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Karumbaiah receives Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award
IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was one of 48 University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty recently honored with a Vilas Award. Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences…
Byars-Winston named to Wisconsin Academy
IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston was among 16 Fellows inducted to the Wisconsin Academy on March 23rd. The Academy honors Wisconsinites who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service.…
Kaiping Chen named to NASEM’s New Voices 2026 Cohort
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine have announced that IDS affiliate Kaiping Chen, an associate professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, has been selected of one of 20…
Taylor Odle makes list of nation’s top 200 education scholars
IDS affiliate Taylor Odle recently made a list of 2026’s top-200 U.S. education scholars. The list, appearing in EdWeek, was compiled by a 27-member committee with rankings partially based on factors including…
Workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data
On October 3rd, IDS offered a workshop given by Junior Visiting Scholar Ananya Ganesh about using large language models to assist with coding text-based data in research. The workshop was attended by…
IDS in the Media
Study led by Sue Robinson finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities
Journal-Sentinel highlights McQuillan’s research on policies protecting gender expression
McQuillan highlights importance of Youth Risk Behavior Survey
NPR: Handelsman on Cuts to Science Funding