WIS’17 alumna Prabhakar receives young investigator award for structural material work
Pavana Prabhakar participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar.
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Pavana Prabhakar participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar.
Dr. Christine Seroogy, a pediatric immunologist and associate professor at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, heads a project funded by the UW-Madison Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, to pinpoint the unique genetic disorders affecting Plain sect communities in Wisconsin, and then to design a low-cost screening to enhance current newborn genetic testing. Seroogy and …
Philip Romero, a biochemistry assistant professor, receives a 2018 Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The awards come with $200,000 in seed funding to support innovative research approaches and the career development of young investigators. Romero participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar’s River Tour. Read more>>
In a lab filled with test tubes and microscopes the last thing one may expect to see are grape seeds and cranberry vines. However, this is necessary as Amaya Atucha and her team are studying the cold hardiness of fruit crops to better understand fruit crop physiology and production. Atucha serves in three main roles: …
Leslie Orrantia, director of community relations for the UW-Madison’s Chancellor’s Office, participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar’s River Tour. Read her Q&A with the Capital Times on her community engagement and what she values about her job.
School of Veterinary Medicine professors Amelia Munsterman and Fernando J. Marqués participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar. UW News recently featured them in their New Faculty Focus series.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar participants Léo Kim and Steve Barcus captured, edited, and captioned a great collection of images of the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar. Together the images reflect the learning, friendship, and moments of levity during the five-day journey through Wisconsin. Check out UW News photo gallery.
Milwaukee’s Vincent High School, a destination of the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar, was featured in Grow, a magazine produced by UW-Madison’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.