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Professor Florence Hsia Leads Initiative to Build UW-Library Collections
The Library Collections Enhancement Initiative is a pilot program of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education to strengthen campus research capacities by providing UW-Madison libraries with flexibility to address critical …
History Alumna Katie Jarvis Receives Major Book Prize
Alumna Katie Jarvis (Ph.D. 2014) has received the Louis Gottschalk Prize from the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). The Louis Gottschalk Prize recognizes an outstanding historical or critical study on the eighteenth century. For …
Professor Hennessy’s New Book Featured in the New York Review of Books
Professor Elizabeth Hennessy’s recently published book, On the Backs of Tortoises: Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden (Yale University Press, 2019), has been featured in the New York Review of Books. …
Professor Joe Dennis Discusses Graduate Students in COVID-19
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of History Joe Dennis is featured this week in an article from Inside Higher Ed discussing the impact of COVID-19 on graduate students. Many graduate students are facing increased …
Professor Gregg Mitman Receives Prestigious Grant from European Research Council
In a press release this week, it was announced that Professor Gregg Mitman had received a coveted Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council. Mitman is a Professor of History of Science, Medical History, …
Professor Cheng Explains History of Discrimination Towards Asian Americans During Pandemics
As a response to the recent uptick in incidents of racism and discrimination towards Asian and Asian American individuals amidst COVID-19, Professor Cindy I-Fen Cheng spoke to a local Madison news station about the history …
History Grad Student Speaks on Solitude & COVID-19
Jennifer Stitt, a PhD candidate in the History Department at UW-Madison, has been featured in an article from Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information on the cultural history of solitude and the practice of social distancing during …
Professor Gregg Mitman Featured in Interview on Epidemics & Medical History
Professor Gregg Mitman, a scholar of medical history and environmental studies, is featured today in an interview with the College of Letters & Science discussing what we can learn from global epidemics in a historical …
Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
On April 7th, Professor Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen will be honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award! Professor Ratner-Rosenhagen was one of thirteen faculty members selected to receive an award this year. …