Tag Graduate School

Multimillion-dollar gift to support Waisman Center scholars

July 31, 2012

A multimillion-dollar planned estate gift from Dr. Richard Morse ('67 MD) of New Orleans, will fund an interdisciplinary society of graduate student scholars to study childhood mental health and developmental disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy

July 31, 2012

Daniel Uhlrich, a professor of neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research policy.

New conflict-of-interest rules take effect Aug. 24

July 24, 2012

Mandated federal conflict-of-interest rules will tighten considerably on Aug. 24, affecting thousands of faculty, staff and some students on campus.

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants

July 12, 2012

Twelve teams of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin–Madison will collaborate with the help of the third round of Intercampus Research Incentive grants.

UW–Madison launches online Sustainable Systems Engineering Graduate Program

May 14, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has introduced a new online Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) program, which will begin January 2013 with applications being accepted through October 15, 2012.

UW-Madison research support continues growth arc

April 3, 2012

The latest statistics from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) show that scholars at the University of Wisconsin–Madison continue to be among the nation's most successful at securing support for their research.

UW-Madison graduate students get access to information resource on non-academic jobs

March 8, 2012

Cutbacks at colleges and universities have made a tight job market in the social sciences and humanities even tighter, and yet many graduates with advanced degrees eventually find challenging, rewarding work that uses the skills they honed while getting a Ph.D.

Three UW graduate students named to Bouchet Society

March 5, 2012

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students of color - Edward G Cole, Abiola O. Keller, and Doug Kiel - will be inducted into the Madison Chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference Friday, March 9.

Arboretum director to return to teaching

February 16, 2012

Kevin McSweeney, a University of Wisconsin–Madison soil scientist who has directed the university's internationally famous Arboretum since 2004, announced this week that he is relinquishing that administrative post and returning to the faculty.

Ackerman named to Graduate School physical sciences post

January 31, 2012

Steve Ackerman, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been named Interim Associate Dean for the Physical Sciences in the UW–Madison Graduate School. He assumed his new post Jan. 13.

Crone named to graduate education post

January 26, 2012

Wendy Crone, a professor of engineering physics and interim associate dean of physical sciences in the UW–Madison Graduate School, has been named the school's associate dean for graduate education.

Crone assesses graduate education

January 25, 2012

Wendy Crone, recently named as the Graduate School’s associate dean for graduate education, sat down for an interview with Inside UW–Madison to discuss her thoughts on the state of graduate education.

Online chat: Graduate School reaches out to prospective applicants

October 12, 2011

The Graduate School is once again gearing up to host an online chat on the topic “High Impact Application: Making an Impression with your Graduate School Application."

New office to foster university collaboration with industry

September 22, 2011

The Graduate School has established a new Office of Industrial Contracts to negotiate a growing number of research contracts with the private sector.

Search for UW–Madison research vice chancellor delayed

July 27, 2011

The exit of Chancellor Biddy Martin has put on hold the search for a new University of Wisconsin–Madison vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School.

UW-Madison starts new dual-degree program in neuroscience and law

June 15, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has established an integrated dual-degree program in neuroscience and law that offers students the opportunity to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a J.D. in law.

Four finalists identified for top UW–Madison research job

June 10, 2011

Four individuals - a social scientist, an engineer, a biologist and a medical physicist - have been identified as finalists for the University of Wisconsin–Madison's top research job, it was announced today (June 10).

Provost, Graduate School reaffirm tuition remission will continue

March 3, 2011

The following message was sent by Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. and Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader to UW–Madison graduate students on Thursday, March 3.

World’s largest neutrino observatory completed at South Pole

December 17, 2010

Culminating a decade of planning, innovation and testing, construction of the world's largest neutrino observatory was successfully completed today.