Written by Allison Bauer, Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Immunology The Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret Alexander has been selected as the …
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Message from Chancellor Mnookin: Amid Uncertainty, a Commitment to our Mission
Dear Badger Community, We write to provide some updates on recent activity at the federal level and ways we, along with other UW–Madison leaders, continue to assess the implications of these actions and respond across …
Dr. Andrew Mehle Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Andrew Mehle from the department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on being elected to the American Academy of Microbiology! Over the last 50+ years, …
Dr. Mark Mandel Wins Vilas Associates Competition
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced 20 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and …
UW–Madison Responds to NIH Announcement about Indirect Cost Cap
The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes of Health (NIH) research …
Federal Funding Update from Chancellor Mnookin
Dear faculty, staff, postdoctoral researchers and graduate student researchers, In a memo issued late Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) called for a temporary pause of all federal agency grant, loan and other …
Resources for UW-Madison Students and Employees
2:15 pm Monday, Dec. 16 The City of Madison issued a statement about the Abundant Life School shootingthat took place earlier today, including additional resources for anyone affected. 1 pm Monday, Dec. 16 The University …
Nancy Keller Featured in The Scientist
How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as …
Prioritizing Mental Health on World Mental Health Day
Today, on World Mental Health Day, we want to take a moment to acknowledge something we often forget in the rush of our daily lives: mental health matters to all of us. It’s easy to …
MDTP Alum Ruth Isenberg Receives Nat L. Sternberg Thesis Prize
September 30, 2024 | Mary Ellen Gabriel | HONORS & AWARDS Ruth Isenberg, a first-generation college student who earned her PhD in microbiology from the UW–Madison Microbiology Doctoral Training Program in 2023, was awarded the 2024 …