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2 INTRODUCTION GRADUATE SCHOOL Advancing Knowledge through Education and Research To foster excellence in research and graduate education. VISION STATEMENT Given its campus-wide responsibility for research and graduate education, the Graduate School is in a unique position to set university-wide standards and policies, serve a special advocacy and communication role, promote diversity initiatives, and otherwise augment the margin of excellence. We fulfill these roles by initiating and incubating new ideas, and facilitating research and graduate education through partnerships with schools/colleges and other campus units. INTRODUCTION The cornerstone of graduate education is research. The long-standing and synergistic relationship between the research enterprise on campus and graduate education is the philosophical foundation of the Graduate School and one of its greatest strengths. A world-class research endeavor can only be sustained with a strong connection to graduate education, and without a rigorous and robust research enterprise, the quality of graduate education greatly suffers. We seek to nurture outstanding scholarship across all parts of the intellectual landscape, as reflected by the wide variety of grant awards and honors that have been garnered by our faculty. In 2009, for the first time, annual research expenditures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison surpassed the $1 billion milestone. The National Science Foundation (NSF) showed UW-Madison fiscal year 2010 research expenditures in science and engineering at $940 million. UW-Madison research expenditures outside of engineering and science including the areas of business, education, arts and humanities totaled $61 million for fiscal Among 711 universities surveyed, UW-Madison ranks third in science and engineering expenditures, the same ranking as 2008, behind Johns Hopkins and the combined campuses of the University of Michigan System. In the non-sciences area, UW-Madison ranks fifth. Furthermore, a census of awards recognizing research in the humanities reveals that the average faculty member receives two prestigious national or disciplinespecific awards in any six-year cycle. Much of this research has been initiated or carried out with seed funding provided by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the University s technology transfer partner. We are deeply committed to graduate education. Over 140 majors offer master s degrees and over 100 majors offer doctoral degrees. We have over 9,000 graduate students spread across more than 150 graduate programs. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked 10th among public institutions in rankings released in September 2011 in U.S. News & World Report s 2012 edition of America s Best Colleges. According to the National Research Council's survey released in 2010, UW-Madison had 40 programs ranked in the top ten in their field. UW-Madison ranked in the top ten nationally in the number of doctoral degrees conferred in recent years. Finally, the Graduate School provides an administrative home for a number of multidisciplinary research centers and institutes. These centers involve faculty, staff, and students from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Together they generate, on an annual basis, more than $160 million in extramural research awards. These centers and institutes also play an important role in terms of graduate education and outreach. A snapshot of the centers can be found starting on page 17. 1

3 INTRODUCTION UW-Madison is ranked third behind Johns Hopkins and Michigan, with respect to total research and development expenditures at public universities. The most recent data are for fiscal year 2010 and show UW-Madison at $1,029 million in total research expenditures. FY2010 TOTAL R&D EXPENDITURES AT TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS Graduate education at UW-Madison is second to none. The campus offers 150 master s degrees making it one of the largest sites for graduate training among universities worldwide. Quantity does not trump quality; according to the recent NRC study, UW-Madison fields more highly rated doctoral programs than almost any other university in the United States. EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT For , the federal research awards were $590.1 million and the non-federal research awards were $258.8 million. If ARRA funds were excluded, there has been a steady increase in federal funding over the last four years. 2

4 GRADUATE SCHOOL HISTORY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School originated in 1895 when a committee was formed to consider its establishment. Prior to 1895, graduate training was handled by several departments on campus, but it was not coordinated. In January 1904, the committee recommended that a graduate school be established and administered by a standing faculty committee. The regents immediately approved the recommendation and Professor G. C. Comstock, the Director of the Washburn Observatory, was appointed director of the fledgling Graduate School. The quarter century after World War II brought an influx of external funds to the university, primarily grants from foundations and the federal government. Federal funds became a major source of graduate fellowships and traineeships and helped to fuel the construction boom on campus. The GI Bill of Rights greatly expanded opportunities for graduate students, with enrollment growing to 3,600 in 1950 from 676 in Foundation and federal grants in the 1950s also helped fuel the growing internationalization of the University s activities. Grants from the Ford Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development provided funding for graduate training programs in economics, engineering, teaching, public administration and land reform in developing countries around the world. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the university saw a growing commitment to interdisciplinary graduate education. In 1967, an ad hoc faculty committee established an experimental Institute for Environmental Studies as a Graduate School research program. The experiment became permanent in the 1970s, and today the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies provides interdisciplinary training to hundreds of graduate students. Opportunities for interdisciplinary training have grown dramatically over the past 40 years through the creation of over 112 research centers on campus with 19 of these administered by the Graduate School. As UW-Madison s academic reputation as a major research university grew in the last half of the 20th century, graduate student enrollment rose dramatically. Enrollment in was 2,906. In enrollment skyrocketed to 10,372 and in fall 2010 it was 9,358. Graduate programs continue to attract large numbers of international students to the UW campus. In , the number was 2,320. In fall 2011, the number held steady at 2,276. GRADUATE ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES CONFERRED FALL 1991 SUMMER 2011 During , 724 doctoral degrees were conferred, and 2,002 master s degrees were conferred. UW-Madison is sixth among U.S. universities for number of doctoral degrees awarded, and third for science and engineering doctorates awarded behind the University of California, Berkley and University of Michigan. 3

