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PhD student Zhewen Pan receives Google PhD Fellowship in Computer Architecture
Pan researches efficient computer architecture, including sustainable computing, in the lab of Joshua San Miguel, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Some of her recent projects include working on improving data compression to create more efficient memory and storage without sacrificing performance.
Postdoctoral Affairs moves to the Graduate School
As of July 1, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) has moved to the Graduate School. OPA promotes excellence in postdoctoral training for more than 800 postdocs on campus.
Graduate Student Welcome Week 2025
All graduate students are invited to the Graduate School’s Welcome Week, with the following events taking place the week before classes begin.
Develop your leadership and mentoring skills with the new GRADLINK Mentorship Program
Ready to boost your leadership skills and make a real difference? We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for graduate students to mentor a UW–Madison undergraduate student who is interested in graduate school!
PhD students Harbin, Miranda Noriega receive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships
PhD students LaShanda Harbin and Marino Miranda Noriega have received dissertation fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation. The competitive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship aims to encourage early-career scholars from a range of disciplines to pursue research that can improve education.
Showcase your skills with digital badges
A digital badge is a portable, clickable icon that certifies you have mastered a clearly defined skill or completed a learning experience. With badges, you can showcase real skills, boost your career prospects, and build interdisciplinary competencies.
Federal funding changes impact graduate students and graduate research
Changing directives and priorities at the federal level have caused uncertainty on university campuses nationwide for researchers whose work ultimately improves lives in Wisconsin and across the nation.
These are the stories of two graduate students who have been impacted by these federal funding changes.
PhD student Yepes-Rossel receives Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
Gabriela C. Yepes-Rossel has received a Dissertation Innovation Fellowship from the Mellon Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Her scholarship focuses on women theater and dance performers from the Southern Peruvian Andes who infuse their cultural traditions with new values and purposes to challenge normalized practices of intersectional inequity and violence.
27 UW–Madison students receive Graduate Research Fellowships from NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected 19 graduate and 8 undergraduate UW–Madison students as 2025 recipients of its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).