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Roundup of Research Events:

2024 WID Symposium: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 (Discovery Building) The WID 2024 Symposium is a day-long event dedicated to the exploration of change in complex systems in digital and natural environments. This gathering serves as an opportunity for researchers at every career stage, to showcase…

Spring 2025 cohort applications now open for Leadership in the Lab, a semester-long learning series for early-career STEM faculty

Often, faculty who are experts in their field have not had the opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to inspire and guide their teams. The Leadership in the Lab series has been carefully crafted to address these specific needs by offering a dynamic curriculum tailored to the research environment. First consideration of applications for the spring cohort is Nov. 25.

VCR Brzezinska chosen for APLU Executive Committee

Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska has been elected to Executive Committee members for the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU) Class of 2027 to serve for a 3-year term, starting this month. Founded in 1887, APLU is North America’s oldest…

Panel discussion of research data and integrity in the social sciences on Nov. 14

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Wisconsin School of Business are hosting a panel discussion of research data and integrity in the social sciences at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14. This event is open to faculty, staff, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. The panel will discuss data…

Research News Roundup: Stories About Research at UW–Madison

Brain scans begin for nationwide Alzheimer’s disease study: The study, called Clarity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Through Imaging, or CLARiTI.  The study involves 37 National Institutes of Health-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers across the United States. Researchers will gather data correlated with presence, absence…

Partnership Accelerates Transition of UW–Madison Technologies from Lab to Market: Discovery to Product Awards Funds to Seven Campus Startups

Innovative technologies created at UW–Madison are set to benefit from financial support through an on-campus grant program managed by Discovery to Product (D2P) alongside a matching grant of $250,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

Research Computing Webpage Resource for Faculty and Prospective Faculty

UW–Madison has a vast research computing infrastructure that includes resources that address various types of processing and storage needs as well as a robust network of facilitators and service providers to support research. Some of these resources are concentrated in organizations that specialize in the patterns and needs of individual research communities, and some are provided centrally. Some resources are provided at no charge, and some have fees or require memberships.

Historic Agreement with Stellenbosch University, UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute and Department of Biochemistry

Stellenbosch University is a hub of research innovation on the African continent.

Shout-Outs: Krishanu Saha and Monica Neugebauer

Kris Saha (WID, CoE, SMPH) was named one of the 10 scientists who are moving CRISPR gene editing forward, according to STAT news, which provides an in-depth analysis of  biopharma and the life sciences. Monica Neugebauer, assistant professor of biochemistry who works to identify enzymes that enable chemical reactions…

FY25 Royalty Fund and Department Share Allocations

The annual exercise to distribute WARF provided Royalty Fund and Department Share allocations for FY25, based on FY24 revenue, has been completed. Please check your 135 project balances to review the amounts added. Please contact Jessica Wipperfurth with any questions.