch to social policy because I was amazed by the profound inequality I had witnessed.”
New faculty focus: Eileen Kae Kintner
Q&A Where are you from? I was born in northwestern Ohio, raised in Michigan, lived in Arizona for a while, and more recently moved from Austin, Texas to Madison, Wisconsin. Favorite subject in school and why? Ecological Framing of Lifespan Development. Biological, psychological, social, and spiritual growth and development, and environmental influences on …
Biophysicist, chemical engineer named Steenbock Professors
Paul G. Ahlquist, who explores virus replication, and James B. Rawlings, who develops methods to model chemical processes, are the 2016 recipients.
Business professor Nair named to WEDC board
Nair has been on the faculty of the Wisconsin School of Business since 1978. He teaches in the Wisconsin Executive MBA Program and the nationally top-ranked master of accountancy program.
Professors named to American Academy of Nursing
Kristine Kwekkeboom researches non-drug therapies to relieve symptoms in cancer patients and serves as the faculty director of the nursing doctorate program.
Karen Solheim, an expert in global health, is leading a sweeping curriculum redesign.
Milwaukee foundation supports early-career faculty’s innovative research
For their distinct and innovative molecular research, two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have earned Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Feyza Engin, assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, and Srivatsan Raman, assistant professor of biochemistry, will each receive $200,000 in seed funding to advance their work. For more than 30 years, the Shaw Scientist Program has supported early career investigators pursuing promising ideas in biochemistry, biological sciences and cancer research.
Regeneration pioneer to join Morgridge Institute, UW-Madison faculty
Phil Newmark is a developmental biologist studying the mysteries of how the body regenerates damaged tissue.
Culver to lead Center for Journalism Ethics
“The industry faces many pressures, yet the journalism itself has never been stronger,” Culver says.
Faculty Senate supports cultural competency training
A resolution supporting comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion professional development for all faculty passed the Faculty Senate on Monday.
Blank’s Slate: UW-Madison, the Board of Regents and tenure
Chancellor Rebecca Blank comments on the Friday, April 8, decision of the UW System Board of Regents to approve a UW-Madison policy on tenure.
Colleagues, students remember journalism professor Baughman
“He was his own man,” says friend and colleague Donald Downs. “Isn’t that what a college education is supposed to instill?”