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WARF celebrates centennial with $206.9 million commitment to UW-Madison research
As the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation commemorates its 100th anniversary, the foundation today announced a historic investment in the future of research and innovation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For fiscal year 2026, WARF will provide $206.9 million in total support to UW-Madison and the…
Data Science Institute Director Kyle Cranmer awarded inaugural prize for AI in science
Cranmer received this award today (Nov. 10) at the Conference on AI+Science, hosted by Caltech and the University of Chicago. The prize recognizes his contributions to and advocacy for simulation-based inference, which combines AI and computer simulations to enable statistical analysis of data in situations where it was not previously possible. “With advances in machine learning and AI, simulation-based inference is ushering in a new era of statistical inference for many different areas of science, and I find it extremely compelling,” says Cranmer.
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is seeking proposals for new pilot research projects
Pilot Research Projects may include preliminary activities on biomedical research topics in keeping with the main research areas of the WNPRC. Additionally, researchers are highly encouraged to include activities related to new approach methodologies (NAMs). Deadline to submit a letter of intent is Nov. 24.
Mark Saffman awarded 2026 APS Ramsey Prize
UW physics professor Mark Saffman won the American Physical Society’s 2026 Norman F. Ramsey Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, and in Precision Tests of Fundamental Laws and Symmetries. In addition to his research, Saffman helped develop the Wisconsin Quantum Institute, an interdisciplinary effort of all quantum information science and engineering researchers on campus, and serves as its director.
Research events – November and December
A sampling of research events on campus. Visit today.wisc.edu/ and search "research" for additional events.
Research news roundup for November
Explore a round-up of some interesting research stories around campus.
UW–Madison partners with Microsoft and TitletownTech to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery
The Wisconsin collaboration builds on UW–Madison’s long-standing leadership in applied research and its commitment to driving progress that benefits Wisconsin communities and businesses. With early access to Microsoft’s Discovery platform, UW researchers will gain powerful tools to model complex problems with greater precision, reducing the time from idea to real-world impact.
UW–Madison builds on partnerships at Chicago Quantum Summit
The eighth-annual Chicago Quantum Summit was held Nov. 3-4, 2025 convening more than 500 top industry, government, and academic leaders from around the world for dialogue aimed at shaping the future of quantum technology. Held in downtown Chicago, at the center of the globally recognized Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana quantum hub, the…
Shout-Outs: Andrea Putnam Packard Foundation Fellow
Andrea A. Putnam, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, has been named a 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Putnam’s research focuses on how RNA and proteins organize into specialized structures within cells called germ granules that…
Call for Applications – Pilot and Idea Awards in the Biology of Aging
Deadline to apply is November 30.