Author: mnchua

Daniel Killough, PhDx’28, Is Designing for Everyone

For Daniel Killough, accessible technology is personal. After watching his father struggle with everyday software, he became driven to ensure that emerging devices like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets are built for everyone.

Graduate School announces 2026 Peer Mentor Award winners

The Graduate School has recognized six exceptional graduate student mentors in the Peer Mentor Awards.

Mathematical modeling maps out solutions for placing drug collection boxes

Medication collection boxes are located in a largely ad hoc manner, leaving “deserts”—disproportionately in rural areas.

Navigation Scientist / Engineer Intern at Dirac Labs, Inc.

This summer 2026 internship at Dirac Labs is offered through the Graduate School Industry Internship Program.

Marianna Krumrine

Marianna studies how hip-hop and other types of music shape national identity and ideas of belonging in contemporary France.

Will French

Will's scholarship focuses on the school experiences of queer youth, trans youth, and youth of color.

Tanuj Kumar

Tanuj specializes in engineering the interaction between light and optical materials and devices.

Mireya Pimentel

Mireya’s research focuses on immunology in Down syndrome and CD18 expression.

Graduate School announces the inaugural winners of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring

The Graduate School is pleased to present six UW–Madison professors with the Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring.

31 UW–Madison students receive NSF GRFP awards

Of those offered NSF GRFP awards this year, 23 are currently UW–Madison graduate students.