5 GRADUATE SCHOOL HISTORY THE RESEARCH COMPETITION Perhaps nothing captures the goals and principles of the Graduate School better than the fall research competition. The University Research Committee was created in 1917, initially with the mission to raise funds for and to coordinate national defense research during the height of World War I. But the group quickly morphed into one dedicated to providing research resources to the faculty. When the state legislature provided an appropriation of $23,000 for research for the first time in 1919, the Research Committee sent out an invitation to faculty to apply for funds. The committee, made up of five to six faculty with the Graduate School Dean serving as the chair, began meeting annually to select proposals for funding. When the Wisconsin Alumni Foundation was created in 1925, some of its funds became part of the Research Committee s portfolio. While today s Research Committee is a much more complex body than its early 20th-century predecessors, its focus on employing faculty decision-making to put more resources into the hands of the faculty remains an enduring trait of the fall competition. Today there are four research committees, representing the four divisions of the University: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies, and the Arts and Humanities. Each committee consists of seven to 10 faculty members appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School. In fall 2011, these committees reviewed over 500 single- and multi-investigator proposals and the committees committed more than $11 million to more than 400 faculty members on the UW-Madison campus. Building on its 100-year history, the Graduate School s commitment to excellence in research and graduate education has never been stronger. In this strategic plan, we outline our goals and initiatives for the next five years to ensure that the Graduate School remains a catalyst for discovery and innovation in research and education throughout the state, the nation and the world. PERCENTAGE OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS WITH FUNDING In the fall of 2011, 9,346 graduate students were enrolled, of which 2,276 (24%) were international students, drawn from nearly 100 different countries. Applications have steadily risen over the last six years. Direct support to graduate students provided through the Graduate School for assistantships and fellowships exceeded $17 M in Campus-wide, support for graduate students comes in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and project assistantships. 4

6 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS The Graduate School initiated a strategic planning process in fall The process involved identifying four themes for further exploration by subcommittees made up of staff from each unit in the Graduate School. Theme 1: Stewardship of Resources Theme 2: Holistic Approaches to Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Training Theme 3: Information Technology Theme 4: Interdisciplinarity In addition to the themes above, the following goals are integrated into the practices of the Graduate School: Enhancing diversity, Improving the flow of information both within the Graduate School and between the Graduate School, its centers and other schools/colleges, Increasing the visibility of the Graduate School on campus. An associate dean chaired or co-chaired each of the four subcommittees whose make-up included three to seven additional members, largely self-selected, but also chosen to provide a balanced make-up reflecting the entire Graduate School mission. The four subcommittees met and drafted individual statements that defined or further articulated aspects of the thematic issues, identified additional goals, aims or principles, and, in response, made recommendations for future directions. STRATEGIC PLAN THEMES THEME 1: STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES To be good stewards of resources, the Graduate School strives for transparency when communicating and setting priorities, when balancing proactive and reactive responses, and when revitalizing partnerships both on and off campus. The following categories of resources will each require different stewardship processes: Resources Assigned to the Graduate School: These resources require broad campus input to determine how best to use them. The campus strategic plan, existing committees (i.e., Graduate School Academic Planning Council (APC), new campus WARF Advisory Committee and other faculty committees such as the Research Committees and Fellowships Committees), and focus groups, when appropriate, are used to provide this broader campus input. Internal Graduate School Resources: The demand for internal Graduate School resources far exceeds their availability. Allocation of these internal resources is guided by the following principles: consideration of Campus and Graduate School strategic plans, the use of customer-based decision making, and cost benefit analysis. Campus Research Policy and Compliance Resources: The Graduate School continues to be responsible for Campus Research Policy and Compliance Resources. Greater funding for a compliance office is necessary. We will work to achieve closer alignments between externallymandated responsibilities and the resources needed to achieve compliance. THEME 2: HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO GRADUATE STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING The graduate experience encompasses activities occurring on campus and off and increasingly in a world that is diverse, global and interconnected. These activities include, but are not limited to, recruitment, admission, funding, scholarly pursuits, career preparation, professional development and degree attainment. The Graduate School works with a variety of other campus units to build an inclusive, integrated and well-rounded graduate experience for masters, Ph.D., and professional degree students, as well as postdoctoral researchers and scholars. The Graduate School has identified a number of principles related to a holistic approach that will better support students to take ownership of their graduate experience, encourage individual graduate programs to innovate, adapt and evolve, and utilize data and assessment outcomes to inform decisions and provide exemplars of practices that enable all graduate students to achieve their potential. 5

7 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS The following goals and future actions will support these principles: We will strengthen our partnerships with graduate program coordinators through the creation of robust, bi-directional relationships facilitated by a new committee formed from graduate program coordinators and Graduate School staff members. The ongoing Graduate School website redesign provides the opportunity to develop content relevant to graduate students at various stages in their education and research/scholarship experience and to assist them in self-assessment and the creation of individual development plans. We will work in concert with other campus units, faculty, and staff to provide guidance and resources that will support postdoctoral researchers and scholars in their professional development. THEME 3: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Critical to the Graduate School s dual mission of fostering excellence in research and graduate education is a state of the art information technology unit, reflecting industry and campus best practices, fully compliant with federal, state, and campus policies. The Graduate School is uniquely positioned to partner and collaborate to facilitate the use of information technology services that can serve to maximize strategic research-related activity on campus and enrich the graduate student experience. The Graduate School identified three goals and future actions which support both graduate education and research through information technologies in order to respond to changes in the research regulatory process and the evolving needs of Graduate School Centers: We will partner with DoIT on the further development and implementation of a Research Portal to support research and scholarship by providing a centralized location for information and tools needed by faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, graduate student, and administrators for all phases of the research process. We will develop an advanced IT environment that maximizes security, reliability, and maintainability. To accomplish this we will proactively manage IT resources to be responsive to internal and external stakeholders. We will develop a management process that seeks ongoing input from all Graduate School units to set IT priorities. We will promote the use, evaluation and implementation of new and innovative technologies to enhance the graduate student experience and to support research scholarship across the campus and within affiliated research centers and institutions. This will include: upgrading the online graduate student application process, expanding the use of imaging and digital forms, and partnering with research compliance offices across campus to maximize the effectiveness of our campus compliance tools. THEME 4: INTERDISCIPLINARITY Overall, the Graduate School promotes innovative interdisciplinarity collaboration in research and graduate education. Any new initiative will require consideration of how to set priorities for resource allocation, how to balance the shared research and education missions and how to remain flexible in order to accommodate future changes. The Graduate School has identified these objectives and suggested initiatives related to interdisciplinarity: We will foster investigator-driven approaches to interdisciplinarity by incorporating this emphasis into a variety of activities, such as Research Committee grants/awards and Graduate School-sponsored forums and activities. We will support interdisciplinary research activities by incorporating this emphasis into existing support mechanisms such as grant match opportunities and allocation of other resources. The Graduate School will encourage interdisciplinary activities within the graduate education enterprise through enhanced support of student-centered activities proposed by graduate programs, including joint and special committee degrees, new graduate and capstone certificates, and additional professional development opportunities. 6

