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UW’s Fiore earns national honor for advocacy work

October 21, 2009

Michael Fiore, MPH, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of two physicians in the nation to receive the 2009 Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute of Medicine as a Profession.

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October 21, 2009

Truman Graf, emeritus professor of agricultural economics, has been inducted into the National Dairy Shrine Hall of Fame. Shawn Kelly, faculty associate in the Department…

Evolution-exploration saga on short list for National Book Award

October 20, 2009

"Remarkable Creatures," by University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of genetics Sean Carroll, has been named a finalist in the nonfiction category of the National Book Award.

CALS dean to serve in USDA post

October 12, 2009

Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12).

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August 26, 2009

Rachel Brenner, Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, was named the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor, effective July 1. R. Alta Charo, Law School, will…

Chemistry faculty, staff named inaugural fellows of chemical society

August 13, 2009

Four University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry faculty and staff are among a group of 162 distinguished chemists, teachers and entrepreneurs selected by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as the inaugural class of ACS fellows.

Mass communications students and faculty reap bumper crop of awards

August 6, 2009

Graduate students and faculty in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Joint Program in Mass Communications landed several awards - the most in recent memory - at a national conference for journalism educators this week.

UW-Madison medical ethicist heading to FDA

July 31, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of law R. Alta Charo has accepted a position as senior adviser in the Office of the Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration, effective Aug. 30.

Database architect wins IEEE award

July 30, 2009

David DeWitt, professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been honored for his work with database systems.

UW-Madison researcher wins White House science award

July 9, 2009

A University of Wisconsin–Madison bacteriologist and evolutionary biologist is one of the country's brightest young scientific minds, according to the White House.

Expert on relationship between animals and bacteria wins Guggenheim honor

June 18, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison developmental biologist Margaret McFall-Ngai has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, a one-year grant that will support her investigation into how animals interact with their natural complement of microbes.

La Follette School of Public Affairs director wins $3 million federal grant

June 18, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs director Carolyn Heinrich has won a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to expand her evaluation of federally mandated tutoring programs in public schools.

Professor elected to National Academy of Education

May 21, 2009

Kenneth Zeichner, the Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and associate dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Education (NAEd).

Cancer researcher wins Shaw Award

May 14, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison cancer researcher Jing Zhang received a Shaw Scientist Award last week from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to support her novel research on the roles cancer stem cells may play in the causes and treatment of cancer.

Music professor to be honored at gala

May 12, 2009

A University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music professor will be honored with one of four awards presented at the 2009 Wisconsin History Makers Gala on Wednesday, May 27, at Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel.

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May 6, 2009

Sean Carroll, Department of Genetics, was named the Allan Wilson Professor of Molecular Biology. Erik Carter, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, has received…

UW-Madison researcher wins Hartwell Foundation Award

April 30, 2009

The Hartwell Foundation has named Laura J. Knoll, associate professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, one of 12 winners of its 2008 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards.

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UW’s Fiore earns national honor for advocacy work

Milestones

Evolution-exploration saga on short list for National Book Award

CALS dean to serve in USDA post

Milestones

Chemistry faculty, staff named inaugural fellows of chemical society

Mass communications students and faculty reap bumper crop of awards

UW-Madison medical ethicist heading to FDA

Database architect wins IEEE award

UW-Madison researcher wins White House science award

Expert on relationship between animals and bacteria wins Guggenheim honor

La Follette School of Public Affairs director wins $3 million federal grant

Professor elected to National Academy of Education

Cancer researcher wins Shaw Award

Music professor to be honored at gala

Milestones

UW-Madison researcher wins Hartwell Foundation Award

UW-Madison physicist elected to National Academy of Sciences

WAA honors food science professor with Outreach Excellence Award

Four UW–Madison scholars recognized by AAAS