Press Releases
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
New Vice Chancellor for Research feels at home on the shores of Lake Monona
Fall Research Competition opens with advice from previous recipients
Four UW faculty recognized with Early Career Innovator Awards
Ecologist and former University of Central Florida Arboretum Director named UW Arboretum director
Faculty receive 2024-25 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
UW–Madison alum and theoretical physicist named WIPAC director
Nine projects chosen for Research Forward (Round 4) awards
Steenbock professorships awarded in physical sciences and mathematics
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska named UW–Madison vice chancellor for research
Nine projects receive Library Collections Enhancement Initiative funding
UW unveils intellectual property models to build industry partnerships
Excellence in outreach recognized with Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
RSP Director Kim Moreland retires
2024-25 Vilas Associates are named
UW–Madison boasts 3 researchers among 2023 National Association of Inventors fellows
UW–Madison remains 8th in research ranking, surpasses $1.5 billion in research expenditures
Initiative to Foster New Large Research Grant Proposals
Federal interim rule implements Tik Tok ban
Library Collections Initiative Round 3 call for proposals
Search begins for new vice chancellor for research
Career Badger Engineer Named Director of the Physical Sciences Laboratory
John Svaren named interim associate vice chancellor for research in the biological sciences
Ackerman to retire from vice chancellor for research and graduate education post
UW–Madison at 175: VC Ackerman reflects on a legacy of discovery and looks to the future
ResearchDrive adoption grows on campus with greater research data storage at lower cost
Four UW faculty recognized with Early Career Innovator Awards
Emerging STEM research gets a boost from a new initiative
Faculty receive 2023-24 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Sixteen projects chosen for Research Forward (Round 3) awards
Seven projects awarded funding through the Increasing Social and Economic Inclusion initiative
Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) goes live June 26
NEH grant largest federal grant in Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research’s history
UW–Madison responds to USA Today opinion piece about lab safety (April 12, 2023 By Steven A. Ackerman)
2023-24 Vilas Associates Competition awardees
Excellence in outreach recognized with inaugural Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $16 million, retains top 10 research institution ranking
Discovery to Product director to retire
Sixteen UW–Madison faculty make strong showing in global highly cited researcher list
Fowler receives Robert C. Andresen Award for Research Administration
New initiative supports research to advance social and economic inclusion
New round of Research Forward (2023) announced
New NIH requirement enhances open data sharing
Paulos set to retire from role as Physical Sciences Laboratory director
WIPAC and IceCube see leadership changes
New institute will probe biology in the absence of water
Consider diverse audiences when penning a Fall Research Competition proposal
Eliceiri named Open Hardware Trailblazer Fellow
Research Cores Initiative helps replace equipment and enhance services
Underground search for dark matter in the universe relies on UW expertise
Latest round of Research Forward supports cross-campus collaborations and diversity
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Eight projects receive Library Collections Enhancement Initiative awards
2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition awardees announced
UW–Madison increases expenditures, retains national Top 10 research ranking
Donohue to lead Wisconsin Energy Institute
Call for proposals in second round of Research Forward initiative
40-year map project, History of Cartography, draws to a close
UW–Madison biochemist Amy Weeks named Packard Fellow
Library Collections Enhancement Initiative seeks new proposals
NIH recognizes WISELI for its work to improve gender diversity in academia
VCRGE announces second round of PARCI funding support for critical campus research
Apply for the Annual Fall Research Competition, providing support across divisions
New initiative facilitates research partnerships with the private sector (PICI)
Research Forward funding fills gap left by sunsetting UW2020
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Clinical trial repurposes cancer drug for treatment of vascular malformations
New online tool creates a searchable database of UW–Madison research and scholarship
Five-year review begins for Graduate School Dean
Wendt appointed associate vice chancellor for research in the physical sciences
Understanding and reducing inequalities initiative
2021 Vilas Associates Competition awardees announced
OVCRGE announces initiative to promote industry collaborations
UW–Madison retains top 10 national research ranking in NSF’s HERD Survey for FY2019