8 GRADUATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 7 VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL The Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School (VCR/DGS) serves as the chief research officer and the principal advisor to the Chancellor and the Provost on research and graduate education, respectively. The VCR/DGS provides oversight for the institution s broad research enterprise and the instructional environment for over 9,000 graduate students in 150 programs at the master s level and 108 programs at the doctoral level. The VCR/DGS oversees a university-wide array of faculty and staff research programs with total annual expenditures of more than $1 billion, administers the Graduate School s budget and personnel resources, and promotes graduate education and research by enhancing funding support from internal and external agencies including the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. The position is responsible for an array of multidisciplinary research centers and institutes, research policy and compliance which includes conflict of interest, human subjects, animal welfare and responsible conduct of research and negotiation of industry contracts. The VCR/DGS is also responsible for graduate student academic services programs including admissions, diversity programs, fellowships and funding, and degree certification. ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLORS FOR RESEARCH POLICY The Associate Vice Chancellors for Research Policy oversee the Graduate School Office of Research Policy and are responsible for a breadth of research-related activities including: development of research policy, oversight of conflict of interest, export controls, aspects of industrial partnerships and intellectual property, research integrity, the Responsible Conduct of Research Program, the Innovative and Economic Development Research (IEDR) Program, the Principal Investigator Committee, research involving animals, human subjects, stem cells, and select agents including aspects of biosafety, biosecurity and dual use. The Associate Vice Chancellors further ensure that research programs comply with applicable principles, regulations and federal and state laws. In this capacity, an Associate Vice Chancellor serves the federally-mandated roles of Institutional Official (IO) for the Human Subjects Protection Program, IO for the Animal Program, the Responsible Official (RO) for Select Agent research, and the Research Integrity Official (RIO). The Office of Research Policy (ORP) is committed to promoting responsible conduct of research and advancing a climate of ethical behavior and research integrity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The ORP accomplishes this through policy development, education and outreach, quality assurance activities, and administration of key research compliance programs. The Associate Vice Chancellors work closely with the Dean of the Graduate School in setting and executing institutional priorities, and have responsibility for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that seek to maintain and enhance research excellence. The Associate Vice Chancellors also have input into national research policy via organizations such as the Association of American Universities (AAU), the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), the University Industry Demonstration Project (UIDP) sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION The Associate Dean for Graduate Education reports to the Dean of the Graduate School, oversees the administration of all aspects of the graduate student experience from recruitment through graduation, and serves on the leadership team with other Associate Deans and Associate Vice Chancellors for Research of the Graduate School. The Associate Dean and graduate education staff work in concert with other campus units, graduate programs, staff, and faculty to foster an inclusive, integrated experience for graduate students, as well as professionaldegree students enrolled in UW-Madison graduate programs and postdoctoral researchers/scholars. In addition, this position oversees data analysis, alumni and community outreach, and workshops on graduate education and professional

9 GRADUATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP development. The Associate Dean helps develop policies for the recruitment, retention, and graduation of a diverse graduate student body. The Associate Dean provides institutional leadership for graduate education across campus, develops standards and guidelines for student services delivery, identifies future trends in higher education, and evaluates the potential effects of those trends on the delivery of student services. Employing a holistic approach to scholars/ researchers in training, the Associate Dean and graduate education staff engage with a wide range of stakeholders to build an integrated and well-rounded graduate experience for students through the various stages of their degree progress, both on and off campus, while utilizing data and assessment outcomes to inform Graduate School decisions and provide exemplars of practice. The Associate Dean represents the Dean on all graduate education issues; represents the Graduate School and the Dean via participation in campus, state, and nationwide networking organizations; and communicates administrative changes in graduate education policies to the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee. Practices inform and are informed by the national and international conversation on graduate education and the postdoctoral experience, but we bring the UW- Madison imprint to the way the Graduate School approaches graduate education. ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE DEANS FOR THE DIVISIONS OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AND SOCIAL STUDIES The Academic Associate Deans report to the Vice Chancellor for Research/Dean of the Graduate School and represent the four divisions of the university (Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies) on the leadership team with other Associate Deans and Associate Vice Chancellors for Research of the Graduate School. The Academic Associate Deans provide institutional leadership for research and graduate education across campus and have responsibility for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that seek to maintain and enhance excellence in these areas. They represent the Dean on all campus research issues related to their respective divisions as well as representing the Graduate School and the Dean in state and nationwide networking organizations. In partnership with the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, the Academic Associate Deans participate fully on the formulation and oversight of policies governing Graduate Education and the allocation of resources supporting graduate education. These functions are achieved in part by participating as full voting members on the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee and the Graduate Research Scholars Governance Committee; as the Chair of the divisional Graduate Fellowships Committees, coordinating all program reviews, handling special graduate student requests (e.g., student appeals, course overloads, joint degrees, grievances); and assisting in the monitoring of educational outcomes. With respect to research, the Academic Associate Deans oversee the administration of all aspects of research coordination for their respective division regarding Research Committee grants, faculty start-up and retention packages, and other strategic and competitive research expenditures. The Academic Associate Deans are responsible for chairing the divisional Research Committees, serving on the Associate Deans for Research Committee, and functioning as a liaison to Graduate School research centers. In addition, the Academic Associate Deans work with the Graduate School staff to develop mechanisms for identifying emerging national and international research and graduate education funding opportunities, and, where appropriate, for tracking faculty roles on advisory boards and other research agenda-setting activities and new opportunities for faculty to serve on national and international research, educational, and policy-making bodies. The Academic Associate Deans strive to maintain the creative and flexible organization of the Graduate School, with particular emphasis on retaining and strengthening a synergistic relationship between research and graduate education; retaining divisional oversight, sensitivity, and responsiveness in research and fellowships processes; and maintaining strong communications ties between the Associate Deans and the Dean of the Graduate School. 8

