Stories indexed under: Faculty awards

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• Coe honored with UW System teaching award May 21, 2013 Photo: Christopher Coe Psychology Professor Christopher Coe has been honored by the UW System with one of three Regents Teaching Excellence Awards. Coe teaches the popular Animal Behavior – The Primates, where students ponder how the behavior and biology of our closest animal relatives can inform understanding of the human condition.
• UW stem cell pioneer Thomson earns innovation award April 4, 2013 A prestigious scientific honor adds to the legacy of stem cell pioneer James Thomson.
• Chemical engineer receives prestigious Korean honor April 3, 2013 Sangtae Kim, who has held both faculty and leadership positions at the UW-Madison, has received the 2013 Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, the highest honor from South Korea for research accomplishments in science, engineering, technology and math fields.
• Hilldale awards honor four for teaching, research, service April 2, 2013 Four faculty members have been honored with the 2013 Hilldale Awards.
• Ten faculty selected for Distinguished Teaching Awards March 12, 2013 Ten University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards.
• Eight professors receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards Feb. 21, 2013 Eight outstanding faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named winners of this year’s Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
• Eight professors receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships Feb. 21, 2013 Eight promising young UW-Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships.
• UW-Madison’s Trisha Andrew honored for energy research Dec. 19, 2012 Trisha Andrew, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in Energy. The list recognizes talented young innovators whose work holds potential for the energy landscape of the future.
• Christens wins national early career award Dec. 13, 2012 Brian D. Christens, assistant professor of human ecology in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and associate faculty director for research at the Center for Nonprofits, has received the 2012 Michele Alexander Early Career Award for scholarship and service.
• History professor Sweet wins Frederick Douglass Book Prize Nov. 6, 2012 James Sweet, Vilas-Jartz Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for his book "Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World."
• UW mathematics well-represented among society’s fellows Nov. 1, 2012 More than 20 University of Wisconsin–Madison mathematicians are among the first class of American Mathematical Society Fellows.
• Four honored as UW-Madison’s 2012 Outstanding Women of Color Sept. 4, 2012 Four women deeply rooted in the community through social justice work, service, research and community building have been named recipients of UW-Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards.
• Robinson wins 2012 Krieghbaum under-40 award Aug. 7, 2012 Sue Robinson, associate professor of journalism and mass communication at UW-Madison, was named the winner of the 2012 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
• UW-Madison political scientist wins award for international relations research July 13, 2012 A University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist has received the inaugural Sussex International Theory Prize for innovative research in international relations.
• UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants July 12, 2012 Twelve teams of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will collaborate with the help of the third round of Intercampus Research Incentive grants.
• Moynihan wins national book award June 19, 2012 Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication.
• New early career awards support biofuels research May 31, 2012 A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely-sounding places: toxic algae blooms and cow stomachs.
• Two UW-Madison researchers named Shaw Scientists May 30, 2012 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors will receive 2012 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today (Wednesday, May 30).
• Forest ecologist receives distinguished award May 16, 2012 David Mladenoff, the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, has received the 2012 Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award.
• Networking pioneer Landweber named to Internet Hall of Fame May 10, 2012 The decision to put Lawrence Landweber in the "Innovators" circle of the newly-created Internet Hall of Fame is not likely one that cost the nominating committee any sleep.