Tag Faculty awards

UW education scholar wins early-career award for new study of college choice

April 29, 2010

The William T. Grant Foundation has appointed a UW–Madison education professor to the 2010 class of William T. Grant Scholars, an elite group of early-career researchers studying ways to improve the lives of youth.

UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society

March 31, 2010

On March 23, five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.

U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison

March 30, 2010

The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.

Outstanding Women of Color awards honor faculty who’ve gone above and beyond

March 26, 2010

As well as achieving excellence in academics, the six winners of the 2009-10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards have all stepped off the Madison campus and advocated for social justice in the greater community.

Hilldale Awards honor four faculty members

March 24, 2010

Four professors will receive the Hilldale Award, the university’s top honor for faculty members.

Molecular biologist receives Stephen Jay Gould Prize

March 24, 2010

Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin–Madison molecular biologist and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, an award given in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance public understanding of evolutionary science.

Romnes Awards honor six up-and-coming professors

March 10, 2010

Six of UW–Madison’s most promising rising faculty have been named recipients of this year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships.

Ten faculty members honored with Kellett Awards

March 10, 2010

Ten UW–Madison faculty members have been honored for their research with Kellett Mid-Career Awards.

Obama nominates UW–Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences

March 4, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.

Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members

March 1, 2010

Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.

Two selected as American Geophysical Union fellows

February 25, 2010

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have been named fellows of the American Geophysical Union, a distinction made for exceptional scientific contributions and eminence in the Earth or space sciences.

Pecatonica River provides scientific basis for future restoration projects

February 23, 2010

Environmental groups annually spend upwards of $1 billion on projects aimed at restoring streams and former wetland ecosystems to their native states.

UW-Madison engineer joins national academy

February 22, 2010

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has included a University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer among its 68 newest members.

Not-so-risky business: New computational models will offer decision support

February 15, 2010

A UW–Madison professor has received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to research risk modeling and computational optimization for decision support.

Milestones

January 27, 2010

Perry Pickhardt, Department of Radiology, and Maureen Smith, Health Innovation Program, have received a $2.7 million grant supporting collaboration between their departments to investigate the…

Scientific society inducts 10 UW–Madison faculty as fellows

December 18, 2009

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced that 10 members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the organization.

Wisconsin cast-metals manufacturing benefits from $10 million federal grant

December 16, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineering professor Xiaochun Li.

Milestones

December 10, 2009

Kelly Cherry, Department of English, has recently published her 18th and 19th full-length books, “Girl in a Library: On Women Writers and the Writing Life”…

UW-Madison soil science professor receives national teaching award

December 3, 2009

Teresa Balser, associate professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received the 2009 National Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

Two receive Women’s Philanthropy Council Champion Awards

October 29, 2009

An emeritus professor of public affairs and political science and a professor in the departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology are the recipients of the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.