10 GRADUATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL RESEARCH AWARDS BY AGENCY $590.1 MILLION The Associate Dean for Administration manages financial support for all Graduate School administrative offices and serves as the primary financial officer for the WARF gift to campus, ensuring receipts are available to cover WARF expenditures. In addition, the Associate Dean serves as the CFO for the Graduate School Centers. The Associate Dean also provides direct oversight for four major units within Graduate School Administration. The Accounting unit provides administrative accounting and financial services to assist and educate Graduate School Center staff to maintain fiscal accountability and coordinates distribution and management of WARF funds to campus. The Research Services unit serves a large number of campus-wide functions including the coordination of institutional and limited grant nominations, coordination of institutional technology transfer grant programs, serving as a resource for faculty and other researchers for intellectual property policy and ownership issues, research policy issues, and any needed central coordination of grant proposals. In addition, this office provides oversight for sponsored project administration responsibilities of the centers. The Human Resources unit provides guidance, mentoring and oversight to Graduate School administrative offices and research centers within the Graduate School. This unit develops the workplace through recruitment, classification, compensation, payroll and benefits, employment relations, training and 101 budget management. The Information Technology unit provides technology solutions, infrastructure, and support that enable each Graduate School unit to accomplish technology-related projects both in the long-term and short-term DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH AWARDS ACROSS SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES The Graduate School s annual Research Committee fall Competition supported 369 research projects totaling $11,283,969 with 40 of these proposals being awarded in the multidisciplinary category. The Graduate School is home to 19 centers and institutes which generate more than $150 million in extramural research funds annually. 9

11 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS 10 OFFICE OF ADS AND ACADEMIC SERVICES The Office of Admissions and Academic Services serves as a campus resource to promote and facilitate excellence in graduate education for prospective and current graduate students, staff and faculty. VISION Admissions and Academic Services is the academic dean s office for graduate students and is a point of contact throughout their graduate careers, from recruitment through graduation. We work with students, faculty, and graduate programs to recruit and admit students, ensure their satisfactory progress, advise them during their training, manage their portfolio, and grant degrees. We also advise and then approve specially tailored courses of research where the student's interests are highly interdisciplinary or not well served by matriculation in a single degree program. RECENT Moved ~10,000 graduate student records to digital imaging system increasing efficiency. Began routing digital documents to Registrar. Began offering an Electronic Thesis Deposit (ETD) service for doctoral students. Began online chat sessions with graduate programs to enhance recruiting. Trained our programs on new tools to expedite admissions decisions.

12 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Prepare procedures and systems to administer professional degree programs and for flexibility needed for Educational Innovation. Collaborate with campus partners to create clearer guidelines for online degree programs and for international collaboration in graduate degree programs. Foster and support a graduate advising committee among programs. Expand digital workflow to routing campus documents to and from departments and campus offices. Complete ewarrants project and the transition of paper warrants to electronic routing. Buy or build a single, comprehensive admissions suite with direct interactivity with ISIS. OFFICE OF ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND FUNDING The Office of Academic Assessment and Funding plays a critical role in the perpetuation of high quality graduate programs, and in turn, in the successful research enterprise on campus. VISION Graduate education is undergoing a period of change. The ability to respond to change is paramount. The office coordinates Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) agendas, develops tools for program review and development, coordinates processes for the announcement, use, and disbursement of funding resources, analyzes the utility of existing and new academic structures and resources, increases access to and improves the integrity of graduate data, and develops useful data reports. RECENT Creation of the Graduate Research Scholars (GRS) Governance Committee. Produced greater alignment of the Advanced Opportunity Fellowship eligibility definition with the campus definition. Coordinated the policy change around the doctoral minor policy change and upheld the importance of breadth within the program review guidelines. The GFEC completed ten program reviews and twelve academic program proposals. Led discussion with campus colleagues around research/scholarly and professional/practice degrees to determine how well the program review guidelines serve both of these degree arenas. Renewed focus around data collection and assessment and created an internal Graduate School Data CORE group to tackle these issues. Overhauled the graduate program statistical profiles. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Contribute to the creation of enhanced graduate-related queries in the Query Library. Continue data access and data integrity efforts as it relates to data collection, data management, and web/print communications related to graduate programs. Serve as a campus resource expert for academic planning and policy initiatives related to but not limited to the Educational Innovation campaign. Develop and coordinate a process to systematically address program changes with Graduate School and campus colleagues as a result of GFEC action. Begin implementation and training of the new internal ImageNow graduate program files. 11 OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY The Office of Engagement for Inclusion and Diversity plays a central role in creating an inclusive and multicultural educational landscape through the retention and recruitment of targeted minority and low-income/first generation college students who have been traditionally under-represented in graduate education.

