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The partnership will will accelerate the commercialization of UW–Madison science and technology advances by increasing the speed and frequency at which UW research is translated into usable technology.

Prough, who spent the last 18 years with the City of Fitchburg, takes over the strategic coordination of information technology throughout the college.

Jennifer L. Mnookin, Dean of the School of Law and Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the 30th leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

About 23,000 years ago, the Bighorn Mountains of Northern Wyoming resembled the landscape of today’s African Serengeti plains. The Miracinonyx, also known today as the extinct North American cheetah, roamed this region among mammoths, saber tooth tigers and even camels. Imagine an ancient Miracinonyx spotting a pronghorn antelope and plotting its plan of attack — unaware that its path will ultimately lead to a laboratory at UW–Madison, where researchers will turn to modern technology to see into the Miracinonyx’s past.

Associate Dean and Founding Executive Director of SuccessWorks Rebekah Paré shares about the importance of internships and how SuccessWorks continued financial support helps L&S undergraduates achieve their dreams.

Associate Dean for DEI, DeVon Wilson and Hannah Bailey director of the Undergraduate Research Scholars program and assistant dean in L&S reflect on 2020 and share how L&S initiatives like The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) and the Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) are making a positive impact on undergraduates.

Sara Guyer, former Director of the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities (CfH) and Dorothy Draheim Professor of English and Jewish Studies, will depart UW-Madison to become dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of California-Berkeley.

Dr. Torsheika Maddox has advanced to become the inaugural Senior Operations Officer and Chief of Staff to the Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Climate and Chief Diversity Officer in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA).

A national search to fill a new position in the College of Letters & Science (L&S), the largest college at UW-Madison, has concluded with an offer to a highly-respected internal candidate, whose work advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education has earned him accolades on UW’s campus and beyond.