Pandemic-related research initiative receives strong campus response
Research administrator Bob Andresen remembered for his humor and passion
Banking on patient samples to advance COVID-19 research
New research initiative — Research Forward — builds on successes of UW2020
New campus effort will support inequality research
UW launches new initiative to reduce negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on research
Fall Research Competition continues to support researchers, graduate students
Research Core Revitalization Program funds upgrades to shared resources on campus
Lonnie Berger to be associate vice chancellor in the social sciences
Biotron celebrates storied history as it ends 50-year run as a research center
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
Round 6 UW2020 awardees announced
Initiative fills gaps in library holdings
Professor will make ‘workhorse’ microscope more powerful
UW among top 10 in national research ranking
Researcher Regulatory Fair to focus on connecting researchers with campus support
University Press begins a new chapter in a new home
New competition helps address library collections needs
UW2020 marks four years with Round 6 call for proposals
New campus center poised to push the boundaries of genetic science
Student support and insurance are backbone to Fall Research Competition
Retirements lead to changes in research leadership posts
Ackerman to become interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education
Two professors honored with Shaw Scientist Awards to support innovative research
UW2020 Round 5 Projects: Quantum emitters to food safety
Social Problems Initiative projects selected
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
Research at UW–Madison changes student lives
Quantum science at UW–Madison joins exchange, invests in faculty and students
Citizen science monitoring program Journey North finds home at Arboretum
Biotechnology Center welcomes a new director
New gene editing tool drives stem cell services and discovery
UW–Madison retains research ranking
UW–Madison Physics Professor Victor Brar awarded Moore Inventor Fellowship
New funding opportunity supports research into contemporary social problems
New associate vice chancellors oversee research in biological sciences, arts and humanities
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative is open for round five proposals
A starring role for nonhuman primates in the stem cell story
Fall Competition attracts future grants
PATH Award offers promise for advancing biomedical science at UW–Madison
Chemistry professor awarded prestigious Steenbock Professorship
Space Science and Engineering Center welcomes UW alum to director position
Two professors receive Shaw Scientist Awards to support innovative research
UW2020 funds next round of projects
Mailick stepping down from top UW–Madison research role
Two receive NEH summer research awards
SSEC director down to four finalists
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Awards Announced (Round 4)
Qiang Chang named director of Waisman Center
Andy Richards appointed director of Discovery to Product
Faculty honored with 2018-19 fellowships
UW–Madison serial innovator Jack Ma cites collaboration as key to his success
D2P down to three finalists for director position
Waisman Center finalists making presentations
Drinkwater and Czajkowski begin interim positions in Research and Graduate Education
Waisman Center director search advances as interim leadership is named
UW–Madison retains 6th place in national research ranking
UW entrepreneurial pipeline lands Lactic Solutions in biofuels marketplace
UW–Madison launches Data Science Initiative
UW Press staff turn to teamwork in a time of need
UW lab in Stoughton has equipped complex scientific projects for 50 years
UW–Madison’s D2P Igniter program seeks next round of entrepreneurs
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative seeking Round 4 proposals
Fall competition awards can lead to bigger things
Biondi departs D2P to grow his cider venture
OVCRGE welcomes human subjects program
UW helps create largest neutrino detectors in the world
New campus initiative supports microbiome research
Directory of resources for campus researchers now available
UW–Madison adopts drone use policy
UW-Madison biochemist wins Shaw Scientist Award
Karen Oberhauser named UW-Madison Arboretum Director
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative awards announced
Nadine Connor promoted to research policy and compliance post
Eleven faculty recognized with Kellett Mid-Career Awards
Eleven professors receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships
Ten selected for WARF named professorships
Search committee chooses 3 finalists for UW Arboretum director
Telling the tale of midlife in the United States
UW-Madison launches Microbiome Initiative
Jo Handelsman named director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
UW-Madison dips in research ranking
UW getting electron beam lithography system for nanotech research