13 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS VISION A shared campus-wide commitment to an inclusive climate leading to increased enrollment and graduation of domestic minority and/or economically disadvantaged students. RECENT An increased number of targeted students (African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Southeast Asian American) enrolled in UW-Madison graduate programs between fall 2008 and fall The UW-Madison Bouchet Graduate Honor Society chapter was formed. The second cohort of doctoral candidates was inducted at its first annual conference in Multicultural Graduate Network and Graduate Student Collaborative recognized 27 graduate student peer mentors. 100% graduating McNair Scholars from the class of 2011 admitted into U.S. graduate programs with funding. 145 undergraduate students from throughout the U.S. attended the 2011 summer research opportunity programs at UW- Madison. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES The UW-Madison graduate student body has long been diverse in many ways. For example, we are one of the destination campuses for international graduate students. But achieving a high degree of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity has been a more challenging goal. We continue to seek ways to make this campus both inviting to diverse applicants and a rich, comfortable community for students once they arrive. The Office of Graduate Student Diversity Resources aligns with the Graduate School with UW-Madison and national principles of Inclusive Excellence. The following are the Office s strategic priorities for the next three to five years: Build student, faculty, and staff capacity to support and mentor students through their graduate school experience. Track students from initial contact through their graduate career in an effort to increase enrollment and successful graduation. Deepen and expand collaborative relationships with internal and external partners. OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT The Office of Professional Development and Engagement coordinates, develops, and promotes learning opportunities to foster the academic, professional, and life skills of the graduate education community. VISION To promote a culture within the graduate education community that values professional development, the integration of research and graduate education, and the tenets of the Wisconsin Idea. RECENT Graduate Student Professional Development Restructured process for planning and implementing professional development events for graduate students, which has strengthened bonds with campus partners. Increased programming through OPD&E and campus partners to ensure a breadth of professional development opportunities for graduate students. Improved process for Vilas Travel Grant Competition to be more responsive to students need for funding throughout the academic year. Added program specialist to help expand, implement, and plan professional development and program opportunities for graduate students. Partnered with other units to incubate new programs, e.g., (a) with Research Policy to develop a program titled, Integrating Research Ethics and Scholarship (IRES) that offers educational opportunities to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers that reflect best practices in ethics education and scholarly integrity, and (b) with the Writing Center to develop a week-long writing bootcamp for students writing their dissertation. 12

14 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS Communications and Engagement The office played a significant leadership role in the pre-production and design phase of the web site redesign scheduled to launch in early fall Developed and implemented social media communications strategy. Created newsletter for program graduate coordinators to better disseminate policies and procedures, and for general information sharing. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Engaging campus stakeholders in addressing needs of research-doctorate students for career counseling and advising in response to changing job markets. Contributing to strategies to support completion of doctoral degrees. Enhancing and facilitating postdoctoral professional development opportunities. Write and edit web site content to migrate into campus content management system. OFFICE OF RESEARCH POLICY The Office of Research Policy (ORP) coordinates, develops, and oversees the implementation of research policy, ethics and compliance for the campus. VISION The Office of Research Policy is committed to promoting responsible conduct of research and advancing a climate of ethical behavior and research integrity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ORP accomplishes this through policy development, education and outreach, quality assurance activities, and administration of key research compliance programs. RECENT Preparation of AAHRPP re-accreditation application and site visit: 1) preparation of a written application addressing each of the AAHRPP accreditation standards; and 2) a site visit by a team of professionals assembled by AAHRPP to inspect program operations. Effective response to a publication issue related to clinical trials. In response to concerns about Principal Investigator (PI) compliance with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines on the registration of clinical trials, the cross-campus ClinicalTrials.gov Committee has taken a more aggressive approach to compliance with requirements regarding the registration of clinical trials. Development of routine review procedure for data safety. Impact assessment of new conflict of interest regulations. Implementation of the Integrating Research Ethics and Scholarship (IRES) program and selection of the first cohort of IRES Fellows. Development of data stewardship, access and retention, and tangible research property policies. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Revise Conflict of Interest Program procedures in response to new federal COI regulations. Respond to the Human Research Protection Program re-accreditation site visit report. Expand the number of face-to-face training opportunities for participants of the Integrating Research Ethics and Scholarship (IRES) program. Conduct campus-wide Quality Assurance needs assessment for research quality monitoring. Promote the Office of Research Policy as a one-stop shop for PIs. The Graduate School Web pages are currently under revision. Convert the Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee s online application tool from Webkit to ARROW. 13

15 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS The Office of Industrial Partnerships (OIP) helps researchers work with private industry to foster industry-sponsored research and further technology transfer and research commercialization in support of the institutional mission. VISION Faculty relationships with industry comprise an important part of research, education and outreach at the University. Many of these mutually beneficial relationships help take our research into the marketplace. OIP helps develop University-Industry partnerships by facilitating efficient and effective sponsored agreement processes between faculty and the private sector. RECENT Established Advisory Board consisting of faculty, industry representative, and WARF established, with content experts from Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP), College of Engineering (COE), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and Administrative Legal Services. Working group developing common language for industry agreements consisting of representatives of COE, CALS, SMPH, RSP, Administrative Legal Services, and WARF. Space renovated in 202 Bascom with five staff cubicles. Business workflow developed with RSP and with COE, CALS, and SMPH using WISPER. Industry contacting moved from RSP to OIP. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Develop metrics for the office. Establish consistent policies and templates to clarify to campus and industry partners what language is allowable or unallowable in research agreements. Continue work on website and other informational tools to effectively communicate with sponsors and faculty. OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES In collaboration with UW-Madison leadership, Graduate School Human Resources (GSHR) provides guidance, mentoring and oversight to administration, graduate education and 16 centers within the Graduate School. GSHR develops the workplace through human resources activities including recruitment, classification, compensation, payroll and benefits, employment relations, training and budget coordination. VISION To create a welcoming and diverse environment that attracts, retains and supports the Graduate School and its employees. A fundamental principle we hold is that we are honest and ethical and treat all situations encountered in human resources with integrity. We treat others fairly and with respect and aim to provide quality customer service to all of our customers whether they are internal or external. RECENT Adopted new HR and payroll system in April Implemented training programs to ensure compliance in all Graduate School centers. Processed 357 vacancies, 120 rate and title change adjustments for unclassified staff and 15 reclassifications for classified staff. Assisted 16 Graduate School centers with a variety of HR and payroll functions, serving over 2,700 appointments. In addition, the office was involved in numerous investigations, disciplinary actions, appeals and grievances, and staffing (e.g., layoff and non-renewal). A campus leader in accurately tracking and monitoring furlough usage by employees as required by the university by way of the State of Wisconsin government during the fiscal years 2009, 2010 and HR staff members participated in many campus-wide committees and meetings related to human resources. 14

