Professor Thomas Brunold finished first among amateur competitors and tenth overall in Sunday’s Ironman Wisconsin. The Ironman race includes a 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles of cycling, and a 26.2 mile run. Brunold finished in …
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Chemistry Building Project Approved by UW System Board of Regents
The UW System Board of Regents voted to include the $103.5 million Chemistry Building Project in the capital budget for the 2013-15 biennium. This action represents an important step in the approval process, but it …
UW-Madison Ranks 19th Among World Universities
Taking the highest spot of any Big Ten school, UW-Madison is ranked number 19 among all world universities. Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University publishes the annual list, which is based upon alumni and staff research and …
Professor Helen Blackwell and Colleagues Identify Chemicals That Interrupt A. baumannii Quorum Sensing
Professor Helen Blackwell’s work with A. baumanni, a microbial pathogen, recently has been featured in the news. Once these bacteria gather together and reach a critical mass, they form biofilms that can coat medical equipment …
Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner Named ACS Fellows
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named 96 members as ACS Fellows. These include Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner. Other new ACS fellows with UW-Madison ties include Eric Amis (Ph.D. ’81, …
Tracy Drier Receives 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award
Tracy Drier, master scientific glassblower, recently received the American Scientific Glassblowers Society 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award, which is awarded for contributions to the promotion of scientific glassblowing and the ASGS. This award, which will be …
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann Wins Classified Employee Recognition Award
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann, academic department manager, joined the chemistry department about three years ago following a stint in a senior management position at Lands End. “In that short period of time she has transformed our business …
Professor Josh Coon Wins Klaus Biemann Medal
Josh Coon’s work has weight. It’s right there in the name: mass spectrometry. It’s there in the results, too, enabling science by giving researchers an ever-sharper understanding of the molecules that make up living things. …
Legendary Lecturer Ieva Reich to Retire
Ieva Reich, Ph.D., senior lecturer, is recognized for her 42 year career at UW-Madison. Reich has mentored thousands of students who say they respect and admire her innovative teaching methods and passion for complex and …
Honored Instructor by Students Living in University Housing
The following people have been recognized as an Honored Instructor by the students living in University Housing. The designation is given to instructors for their excellence in teaching and is certainly a well deserved honor. …