Graduate students at UW–Madison are getting a jump start on funding their humanities work through the Humanities Grant Writing Camp, a partnership between the Graduate School and the Writing Center. The four-day event provides participants with a structured introduction to the nuts and bolts of writing funding proposals to support a wide range of humanities work, from research travel and dissertation writing to public humanities projects.
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Graduate student teachers recognized for excellence with 2023-24 Teaching Assistant Awards
Thirty-one exceptional graduate students have been selected as recipients of the 2023-24 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards, recognizing their strengths and commitment surrounding the craft of teaching.
2023-24 Three Minute Thesis winners announced
Three winners were selected by a panel of industry and UW–Madison judges based on the content, comprehension, and audience engagement during their research talks. Audience members at the event also voted for their favorite presentation of the day to win the People’s Choice Award.
Graduate students take the stage at the Three Minute Thesis competition
Eleven graduate students will compete for cash prizes and a people’s choice award at UW–Madison’s Three Minute Thesis final competition on February 16.
UW–Madison to transform STEM graduate education with Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will establish a new hub called the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC2, to transform graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
WiSC2 will foster best practices in equitable and inclusive community-building, mentorship training, graduate student recruitment and other areas that help graduate students thrive on campus and achieve positive career outcomes.
Call for Applications: Science and Advocacy Workshop
Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop April 14-17, 2024 Washington, D.C. Application available: January 8, 2024 Deadline to apply: February 11, 2024 The Graduate School will host a competitive process to select two UW–Madison …
Engineering grad student Ha Nguyen celebrates commencement as Graduate School flag bearer
Ha Nguyen came to Madison from Vietnam in 2012. He got a job working in materials science and engineering where he used plasma to make materials. However, he didn’t feel like he understood plasma.
His curiosity drove him to study plasma physics and brought him to UW–Madison, where he will graduate with a PhD in electrical and computer engineering this month.
Winter Welcome Back – January 2024
The Graduate School invites graduate students to attend Winter Welcome Back events, happening January 16 through 22, 2024. Registration in advance is required; click on the title of each event to register. Cocoa & BuJo …
Five UW–Madison graduate students join the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Five outstanding scholars are joining the UW–Madison chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society this academic year.
UW–Madison increases minimum graduate assistant stipends by 14 percent for 2024-2025
Minimum stipend amounts for graduate student teaching, research, and project assistants will increase by 14% for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Over the past 10 years, campus investments in graduate assistant stipends have resulted in a 79% increase in the minimum stipend for teaching assistants (TAs), a 52% increase in the minimum stipend for annual research assistants (RAs), and a 76% increase in the minimum stipend for annual project assistants (PAs).