Lindsay Kalan Selected for WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that four projects have been selected to receive development funding through the WARF Accelerator Microbiome Challenge Grant. From infection-fighting probiotics to methods for managing mosquito populations, these technologies have …
March 25, 2021Dr. Andy Mehle Elected as ASV Animal Virology Councilor
Congratulations to Dr. Andy Mehle on being elected to the governing council of the American Society of Virology (ASV) as their Animal Virology Councilor. The election polls the international membership of ASV to seat Councilors …
March 24, 2021Chemical Signal Puts Bacteria on Path to a Bright Future with Squid Host
A tiny molecule found among microscopic bacteria living in a mutually beneficial partnership with golf-ball-sized squid may give scientists a lead on how the bacteria are able to act in concert as a helpful colony …
March 22, 2021SMPH Statement on Recent Shooting in Atlanta
In the midst of a surge of violence throughout the pandemic towards members of the Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American (APIDA) community, we are heartbroken at the murders in the Atlanta, Georgia area this …
March 19, 2021Statement in Response to Atlanta Shootings
Interim Chief Diversity Officer Cheryl Gittens and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor released the following statement: Last evening we learned of violent shootings in Georgia that killed eight people, six of them of …
March 18, 2021Dr. Lindsay Kalan and Graduate Student Mary Hannah Swaney Published in American Society for Microbiology
Dr. Lindsay Kalan and graduate student, Mary Hannah Swaney, have been published in the American Society of Microbiology’s Infection and Immunity’s special issue on “Future Leaders in the Field of Host-Microbe Interactions.” The article is …
March 18, 2021Announcement of Childcare Costs for NRSA Supported Individual Fellows
Source: NIH We recognize that the high cost of childcare impacts the ability of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in many ways, including successfully completing their training and fully participating in the extramural research workforce. …
March 8, 2021UHS COVID-19 health alert – act now to avoid campus restrictions
Source: UW News The following message was sent from UHS Executive Director Jake Baggott to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 19, It is being translated into multiple languages. The past two days have seen …
February 19, 2021Canvas Feature Allows Individuals to Select Preferred Names, Personal Pronouns
Source: UW News Names and pronouns matter — they say a lot about who we are and how we want others to treat us. Through a new feature in Canvas, UW–Madison students, faculty, and instructional …
February 4, 2021UW Retains Top 10 National Research Ranking
Source: UW News The National Science Foundation has released its 2019 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development Survey, or HERD, data, showing that the University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked 8th place in the national research …
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