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Roundup of campus research news
A round up of research news across campus.
Research events and deadlines
Biobased Materials Symposium – Feb. 13; obal Health Institute’s (GHI) February Global Health Tuesday Webinar – Feb. 24; Wisconsin Idea Conference – March 2; Career development opportunity for pre- and postdocs –Predoctoral applications are due March 13 and postdoctoral applications are due April 1.
Awards and special recognition
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, David Schroeder, Tess Woodring, and iCTR awards.
Wisconsin Exchange Pluralism Postdoctoral Fellows Program 2026-2028
The program will cultivate a cohort of emerging scholars committed to advancing pluralism and civil discourse within higher education and across the broader society. The program support sinnovative research and transformative teaching, and assists early-career scholars in developing professional leadership skills. Fellows will be expected to facilitate pluralism at UW–Madison and in the community through their research, teaching and administrative leadership. Each fellow will be embedded in a home academic department or program, ensuring close ties to a discipline, while building networks across UW–Madison and beyond. Apply by March 30.
Love Data Week – Feb. 9 to 13
It’s Love Data Week—February 9 to 13 Love Data Week, held annually during Valentine’s week, is a celebration of data that invites institutions and individuals to explore how data shapes our world. Events this week include:…
Sustainability Research Hub establishes Critical Minerals and Materials Working Group and seeks participants
The group is looking for interested faculty, researchers and research staff from across campus. The working group unites UW–Madison strengths in geology, chemical and materials engineering, chemistry, data/AI, policy, and environmental social science to advance the full minerals lifecycle for clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
Lewis Sheats named inaugural leader of UW’s Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub
Sheats has spent his career helping people turn ideas into companies. Now he’s bringing that founder-first philosophy to the UW–Madison as the inaugural associate vice chancellor and executive director of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub.
Three minute thesis (3MT) Finals – Feb. 20
Three Minute Thesis® is an international competition in which graduate students explain their thesis research to a general audience in only 3 minutes. Cheer on the 3MT competitors and learn about their innovative research at this fun and engaging event.
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…
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. The Shaw Early Career…