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Faculty receive 2026-27 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Forty-two UW–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) for 2026-2027. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. “WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes awards represent some of the…
2026-2027 Research Security Training Launched in Workday LMS
To support compliance with evolving federal research security requirements, the University has launched a new Research Security Training module in the Workday Learning Management System (LMS). The training provides an overview of key research security requirements, including disclosure obligations, international collaborations, and safeguarding federally funded research. It is required for…
UW–Madison Completes Second Phase of NSPM-33 Cybersecurity Assessments
UW–Madison has completed Phase 2 of its cybersecurity compliance assessment initiative, launched to support federal research funding requirements under National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Building on Phase 1, which assessed 20 large research environments representing approximately 20% of the university’s research funding,…
WiscWeb users: Don’t forget to migrate your research/lab site to UW Theme 2.0
The campus website service, WiscWeb, is transitioning themes from UW Theme Classic to UW Theme 2.0. All WiscWeb sites must either migrate to UW Theme 2.0 or rebuild them from scratch by December 31, 2026. Any sites that have not been transitioned by the end of…
Research News Roundup for July 2026
Announcing the 2026 Arboretum Research Fellows 2026 Arboretum Research Fellows, left to right: Hannah Ashe, Wyatt Cummings, Jasmine Groves, Jillian Neece, Shaneya Miriyagalla (Photo: Maddie Smith) The UW Arboretum has announced the recipients of the 2026 Arboretum Research Fellowships. These graduate fellowships support early career scientists doing work…
Research Events and Deadlines (July 2026 newsletter)
Institute on Aging Research New Investigator Award application and call for posters– Due July 19 The UW–Madison Institute on Aging is accepting submissions for research posters in the field of aging or life course studies from UW–Madison faculty, staff, students, advanced trainees, and all others for our 36th IOA Annual Colloquium.
Applications open for mentoring program to help early-career faculty write and submit their first NIH R01 proposal
The Mentoring to Achieve Research Independence (MATRIX) program is seeking mentees and coaches for its 2026 cohort. MATRIX is an intensive nine-month mentoring program designed to help faculty mentees successfully write and submit their first NIH R01 Research…
Wang named 2026 Steenbock Professorship
Jue Wang, professor of bacteriology, has been awarded the 2026 Steenbock Professorship in Microbiological Sciences. The Steenbock Professorship provides research funds to recipients annually for 10 years and honors those faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors at UW–Madison,…
Doing a good job retaining health and biomedical study participants?
The UW Recruitment and Retention Resource Center (RRRC) invites you to submit a proposal to present at a virtual workshop series this fall focused on participant retention and hosted by ICTR. We welcome proposals on any retention-related topic for brief (10 minute) or…
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research announces changes to better support UW–Madison’s research enterprise
Following extensive consultation, OVCR is looking to better align research priorities across campus, support university research and creative expression and offer improved services.