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Research News Roundup: Stories About Research at UW–Madison
Dinosaurs, Extension’s Health and Well-Being Institute launches a new website; bird sounds research; Leopold handwritten journals transcribed and searchable; Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities; UW–Madison’s Odle highlights direct admissions as education development on the rise; UW–Madison scholars publish groundbreaking American Educational Research Journal article on supporting trans students; Why Forming Diverse Teams Is Harder in Uncertain Times.
Shout-outs: Keivan Stassun (UW alum), Whitney A. Stevens-Sostre and Gabriele Neumann
Keivan Stassun, UW alum has been awarded a National Medal of Science. Whitney A. Stevens-Sostre, who earned her PhD at UW–Madison in 2023 and is a postdoc in the laboratory of Prof. Mrinalini Hoon of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been awarded a Hannah Gray Fellowship from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Research Professor and Virologist Gabriele Neumann has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
UW Distinguished Research Fellows Program to support outstanding postdoctoral trainees in interdisciplinary research related to RISE
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce the UW Distinguished Research Fellows Program (DRFP), designed to support outstanding postdoctoral trainees in interdisciplinary research areas related to RISE-AI, RISE-THRIVE, and RISE-EARTH.
Highlighted Event: Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) Finals on Feb. 14
The top contestants from the semi-finals will compete for cash prizes and the chance to represent UW–Madison at the regional competition.
Round up of research events and funding deadlines
Data Science Research Bazaar, Crossroads of Ideas mini-series on the microbiome, ICTR Learning Health System Educational Workshop, Teaching and Learning Symposium, AI’s Energy Future: Balancing Growth, the Grid, and the Environment - Forward in Energy Forum, Wisconsin Energy Institute Research Showcase, John D. Wiley Seminar Series, State Economic Engagement & Development (SEED) Research Program grant, WARF Therapeutics Lecture, and UW–Madison Course Institute offering.
Happy new year from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska was recently profiled in The Capital Times. Read the story here.
Keck Foundation grant funds UW–Madison research to explore an enzyme behind the origins and early evolution of life on Earth
A team of scientists at the UW–Madison led by Betul Kaçar, a pioneer in the field of molecular paleobiology, has received a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to explore the paleoenvironments and ancient history of Earth by bridging paleontology, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and evolution.
UW researcher joins ranks of National Academy of Inventors fellows
University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Gabriele Neumann has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced today. The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
Graduate students and postdocs: Reserve your spot in a Spring 2025 Research Mentor Learning Community!
The Delta Program’s Research Mentor Learning Communities for graduate students and postdocs 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 promoting diversity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging. On-line and in-person sections are available, beginning in January.
Research News Roundup: Stories About Research at UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin launches new center to test and implement dementia care interventions Over half of the nearly 7 million individuals living with dementia in the U.S. visit an emergency department each year. Many of these visits can be avoided with improved care in the community, where support…