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![]() |  | Ackerman to retire from vice chancellor for research and graduate education postSteven Ackerman has served as the vice chancellor for research and graduate education since August 2019. Prior to his appointment as vice chancellor, he served in a number of additional leadership roles since, including associate vice chancellor of research in the physical sciences, interim director of the Space Science and Engineering Center and director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. Ackerman announced he will retire Sept. 15, 2023. |
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![]() | | Fall Research Competition opens with a history of projects that are impactful, influential and see greater success in securing larger-scale grantsA new round of the Fall Research Competition is open and closes Sept. 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in December. The application and instructions are available at: https://research.wisc.edu/funding/fall-competition/ . |
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![]() | | OVCRGE Grant Writing Bootcamp for Social ScientistsApply by Sept. 15. |
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![]() | | Opportunity to share your researchBadger Talks, the speaker’s bureau for campus, is supporting the 175th anniversary campus effort to spotlight the statewide impact of the University by offering an opportunity for researchers to share their work through a special marketing campaign. The campaign will highlight the innovative work and groundbreaking research impacting Wisconsin communities and encouraging businesses and groups around the state to invite UW experts to share this work in their communities. |
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![]() | | Data Science Institute to establish campus Open Source Program OfficeThe UW–Madison Data Science Institute will establish an Open Source Program Office on campus, in partnership with Madison College, the Data Science Hub, the UW–Madison Libraries and UW–Madison Extension. This new office will accelerate the translation of academic research to society by providing opportunities to learn about, develop and share open-source software, hardware, data, models and more. |
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![]() | | Delta research mentoring learning community seeks grad students and post docsDo you know grad students and postdoc who need to develop their research mentoring skills and demonstrate their commitment to mentoring for their CVs? Encourage them to enroll in a Delta research mentor learning community. |
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![]() | | WID’s Science to Street Art initiative supports new downtown muralThe Wisconsin Institute for Discovery announces a new mural in the heart of downtown Madison. The mural, by artist Stephon ‘Kiba’ Freeman, reflects WID’s commitment to blending science with art in engaging and interactive public-facing displays through its Science to Street Art initiative. |
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![]() | | UW–Madison Alzheimer’s Disease Experts Travel to Amsterdam for Alzheimer’s Association International ConferenceOver 50 Alzheimer’s disease experts from UW–Madison presented attended the hybrid event, which is the world’s largest forum for dementia research. |
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![]() | | Computational tool helps trace the lifetime of a cellThe statistical machine learning approach enables a deeper understanding of how gene regulatory networks influence cellular functions in organic matter. The researchers hope this computational tool will help other researchers interpret this type of data more effectively. |
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![]() | | Studies reveal how some bacteria shed fatFats produced by microbes could provide a source of renewable biofuels and other products currently made from petroleum. |
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![]() | | Madison Startup Offers New Tools for Analyzing Protein SynthesisThe startup was supported by funding from the university’s Discovery to Product (D2P) State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) program. |
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![]() | | Federal interim rule implements TikTok ban on devices used in the performance of federal contractsThe OVCRGE has also launched a Research Security Program webpage and hired John Jay Miller as the interim director of the Research Security Program. |
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![]() | | Waisman Whirl Run, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities on Sunday, Sept. 17Run, walk, or roll in support of the Waisman Center and individuals with disabilities and their families Join as a team or individuals. Online registration for both the in-person and virtual event closes at 2 p.m. Sept. 15. Race day registration for the in-person event begins at 9 a.m. Sept. 17.
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![]() | | ‘A less traveled road’: New study from UW-Madison’s Burt, Wei LAB team offers path to increasing number of Black men in STEMA new study from School of Education faculty member Brian Burt and his team at Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory illuminates some factors that influence Black men to pursue higher education in STEM. |
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![]() | | From the South Pole to rural Wisconsin: Field Day Lab and librarians explore using virtual reality to engage rural Latinx communities with polar researchLast month, 17 librarians from across Wisconsin convened at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research to explore how virtual reality experiences could help increase rural Latinx students’ engagement with scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic. |
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![]() | | Summer field course centers the history, culture and experiences of Native studentsThis trip to the Chippewa Flowage was part of LA 360: Indigenous Field-Based Learning for Land Stewardship, a weeklong summer field course that interweaves Native history and culture with science education. |
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