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• Moynihan elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration Oct. 12, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison public affairs professor Donald Moynihan has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967.
• UW–Madison economist Reschovsky to receive national honor Sept. 30, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison economist Andrew Reschovsky will be honored in November with the 2011 Steve Gold Award, which recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance.
• Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison Sept. 20, 2011 Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.
• Award allows UW biochemist to investigate mitochondria mystery Aug. 1, 2011 Every student of basic biology learns that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell - little factories turning oxygen and food into energy.
• Crouse earns award from American Academy of Family Physicians July 21, 2011 Byron Crouse, associate dean for rural and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), has been selected to receive the 2011 Thomas W. Johnson Award by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
• Bresnick earns MERIT Award from National Institutes of Health June 2, 2011
• Processor architect wins Eckert-Mauchly Award May 20, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison computer sciences professor Gurindar "Guri" Sohi will be honored for techniques that contributed to the design of high-performance microprocessors.
• UW-Madison oncology professor named Shaw Scientist May 19, 2011 Two Wisconsin researchers, including a University of Wisconsin-Madison oncologist, have been named Shaw Scientists by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
• UW-Madison geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences May 3, 2011 Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
• Nelson Institute director to lead environmental history society May 3, 2011 The American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) has chosen University of Wisconsin-Madison historian of science Gregg Mitman as its next president.
• Eight faculty members appointed to WARF named professorships April 29, 2011
• Four from UW-Madison elected to American Academy April 19, 2011 Four University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members are among a list of pre-eminent scholars and leaders newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
• Two faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows April 7, 2011 One current and one emerita professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, recognizing artists, scholars and scientists based on distinguished past achievement and exceptional future promise.
• Thirteen recently tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards March 29, 2011 This year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker’s dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across campus.
• Eleven faculty members named Kellett award winners March 29, 2011 Honors go to professors five to 20 years past first tenured position
• Mistretta honored for medical physics research March 28, 2011
• UW-Madison lake scientist gets world's top water prize March 22, 2011 Noted University of Wisconsin-Madison limnologist Stephen Carpenter has been awarded the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize, the world's most prestigious award for water-related activities, it was announced in Stockholm, Sweden today (Tuesday, March 22).
• And the alumni awards go to ... March 21, 2011 The Wisconsin Alumni Association is awarding honors this season to generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates who make positive impacts on campus, across Wisconsin and in communities throughout the world.
• UW-Madison researcher Thomson wins prestigious Albany Prize March 16, 2011 In recognition of his pioneering work in isolating human stem cells and the promise they hold for the future of medicine, Wisconsin researcher James Thomson has been named a co-recipient of the 11th annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.
• Doing more with less: Efficient experiments for bacterial engineering March 11, 2011 Shewanella oneidensis is a bacterium known for its ability to break down heavy metals and make them less soluble in groundwater. If scientists could engineer the organism in certain ways, it could be used in a variety of environmental and biofuel applications, such as microbial fuel cells.