Press Release
2026-27 Vilas Associates Competition awardees announced
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced 24 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured faculty within 20 years of their tenure date are eligible. The award is funded by the William F. Vilas Estate Trust.
Biomedical engineering professor honored with Shaw Early Career Research Award to support innovative research
University of Wisconsin–Madison Assistant Professor Joshua Brockman from the Department of Biomedical Engineering has been awarded the 2026 Shaw Early Career Research Award. This award provides $200,000 over two years to support early career researchers in the fields of Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Cancer research.
Interim Director of Research Security and Export Control Announced
Stephanie LeRoy has been named Interim Director of Research Security and Export Control effective Feb. 2. LeRoy has been the Compliance Manager in the Office of Research Policy and Integrity within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR).
UW–Madison 5th in national research ranking for first time since 2014, surpasses $1.93B in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison now ranks 5th in the United States for its university research expenditures, its highest ranking since 2014, according to the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
Empowering Open Science: Eliceiri led team Secures NIGMS R24 Grant to Advance Image Analysis Tools
In the era of big data, biomedical imaging has become one of the most powerful windows into the inner workings of life. From tracking cancer cells to mapping neural networks, researchers rely on advanced imaging technologies to generate massive datasets. But making sense of these images—extracting meaningful patterns and quantifiable…
Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation Initiative: A matchmaker powering interdisciplinary RISE research
UW–Madison’s main campus spans 939 acres with 420 buildings and 13 schools and colleges. And that’s just the main Madison campus. There are also dozens of UW–Madison field stations, research spaces and centers found elsewhere across Wisconsin. UW–Madison even leads an international research collaboration at the South Pole, the…
UW fostering closer research ties with federal defense, cybersecurity agencies
“Dual-use” research, meaning research that benefits both the Department of Defense and civilians, is what UW–Madison leaders are hoping to attract more of in the coming years. The push is part of a broader strategic effort led by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to increase DoD research funding and expand the university’s national security-oriented research and education opportunities. “This is about research portfolio diversification and making sure that UW–Madison is not overly reliant on one or two primary funding streams when there are many national security priorities that fit with the research we excel at,” says Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezińska.
Director named for the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has named Ricardo Carrion Jr., director of Maximum Containment Contract Research and chair of the Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC) at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, as the next director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Carrion started in his new role on Nov. 3.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research retires, and interim named
Amy Wendt, associate vice chancellor (AVC) for research in the physical sciences, retires on Oct. 1 and Mike Graham, professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been appointed interim AVC for the physical sciences.
Steenbock professorships awarded in biological sciences, and behavioral and neural sciences
Marina Emborg, professor of medical physics and director of the Preclinical Parkinson’s Research Program at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, and Anthony Ives, professor of integrative biology, have been named recipients of UW–Madison Steenbock Professorships.