Category: Faculty & Staff

Thorne selected as president-elect of international CNS society

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Robert Thorne, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, KL2 Scholar, University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and Trainer, Neuroscience Training Program, Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program, and Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Training Program, has been selected as vice president of the the International Brain Barriers Society (IBBS). Robert Thorne, assistant professor …

R01 renewal allows Li to continue innovative research in food intake

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Lingjun Li, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, Janis Apinis Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received a 4% ranking on her NIH R01 grant renewal application to continue her innovative research on the development and application of mass spectrometry-based technology and strategies to understand the roles of signaling peptides in feeding …

QI Institute brings together world health leaders to work on everyday challenges

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“We need quality improvement now more than ever,” Lori DiPrete Brown, director of the Quality Improvement Leadership Institute, told 2017 closing symposium.  for the 2017 Quality Improvement (QI) Leadership Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Together, we can make life better for those we care for and strengthen our ability to be advocates and architects …

New Faculty Q&A: Sunny Yudkoff

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Sunny Yudkoff, originally from Montclair, NJ, joined the UW–Madison community recently. We took a few minutes to get to know the new Yiddish Instructor. Sunny Yudkoff, originally from Montclair, NJ, joined the UW–Madison community recently. We took a few minutes to get to know the new Yiddish Instructor.

Sriram Boothalingam joins the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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The assistant professor is eager to work among the leaders of hearing research at UW–Madison. The assistant professor is eager to work among the leaders of hearing research at UW–Madison.

Stephen Meyn to Lead Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine

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As the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health embarks on its strategic plan to build a world-class, state-of-the-art precision medicine and genomics center, it has begun the process by choosing its first director. As the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health embarks on its strategic plan to build a …

New grants allow UW’s Valdez to expand Fortalezas Familiares initiative for Latina mothers with depression and their families

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UW–Madison’s Carmen Valdez was recently awarded two new grants to support the expansion, implementation and further evaluation of the Fortalezas Familiares initiative. UW–Madison’s Carmen Valdez was recently awarded two new grants to support the expansion, implementation and further evaluation of the Fortalezas Familiares initiative.

Li-Ching examines, ‘How should Singapore teachers manage issues of race in the classroom?’

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UW–Madison’s Li-Ching Ho recently authored a commentary for Channel NewsAsia headlined, “How should Singapore teachers manage issues of race in the classroom?” UW–Madison’s Li-Ching Ho recently authored a commentary for Channel NewsAsia headlined, “How should Singapore teachers manage issues of race in the classroom?”

Ive Hermans: Building bridges between disciplines, professions and continents

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Between growing up in Belgium, a trilingual country with multiple ethnic communities, receiving dual training in chemistry and chemical engineering, and holding faculty positions in both Europe and the United States, Ive Hermans is used to straddling two (or more) worlds. That helps him relate to the distinct mindsets of students who major in either …

Professor William Cronon honored by British Academy

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William J. Cronon, the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, has been elected to the newest cohort of Fellows of the British Academy. William J. Cronon, the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, has been elected to the …