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Hawkins to be recognized as Global Citizen of the Year at United Nations Anniversary Luncheon

UW–Madison’s Maggie Hawkins will be recognized as the Global Citizen of the Year at a United Nations Anniversary Luncheon hosted by the United Nations Association of Dane County. UW–Madison’s Maggie Hawkins will be recognized as the Global Citizen of the Year at a United Nations Anniversary Luncheon hosted by the United Nations Association of Dane …

Visiting scholar Galiti awarded prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship

Peli Galiti has been awarded a prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as part of a cross-cultural collaboration between the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and UW–Madison. Peli Galiti has been awarded a prestigious Greek Diaspora Fellowship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as part of a cross-cultural collaboration between the Aristotle University of …

Professor Emeritus Daniel Doeppers’ book named a finalist for the National Book Awards of the Philippines

The National Book Development Council of the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle have just announced finalists for the National Book Awards of the Philippines. The National Book Development Council of the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle have just announced finalists for the National Book Awards of the Philippines.

Madison Ranked #2 for Best Foreign Language Learning

UW–Madison was recently ranked the second best school in the nation for foreign language learning in 2017. Check out the article published online by The Best Colleges to learn more. UW–Madison was recently ranked the second best school in the nation for foreign language learning in 2017. Check out the article published online by The …

UW-Madison ranked 12th best public college by U.S. News & World Report

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is tied for 12th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s latest college rankings. The University of Wisconsin–Madison is tied for 12th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s latest college rankings.

UW grad represents US at World Expo in Kazakhstan

Vera Swanson still remembers registering for her first semester of fall classes in 2012. Now as a graduated UW alumna, Swanson looks back fondly on her enrollment in an introductory Russian course. After all, this course set a precedent for the rest of her time at UW and beyond. Vera Swanson still remembers registering for …

UW-Madison once again makes top 50 in World University Rankings

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has risen from 45th last year to 43rd this year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the second year in a row, the university ranked 23rd within the United States out of 157 institutions. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has risen from 45th last year to 43rd this year …

Thorne selected as president-elect of international CNS society

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

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

“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 …