Honors & Awards
October 20, 2025

Schwarze named to National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Margaret “Gretchen” Schwarze, professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine for her pioneering work that has transformed how surgeons communicate with patients about major treatment decisions and informed consent for surgery.

Honors & Awards
October 15, 2025

Andrea Putnam awarded 2025 Packard Fellowship

Andrea A. Putnam, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, has been named a 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering.

Rudolph Johnson
Honors & Awards
October 3, 2025

Rudolph Johnson named Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene director

Rudolph Johnson, a toxicologist with national leadership experience in emergency response and measuring human exposure to toxic substances, will be the next director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH).

James Dahlberg
Honors & Awards
September 9, 2025

James Dahlberg receives American Innovator Award

James Dahlberg, a professor emeritus of biomolecular chemistry whose research led to a widely accessible colon cancer screening test, received the American Innovator Award from the Bayh-Dole coalition in June.

Dean Robert N. Golden with Bucky Badger
Honors & Awards
January 30, 2025

Dean Golden: A legacy of excellence

For 19 years, Golden has been leading as a bridge-builder and mentor, creating a collaborative, inclusive environment where ideas flourish and faculty and staff are empowered to lead.

A technician performs and ultrasound on a patient's neck.
Science & Technology
January 6, 2025

Study launches to test effects of vaping on cardio-pulmonary health

The National Institutes of Health have awarded a five-year, $5.7 million grant to UW to study the long-term effects of vaping on heart and lung health.

Bret Benally Thompson
Honors & Awards
October 14, 2024

Bret Benally Thompson named Physician of the Year

Dr. Bret Benally Thompson was working as a police officer in Texas when he had a “waking vision,” as he describes it, that directed him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.

Ruth Isenberg
Honors & Awards
September 30, 2024

Microbiology alum wins prestigious award

Ruth Isenberg, a first-generation college student who earned her PhD in microbiology from the UW–Madison Microbiology Doctoral Training Program in 2023, was awarded the 2024 Nat L. Sternberg Thesis Prize for outstanding doctoral research in the field of bacterial molecular biology.

Art Walaszek
Honors & Awards
September 17, 2024

Art Walaszek named associate dean for faculty affairs and development

Dr. Art Walaszek has been named the next associate dean for faculty affairs and development at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

John V. Williams
Honors & Awards
August 6, 2024

John V. Williams named chair of pediatrics

Dr. John V. Williams, a leading expert on respiratory viruses that infect children, has been named the next chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Muhammed Murtaza
Honors & Awards
July 17, 2024

Murtaza named director of Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine

Dr. Muhammed Murtaza has become the next director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Lynda S. Bader
Honors & Awards
July 15, 2024

Q&A with Lynda S. Bader on strategy within the Clinical Trials Institute

Lynda S. Bader is the director of clinical trials strategic initiatives for the UW Clinical Trials Institute (CTI). She was recently honored with a Regents Academic Staff Excellence Award, the highest recognition bestowed by the Universities of Wisconsin, for her leadership of strategic initiatives that have greatly improved the clinical trials landscape at UW–Madison.