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![]() |  | Shark antibody-like proteins neutralize COVID-19 virus, help prepare for future coronavirusesSmall, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs — derived from the immune systems of sharks — can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study published Dec. 16, 2021. “The big issue is there are a number of coronaviruses that are poised for emergence in humans,” says Aaron LeBeau, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of pathology in the Carbone Cancer Center who helped lead the study. “What we’re doing is preparing an arsenal of shark VNAR therapeutics that could be used down the road for future SARS outbreaks. It’s a kind of insurance against the future.” |
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![]() | | UW–Madison retains top 10 research ranking, increases expendituresThe National Science Foundation has released its 2020 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked 8th in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison ranked 8th in the last survey covering the 2019 fiscal year. |
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![]() | | Berger Receives Social Policy Researcher Award from Society for Social Work and ResearchLonnie Berger, professor of Social Work, was recognized as the 2022 recipient of the Social Policy Researcher Award by the Society for Social Work and Research for his notable contributions to the study of social policy. Berger, who studies the ways in which social policies, economic resources, and socio-demographic characteristics are associated with child and family wellbeing, is also the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Social Sciences. |
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![]() | | Surgery Professor Earns Perfect Score on NIH GrantWinning a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is an accomplishment. Receiving a perfect score on the application for that grant is nearly unheard of. Susan Thibeault, professor of otolaryngology in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Surgery, recently did both. A perfect score on an NIH grant application is so unusual, it’s referred to as the “unicorn score.” |
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![]() | | Data Science Research Bazaar runs virtually throughout February While there is no cost to attend, pre-registration is required. |
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![]() | | The search for life on Venus“We are trying to make the case for exploring Venus and to inspire and inform future missions to collect in situ data with satellites,” says Sanjay Limaye, UW–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center scientist and co-author of a recent collection of papers on Venus that he hopes will do just that. |
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![]() | | Research Core Revitalization Program (2)The Research Core Revitalization Program (2) is the second round of an initiative to strengthen campus research core capacities by supporting the upgrade, replacement or duplication of heavily used shared research resources. Applications are due Feb. 21, 2022. |
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![]() | | Feb. 1 Deadline to Apply for Virginia Horne Henry Fund for Women’s Physical Education and Movement, and Distinguished Graduate FellowshipsAdministered through the School of Education, the Fund is used to support activities related to women's physical education, movement, and the female body in culture including research support, special programs, visiting scholars/experts, new course development, and student recreation club support. All faculty, staff and student organizations at UW–Madison are eligible to apply for funding. Doctoral students studying women's physical education, movement and the female body in culture may apply directly for these fellowships at the following website: https://www.education.wisc.edu/soe/about/leadership/committees/vhh/virginia-horne-henry-wisconsin-distinguished-graduate-fellowships |
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![]() | | UW–Madison named University of the Year for psychedelic science and innovations in the Microdose AwardsThe 1st Annual Microdose Awards honors individuals and organizations for their dedication to fostering a positive impact on the psychedelic medicine industry. UW recently launched the UW Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances, housed in the School of Pharmacy, with founding center director School of Pharmacy Professor Paul Hutson. |
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![]() | | School of Pharmacy Professor Lingjun Li named on list of the world’s 100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists for the third timeLi’s impact on the field of has been sizeable. When Li started her own lab at the School of Pharmacy in 2002, she decided to merge her interests in neuroscience and analytical chemistry by developing tools to better understand neuropeptides, a class of key chemical messengers in the brain. Li’s team continues to push the limits of technology to make analytical tools more sensitive, higher throughput, and efficient. |
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![]() | | New WSB Faculty Define What’s Next in BusinessBusiness faculty—especially those at major research institutions like UW–Madison—are forward-looking thinkers who can forecast trends, test the plausibility of ideas, and shape our understanding of what’s now and what’s next. It’s this next-generation thinking that defines the cohort of 11 new faculty members joining the Wisconsin School of Business this year.
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![]() | | WSB Doctoral Accounting Student Derek Christensen Wins First-Ever FASB Emerging Scholar Award“Derek was selected as the winning nominee by the five judges on the Selection Committee for his dissertation thesis topic addressing lease accounting,” said FASB Board Member Christine A. Botosan. “Ideas like Derek’s are exactly the kind of high-quality research this award program was established to recognize.” |
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![]() | | Patz stepping down at Global Health Institute to concentrate on climate and healthJonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, has announced his plan to step down as director of UW–Madison Global Health Institute in July 2022 to focus more on climate change and planetary health during his sabbatical next year and beyond. Patz, the inaugural director of GHI, has overseen an expanding portfolio of global health educational programs, grants and awards, interdisciplinary collaborations across campus and public programming. |
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