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![]() |  | Shout-Out: First Plasma Marks Milestone in UW–Madison Fusion EnergyA fusion device at the UW–Madison recently marked a major milestone for the yearslong research by generating plasma for the first time. A team of UW–Madison physicists and engineers had been constructing and testing the fusion energy device, known as WHAM in UW’s Physical Sciences Lab. |
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![]() | | Faculty receive 2024-25 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes AwardsThirty-two UW–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. “These awards recognize excellence in faculty research, academics, and outreach at various stages of their scholarly careers and […] |
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![]() | | UW–Madison alum and theoretical physicist named WIPAC directorDan Hooper, PhD, has been selected as the new director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC). Hooper will begin his role at WIPAC on Sept. 9 and as director will report to the Vice Chancellor for Research. Hooper will have a joint faculty appointment with the Department of Physics. Hooper is a Senior […] |
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![]() | | Steenbock professorships awarded in physical sciences and mathematicsMark Eriksson, professor of physics, and Mikhail Feldman, professor of mathematics, have been named recipients of UW–Madison Steenbock Professorships. “This professorship is among the most prestigious and important professorships for researchers at the UW–Madison,” says Cynthia Czajkowski, interim vice chancellor for research. “This recognition is accompanied by discretionary funds to provide recipients the freedom to […] |
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![]() | | Fall Research Competition opens with advice from previous recipientsA new round of the Fall Research Competition (FRC) has opened. Applications are accepted until Sept. 6, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Funds are selected for research projects across each research division — biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. The FRC, administered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research […] |
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![]() | | Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson’s treatmentResearchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, led by Marina Emborg, a UW–Madison professor of medical physics, have taken an important step in bringing the promise of a cell-replacement therapy to people with Parkinson’s disease. |
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![]() | | Forward Fest starts Aug. 19 with registration underway nowThe festival is Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival. Held Aug. 19 to 23, it brings technology and startup communities together to learn and share, providing the opportunity to interact with professionals across a wide range of disciplines. Among the more than 50 festival events are these from UW–Madison Innovate Network members and partners |
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![]() | | Badger Challenge Grant applications for cancer research and treatment are due Oct. 1Badger Challenge seeks to fund scholars and program applications that will: Promote cancer research in basic, translational, clinical, social/behavioral and population sciences; and/or result in preliminary data to support extramural grant applications (R01 or equivalent).
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![]() | | With Ono Initiative Grant Weeks Explores A Protein’s Diverse Purposes
Amy Weeks, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, is a 2024 Ono Breakthrough Science Initiative Grant awardee. The grant is funded by the Ono Pharma Foundation and supports research in the field of chemical biology with the potential to transform human health. |
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![]() | | Multilingual Learning Research Center's new Speaker Series highlights research related to the teaching and learning of multilingual learnersThe first speaker was Aug. 1. Every first Thursday of the month, a researcher or team of researchers is invited to share insights, findings, or learnings from their research via Zoom. Recordings are posted within one week of the event. |
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![]() | | SMPH researchers awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grantSunduz Keles, professor of statistics, and Emery Bresnick, professor of cell and regenerative biology, will develop statistical methods for estimating gene-enhancer links from multi-modal single cell data and tensor decomposition methods for investigating regulatory variation among cell states. Their project was 1 of 17 funded worldwide that will transform what's possible using existing data to understand health and disease with cutting edge computational approaches. |
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![]() | | Biochemistry, Global Health Institute Hosted TIME100 Health Recipient Tulio de OliveiraOliveira, renowned for his pivotal role in identifying COVID-19 variants is director of Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation in South Africa, and deputy director of the Genomic Surveillance Unit at Wellcome Sanger Institute in the UK. |
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![]() | | UW–Madison researcher delivers keynote at International Science Education ConferenceUW–Madison’s Noah Weeth Feinstein, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently delivered a keynote presentation at the International Science Education Conference in Singapore. Feinstein’s research focuses on how people make sense of science in their personal, social and political lives. His presentation was titled “Science education and the richness of human social life.” |
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![]() | | Study from UW–Madison’s Hora finds industry experience isn’t necessary for teaching workplace skillsMaking sure faculty are trained in the latest industry-based cultural knowledge is better than prioritizing hires of faculty with industry experience, according to a new journal article from a School of Education faculty member. |
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