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Five PhD students inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in its 15th year at UW–Madison

Since its inception, 75 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars have been inducted into UW–Madison's chapter.

Announcing new Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change staff

Jasmia Hamilton has been selected to support graduate students through the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change.

UW–Madison PhD candidate Molinek wins National Academies and Schmidt Sciences Excellence in Sciences Communication award

Geoscience PhD candidate Rudy Molinek has been awarded the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications

2024 Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support

Two dedicated UW–Madison staff members have been awarded the 2024 Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support.

Doctoral students to engage in national advocacy and science communication workshop

Two UW–Madison graduate students will participate in the 2024 Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop in Washington D.C.

2023 Recipients of Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support Announced

Two dedicated UW–Madison staff members have been awarded the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support. The award is a collaboration between the Graduate School and the Office of Undergraduate Advising. The awardees were recognized at a ceremony May 15. Kristin Cooper, Graduate Program Manager in the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program Kristin is the Graduate …

Recipients of Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support announced

Two staff members have been chosen to receive the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Support. The award is a collaboration between the Graduate School and the Office of Undergraduate Advising. The award recipients are: “This new award recognizes the pivotal role that staff play in graduate student achievement,” said Graduate School Dean William J. …

Graduate School Annual Report 2019-2020 published

The Graduate School has released its Annual Report 2019-2020, illustrating achievements across the themes of service, diversity, and engagement. Read the full report, available here. Questions may be sent to graduateschooldean@grad.wisc.edu.

UW–Madison increases minimum stipends for TAs, PAs, and LSAs

UW–Madison has announced another round of pay increases for graduate student project assistants (PAs), teaching assistants (TAs), and lecturer-student assistants (LSAs). PAs will see an 11.7 percent increase in minimum stipend levels over the current year’s rate, TAs a 2.5 percent increase, and LSAs a 20.8 percent increase. “Stipend increases over the past several years …

Graduate School releases annual report

The Graduate School Annual Report 2017-2018 is now available online. Centered around the theme, “advancing knowledge through education and research”, the report outlines the accomplishments of the past year, while looking forward to the priorities that will define the future. “This has been a great year for improving the graduate student experience at UW–Madison,” said …