16 Collaborated with staff from WARF and MIR to create an administrative structure for the new Graduate School Center, the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (WID). FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Implement Exit Interview Survey for all terminating Graduate School employees. Complete pages for new Graduate School website. Electronically store HR documents through ImageNow software. Partner with GS Offices, specifically GS Information Technology, on HR work priorities. 15 RESEARCH SERVICES The Graduate School Office of Research Services provides oversight of research administration for Graduate School Centers and support of campus-wide research functions requiring central coordination. VISION We help ensure effective and efficient central coordination of various functions for campus, including: institutional and limited grant nominations, coordination of institutional technology transfer grant programs and the UW-Madison/UW- Milwaukee Intercampus Grants program, equity review of University invention disclosures, serving as a resource for faculty and other researchers for IP policy and ownership issues, research policy issues, and any central coordination of grant proposals. The office also provides oversight to pre- and post-award grants and contracts administration for all Graduate School Centers to ensure compliance with applicable laws, policies and guidance. RECENT In collaboration with the Academic Associate Deans, developed and implemented process to facilitate campus responses to large, interdisciplinary grant opportunities. Established processes to coordinate the Intercampus Grants Program with the Provost s Office and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, from posting of the RFA, advertising the program, reviewing applications, making awards and managing a reporting process. Developed and implemented new processes regarding IP assignment issues raised by Supreme Court decision in Stanford v. Roche Supreme Court case. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Complete campus outreach regarding IP assignment issues raised by Supreme Court decision in Stanford v. Roche. Participate in the establishment and reorganization of research-related functions in the Graduate School (OIC, D2P, etc.). Develop plans for protecting embryonic stem cell research as anticipated state and federal policies are expected to introduce limitations; this may include expanded data gathering and tracking, development of firewall guidelines, etc. Continue development of relationship/policies related to Morgridge Institute for Research, including issues related to shared staff, equipment, subcontracts, and the relationship between MIR and WID. Ensure effective financial management of grants in changing landscape, due to HRS implementation, HR Redesign, growing audit requirements, etc. Participate in campus plans for development of copyright resources, with special attention to development of equity review process for copyright. OFFICE OF ACCOUNTING Our mission will be to provide exceptional administrative accounting and financial services to assist and educate Graduate School Center staff, faculty, and other stakeholders in maintaining accurate and thorough fiscal accountability adapting as needed to changing environments.

17 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS VISION Our vision is to provide accurate and timely financial information and education services as well as practical fiscal guidance to our end-users; Graduate School awarded and/or administered funding recipients, faculty, staff, and campuswide accounting and business services. RECENT The Kellett, Romnes, and WARF Named Professorship nomination and award processes were re-written to accommodate a completely digital workflow, eliminating unnecessary printing. Expanded our professional consulting to include higher-level management services to many of our Centers and Programs over the past year to assist them with business management decisions, operational budget preparation, and facilitate intra-center expertise collaboration. Decreased staffing and maintained services by opting not to replace one FTE and focused on updating and streamlining outdated workflows to improve efficiency. We completed the administrative planning phase of the Fall Competition award process overhaul and have begun implementation of the process update. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES Rewrite the Fall Competition application and review process. Our current timeline is to have the new system and processes in place and ready for live production in August of Continue to build collaborative, educational, relationships with our Centers to foster sharing of smart efficiencies and offer more financial management customer service. Begin the administrative planning phase of digitizing archived Graduate School award records to allow more complete, comprehensive, and easier to access data for our users. The archival scanning will also allow us to plan for our ongoing efforts in front-end digitization. Begin the preliminary investigation into creating a single, user-friendly, Content Management System for all Graduate School accounting programs and services. Complete staff transition (retirements) planning to focus on a more broad-based team approach to backup duties, rather than one-to-one, to continue to keep staffing overhead at a minimum while not reducing services. OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The Graduate School Office of Information Technology (Grad IT) plays a supporting role to the various units within the Graduate School. Grad IT provides technology solutions, infrastructure, and support that enable each unit to accomplish technology-related long-term and short-term goals in support of the Graduate School s overall mission. VISION Our vision is to enable other Graduate School units to achieve their strategic goals more effectively and efficiently, promote widespread understanding of IT priorities and allocation of staff to projects, provide excellent customer service, and share expertise with others to support the mission of the Graduate School. RECENT Worked with Graduate School leadership to prioritize IT projects. The partnership with the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center ensures a long-term, professional approach to system administration that reduces risk and increases redundancy. Adoption of campus commodity services, to maximize the team s long-term ability to focus on value-added services in direct support of the Graduate School s mission. Reducing risk by eliminating unnecessary, sensitive data; adopting modern infrastructure software; and adopting campus best practices with respect to security. FUTURE PLANS AND PRIORITIES 16

