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News
Oertel named AAAS Fellow
The Mary Herman Lucien Rubinstein Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience Dr. Donata Oertel was recently elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow for her distinguished research on the cellular basis for processing acoustic information. Read more here.
UW-Madison joins National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. UW-Madison faculty are encouraged to activate their accounts here.
Editorial: Why the Medical Research Grant System Could Be Costing Us Great Ideas
A paper written by UW-Madison researchers that highlights the subjectivity in NIH grant reviews is mentioned in a New York Times editorial. Read more here.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issues consensus study report on sexual harrassment
A systemwide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Read more here.
Keller's research team decodes chemical signals between bacteria, fungal pathogen
Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Bacteriology Nancy Keller recently published a study discussing Ralstonia and Fusarium in mBio. Read more here.
Marín-Spiotta: Harassment should count as scientific misconduct
Associate professor of geography Erika Marín-Spiotta discusses the need for effective interventions in Nature. Read more here.
Events
February 26, 2019
- Event: Dr. Laura Albert and data analytics
- Location: Orchard View Room, 3rd floor Wisconsin Institute of Discovery
- Time: 11:30am-1:00pm (first 20 minutes will be for networking
- Sponsored by UW-Women in Information Technology
- Space is limited Please register here
- Event: International Faculty and Staff Sexual Misconduct Conference
- Location:University of Wisconsin-Madison, TBD
- Additional Information: Click here. An application is required to attend.