UW-Madison Graduate School

Congratulations to Dr. Corinne Moss on receiving the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public! Dr. Moss is now an assistant teaching professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department of Boise State University in Boise, ID.

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute  Kirschstein National Research Service Award (T32 HL07899) National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems (5P41GM108538) 2021-2026

PhD student and GEM Fellow Mireya Pimentel’s research focuses on immunology in Down syndrome and CD18 expression.

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

Excellent postdoc and graduate student mentors were among those recognized by the College of Engineering this spring semester:

College recognizes graduate mentoring excellence - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs...

Dr. Irene Stoutland is the latest recipient of the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public. Dr. Stoutland is now a postdoc at Northwestern University. Congratulations!

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education

Congratulations to Economics PhD student Caitlin Dutta for receiving the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy award for outstanding dissertation research! https://www.horowitz-foundation.org/2026

New research led by PhD student Aya Klos and professor Betül Kaçar found that early life on Earth relied on a surprisingly scarce metal: https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2026/05/06/early-life-on-earth-relied-on-a-surprisingly-scarce-metal/

PhD student Danielle Burke has received a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship to create a digital map of craftspeople from the Handicraft Movement and invite the people who still have or use those handiworks today to contribute to the site.

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 and invite the people who still have or use those handiworks today to contribute to the site.

The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association has recognized six postdocs and three faculty with Postdoc Excellence Awards to acknowledge their excellence in mentoring, teaching, and service. https://grad.wisc.edu/2026/05/26/postdoc-excellence-awards-highlight-outstanding-postdocs-and-faculty-mentors/

PhD student Monica Rico and a team built and analyzed a mathematical model to help strategically place official medication collection boxes, aiming to reduce environmental issues and prescription drug abuse. Full story:

Mathematical modeling maps out solutions for placing drug collection boxes - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison A plastic bottle of prescribed painkillers—extras from a surgical recuperation—lurks in the back of your medicine cabinet. If you’re like most Americans, you’ll either let the pills linger, flush them down the toilet or toss...

In carbon-storing wetlands, viruses help shape ecosystem health. A new study led by PhD student James Kosmopoulos shows they could even be indicators for ecosystem health.

Viral Benefits   It’s well-known among scientists that viruses can alter the makeup and function of ecosystems. For example, they promote microbial diversity by infecting and killing select bacteria, and the…