Category: Student Features

PhD student Chatterjee receives Young Investigator Award to support OCD research

PhD candidate Uma R. Chatterjee has received the 2026 International OCD Foundation Michael Jenike Young Investigator Award.

Wisconsin Idea in Action: PhD student brings immunotherapy closer to clinical trial

Anna Tommasi’s graduate research focuses on improving the accessibility and safety capabilities of CAR T-cell therapy.

Wisconsin Idea in Action: Graduate students keep Washburn Observatory open to the public

On Wednesdays, astronomy grad students open Washburn Observatory and position its telescope to give visitors a glimpse of something beyond our world.

PhD student Burke receives dissertation fellowship to map a crafting movement

PhD student Danielle Burke has received a fellowship to help her create a digital map of craftspeople from the Handicraft Movement.

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.

Rachel Tan and Lisa de Sousa Dias

As the Political Science Department’s TA mentors, Rachel Tan and Lisa de Sousa Dias bring incredible passion and dedication to the work of teaching.

Marie-Thérèse Jasperson

Before starting her PhD at UW–Madison, Thérèse had a long career as a Hmong language consultant.