18 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS Increase visibility of Grad IT priorities, and promote buy-in among our customers; devote over 50% of our software development effort to long-term strategic IT initiatives, and increase focus on projects with a high return on investment. Increase security and eliminate unnecessary use of sensitive data. Use team approach to improve shared knowledge to reduce risks and costs associated with an individual approach. Position team to provide high-quality, high-impact consulting to strategic partners outside of the Graduate School. GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS Arboretum... Page 17 Aquatic Science Center (AQS)... Page 18 Sea Grant Institute Water Resources Institute Biotechnology Center... Page 19 Biotron... Page 20 Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC)... Page 20 Institute for Molecular Virology... Page 21 Institute on Aging (IOA)... Page 21 Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology (LCMB)... Page 22 Physical Sciences Laboratory... Page 23 Primate Research Center... Page 23 Research Animal Resource Center (RARC)... Page 24 Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)... Page 25 Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC)... Page 25 University of Wisconsin Press... Page 26 Waisman Center... Page 26 Wisconsin Institute for Discovery... Page 27 Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program... Page 28 ARBORETUM To conserve and restore Arboretum lands, advance restoration ecology, and foster the land ethic. Considerable effort over the past year has been invested in design and launch of an interactive map interface that will allow Arboretum visitors to have access to research, land care, and public engagement information about the Arboretum. We are very proud that recent submission of the Arboretum Interactive Map to the 39th CaGIS Annual Map Design Competition has received the Best of Category Award for Interactive/Digital Maps. The letter of award noted that The judges were impressed by the technical and design skills used to produce your map. Viewers can access the Interactive Map at: and can contact Mark Wegener ([email protected]) for further information. Over the past several years, the Arboretum has collaborated with city, state, and Federal agencies to design a comprehensive storm water management plan for the Arboretum property that can protect this unique natural resource from the deleterious effects of storm water produced by the developed urban setting that surrounds it. Part of this management plan has involved extensive revisions to storm water control ponds that border the Arboretum area. We are pleased to note that the Manitou Way detention pond design, located in an area of Arboretum lands adjacent to the Nakoma neighborhood, is being recognized by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Public Works Association as the 2012 Project 17

19 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS of the Year. STRAND Association will be receiving the award in July. The nomination will also be forwarded to the APWA national competition. This past year, the Arboretum created its first Board of Visitors organization, designed to aid in identifying new resources for support of our unique resource. We intend that this group of local business and entrepreneurial leaders will help to shape our plan for identifying previously unavailable resources that can support the research, teaching, and public engagement activities that the Arboretum provides for university and local stakeholders. AQUATIC SCIENCE CENTER To maximize the potential benefits of the National Sea Grant College Program and federal Water Resources Research Institutes program for the university, state, region, nation and foreign nations through well-managed and highly competitive University of Wisconsin programs of research, outreach and education excellence. In addition to federal and state program funding totaling nearly $5.7 million annually for the Sea Grant Institute (SGI) and Water Resources Institute (WRI), center staff successfully competed for $492,000 in other funding. UW System and Wisconsin private university faculty also received awards totaling nearly $709,000 in national competitions for additional SGI and WRI federal funding. Throughout its program history, more than 600 post baccalaureate students have received support through the center. The center annually awards a Carl J. Weston Memorial Scholarship to a UW-Madison undergraduate student involved in Great Lakes research. The center is currently supporting a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center Coastal Fellow. State students are also eligible for, and have secured, other fellowships such as the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and the Great Lakes Commission - Sea Grant Fellowship. Wisconsin s Water Library conducts story hours to build marine-science literacy among students in the Allied Drive area of Madison, Wisconsin, a primarily a low-income and traditionally underrepresented population neighborhood, and among Head Start Program participants of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. In late 2011, the library completed a project it spearheaded with the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center to digitize nearly 200 summary and final reports on water research conducted jointly between WRI and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The reports, previously, were only available in paper format. Now, they can be shared electronically worldwide. SEA GRANT INSTITUTE Mission To establish the University of Wisconsin as a leading provider of objective, science-based information regarding coastal and Great Lakes issues of importance to Wisconsin and the United States. Accomplishments The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last year adopted a model for determining the behavior of toxic heavy metals in aquatic environments thanks to Sea Grant research. This is critical because, within the Great Lakes region alone, there are 43 designated Areas of Concern which are habitats tagged for intensive cleanup to improve water quality. In 2011, a Sea Grant researcher was awarded a U.S. patent for a process that manipulates light and water temperature to cause yellow perch to spawn out of season. The tasty finfish is the iconic center of Wisconsin s Friday-night fish fry and wild stocks in the Great Lakes are nearly depleted. Now, year-round consumer demand in the state and region is more easily met and aquaculture operations producing the fish can increase their efficiency and their profits. 18

