Pofessor Seth Pollak has been awarded this year’s James McKeen Cattell Fellowship. These awards provide an extended sabbatical period that allows the recipient to pursue new research. For over half a century, the James McKeen Cattell Fund …
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Professor Craig Berridge Receives UW Award
Professor Craig Berridge has received a UW WARF Named Professorship, honoring his exceptional research program. He chose Patricia Goldman-Rakic as the titular “name” of his professorship, for her pioneering work in neuroscience, studying the frontal …
Professor Demis Glasford advancing research on race, class, politics joins Psychology Department faculty
If you claim to support an idea, and then have the opportunity to implement it, would you? According to research led by Dr. Demis Glasford, the answer depends on how much the idea-in-action affects you. …
Professor Emeritus Bob Bowman dies at 94
Robert Edward “Bob” Bowman, 94, professor emeritus and former department chair in the Department of Psychology, died peacefully Nov. 21, 2022, at his home in Cross Plains, Wisconsin. In 1954, Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa …
Professor Emeritus Leonard Ross dies at 92
Leonard Ellis Ross, 92, professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology, died March 15, 2023, at Oakwood Village West in Madison, Wisconsin. Ross served as a sergeant in the United States Army in Germany during …
Professor Emeritus Richard Keesey dies at 90
Professor Emeritus Richard Keesey passed away peacefully at home on July 1, 2025, at the age of 90. An internationally recognized authority on energy expenditure and weight regulation, Keesey spent his entire faculty career in …
Professor honored with university award
Carol Ryff has been selected for a Hilldale Professorship.
Professor Janet Hyde recognized as a Spring 2020 Honored Instructor
Professor of Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies, and Director of the Center for Research on Gender and Women Janet Hyde has been recognized as a Spring 2020 Honored Instructor. Honored Instructors is a student-initiated program in …
Professor Martha Alibali Receives UW Award
Professor Martha Alibali has received a UW Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, honoring her exceptional research program. This newer UW award is intended to support her research through an endowment from the Vilas Trust. You can …
Professor Seidenberg’s New Book is Well Received
Professor Mark Seidenberg’s new book, “Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It” was published on January 3rd, and it has been receiving …