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Postdoc Excellence Awards recognize outstanding UW–Madison postdocs and faculty members
Seven UW–Madison postdocs have been recognized with the fifth annual Postdoc Excellence Awards, presented by the UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association, in the areas of teaching, service and mentoring. The association, a volunteer-led advocacy group for UW–Madison postdocs supported by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, launched the Postdoc Excellence Awards four…
New Research Moves Us Forward Website
Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison drives innovation, saves lives, creates jobs, supports small businesses, and fuels the industries that keep America competitive and secure. It makes the U.S.—and Wisconsin—stronger. Federal funding for research is a high-return investment that’s worth fighting for. Here are just some of the everyday ways that UW–Madison research, with federal funding, has improved and saved lives and made the U.S. stronger.
May UW–Madison Research News Round Up
From Milwaukee to Marinette, local partnerships power real solutions; UW–Madison breaks ground on long-anticipated engineering center; App under development at UW could make it easier, more affordable to ‘age in place’; Wisconsin School of Business and School of Pharmacy share their research news.
Meet the 2025 Academic Staff Excellence Award winners
Ten employees have been recognized as outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research and teaching.
44 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards
Sixteen professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service.
May UW–Madison Research Events
Exploring non-federal research funding, Arboretum native plant sale and luncheon lecture, Wisconsin Science Festival and Institute on Aging 35th Annual Colloquium
Indicate your interest in joining a RISE collaboration community by May 28
To further expand the UW–Madison's already formidable strengths in artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, and immunology and healthspan, Provost Isbell and the Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska have announced the launch of collaboration communities for each of the RISE Initiative's focus areas, to be led by scholarly collaboration leads recruited from UW–Madison's faculty.
Dr. Jeff Nirschl recipient of Wisconsin ADRC Developmental Project award
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center announced Jeffrey Nirschl, MD, PhD, as its newest Developmental Project awardee, selected for his project, “Developing Robust, Fair, and Scalable AI for Deep Neuropathology Phenotyping in ADRC.” His project will focus on integrating advanced artificial intelligence models to enhance neuropathology phenotyping and biomarker research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Graduate students and postdocs: Reserve your spot in a Summer 2025 Research Mentor Learning Community
The Delta Program’s Research Mentor Learning Communities are interactive, case scenario-based seminars designed to help you become the mentor you want to be (now or in the future). Topics include communicating effectively, aligning expectations, and cultivating inclusion and a sense of belonging. Online and in-person sections are available, beginning this month.
Help us tell the story of federally funded research
UW–Madison's Office of Strategic Communication is collecting stories, examples, and potential spokespeople to illustrate the impact of at-risk federal funding on UW's research, students, and the state of Wisconsin. These examples may be used in external communications, media outreach, and advocacy efforts.