In Regents Address, Chancellor Mnookin Unveils Bold New Initiatives to Innovate for The Public Good, Address Global Challenges
“My job — our job — is to make this institution even a step stronger — by building on this excellence and also by thinking in big, bold ways about where we can take a quantum leap forward to serve this state and the world on a whole new level,” Chancellor Mnookin said.
Stephen J. Wright Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected George B. Dantzig Professor of Computer Sciences and Department Chair, Stephen J. Wright as a new member. Professor Wright receives this high professional distinction for Wright's theory and design of optimization algorithms and their application in signal processing and machine learning.
In Memoriam: Jack McLeod, 1930–2024
Jack McLeod, Maier-Bascom Professor Emeritus and a leader in political communication research, died January 28, 2024, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He was 93. Jack leaves a legacy of inspiring teaching, thoughtful mentorship and field-leading research after his 38-year career in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
These Tomatoes Are Out of This World… or They Will be Soon
Simon Gilroy and his lab are no strangers to sending plants into space. And, at the end of January, the botany professor and his team will be doing it again for their sixth experiment with NASA on the International Space Station, this time with tomatoes.
Remembering Robert Booth Fowler, 1940-2024
Robert Booth Fowler, an emeritus professor within the College of Letters & Science, passed away earlier this month at the age of 84. As a professor in both Political Science and Integrated Liberal Studies, Booth impacted thousands of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels and excelled in research and campus service.
Wilson Wins Diamond Award for Commitment to Inclusiveness
The College's Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging is recognized for his work promoting student opportunity and success.
This Chemistry Lecture Demonstrator Was Nominated For an Emmy®
For his role in producing a children’s science demonstration series, Department of Chemistry Lecture Demonstrator Jim Maynard has secured an Emmy® nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
UW–Madison to transform STEM graduate education with Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will establish a new hub called the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC2, to transform graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
2024 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Eight L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators.
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