20 The Wisconsin Coastal Atlas is a Web portal that catalogs, integrates and shares distributed sources of geospatial Great Lakes data to assist communities in day-to-day coastal management or to plan for possible disasters such as flooding or bluff erosion. Sea Grant s geographic information systems specialist worked with colleagues at UW-Madison to build a cartographic frame featuring a gallery of Great Lakes basin-wide, state and local maps; built a searchable catalog of coastal data; and documented work flow and processes, which provides a future tutorial for other states that may wish to undertake their own coastal atlases through this cutting-edge technology only recently being adopted across the country. WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE Mission To establish the University of Wisconsin as a leading provider of objective, science-based information regarding water supply and water-quality issues of importance to Wisconsin and the United States. Accomplishments The institute investigated the causes of changes in groundwater recharge rates in southeast Wisconsin and developed groundwater recharge estimates for a groundwater flow model for the region. Groundwater levels in drinking-water wells have dropped more than 450 feet around Milwaukee and Waukesha over the last 100 years. Groundwater resource managers can use this type of model to deal with similar drawdown issues in other parts of Wisconsin. The institute funded research to design a water-purifying system that destroys a variety of chemical and microbial contaminants. In addition to ensuring a clean water supply to benefit human health the world over, the system represents an economic attribute in Wisconsin. The private company formed in Madison to market the system has attracted $5.3 million in venture capital and anticipates total employment of 25 by the end of Furthermore, it plans to add 30 to 50 manufacturing jobs. The institute supports ongoing education and information sharing through professional meetings, and resources such as websites, manuals, videos, fact sheets and audio podcasts. The institute is an annual co-sponsor of the American Water Resources Association Wisconsin Section meeting that in 2012 attracted a record number of posters, abstracts and student attendees. In terms of resources, the most popular details rain garden benefits and construction. In six years, it has been downloaded nearly 12,000 times. BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER The University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center is a world-class, comprehensive, multidisciplinary biotechnology center that supports, coordinates and disseminates scientific advances in biotechnology. There are three key activities within the Biotechnology Center: (1) resource core facilities (2) innovative interdisciplinary faculty research, particularly in the area of genomics and (3) biotechnology outreach. The UWBC s DNA Sequencing Core Facility recently procured and now administers several multimillion dollars worth of state of the art next generation DNA sequencers. These instruments allow campus researchers to rapidly and cheaply sequence the complete genome of all organisms, including humans. This activity crosses all fields of biology, from forensics to medicine, and is critical to campus success in obtaining federal and non-federal research funding. The UWBC has successfully obtained renewal funding for two critical training grants: the National Institute of Health s Genomic Sciences Training Grant (GSTP) and the National Library of Medicine s Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine Training Grant (CIBM). 19

21 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS The UWBC maintains an active outreach program, and is a leading partner of the Campus Visitor Information Program in scheduling science field trips onto campus. This past year (2011), through presentations, tours and workshops, UWBC outreach staff directly served 9,316 people through 251 events. 20 BIOTRON The Biotron provides controlled environment space and ambient housing for biological research involving plants and animals on campus, as well as materials testing. Use of Biotron research space is open to all UW-Madison and UW-System programs, and, when space is available, can incorporate private industry users. The Biotron provided critical animal housing and experimental space for major research programs in the Department of Biochemistry during building renovations that allowed continuous productivity of the programs for 3.5 years. Through collaboration with FP&M and Johnson Controls, the Biotron has prepared for an upcoming $6.1 million infrastructure renovation. The project is projected to save UW-Madison approximately $430,000 per year in energy savings and involves a complete overhaul of major infrastructure in the Biotron building. Other accomplishments include the installation of a new control system for the controlled environment rooms throughout the building, and partnership with RARC to provide breeding and re-derivation of pathogen free rodents for biomedical research. WISCONSIN ICECUBE PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS CENTER (WIPAC) Educate and train future leaders in particle astrophysics through a vibrant science program. Operate the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in partnership with the international IceCube collaboration and extract scientific results from the data collected. Advance scientific opportunities by supporting the design, construction, and operation of a wide platform of experiments. Provide expertise and resources for the development of innovative instrumentation. Engage the public and students of all ages in scientific progress through education and outreach programs and activities. In December 2010, the IceCube Research Center completed installation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. The project was completed on time and under budget. Analysis of the physics data has been underway since the first detector cables were integrated, with the full detector array in steady state data-taking mode since May Following the successful construction of IceCube and with ongoing involvement in other particle astrophysics research projects, the IceCube Research Center at UW-Madison was redefined as the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC). WIPAC has established a broader scope along with a clearly defined mission, vision, and strategic priorities. WIPAC continues to be heavily involved in local and state outreach and education efforts at schools, alumni events, service clubs, and campus events. WIPAC continues to support the international IceCube collaboration by providing graphics and outreach support to partners around the world. In addition to IceCube, WIPAC has provided support for other astroparticle physics projects. Faculty, students, and postdocs are involved in the Askaryan Radio Array, Dark Matter Ice, and the High Altitude Water Cherenkov projects.

22 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS At the time of the inauguration of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the John Bahcall Fellowship was initiated. The Bahcall Fellowship is for outstanding postdoctoral researchers with interest in neutrino astronomy. Each fellow receives a stipend and an independent research budget and is encouraged to pursue their interests in particle astrophysics. The Bahcall Fellowship is intended to be a recurring award. INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR VIROLOGY The Institute for Molecular Virology conducts original research and scientific training in the area of general virology at the molecular level, and serves as the primary focus for coordinating education and professional development in virology on the UW-Madison campus, including administration of the interdepartmental Molecular Virology Program (MVP). The ongoing competitive research support awarded to IMV faculty investigators and administered by IMV staff is currently $1.2M per year. The many graduate students funded by these IMV research grants originate primarily from nationally recognized Ph.D. programs, including the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB), the Microbiology Doctoral Program (MDTP), the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program (CMB), and Cancer Biology. IMV faculty member Paul Ahlquist is an HHMI Investigator and was recently named as lead investigator of the Virology Challenge Area in the Morgridge Institute within Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. The IMV joined with the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research in 2011 to recruit our newest faculty member Dr. Nathan Sherer, who is an expert in molecular aspects of the human immunodeficiency virus. Dr. Scherer s laboratory is already recruiting new students. The individual research groups of the IMV, together with those of the Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology and LOCI research centers, provide training and support to 25 to 30 Ph.D. students and 15 to 20 undergraduate assistants. Importantly, the IMV is the administrative home for two Ph.D. student-training grants, including that for 1) Molecular Biosciences (MBTG) and 2) Molecular Biophysics. It also administers the Biophysics Graduate Degree Program. Together, these programs serve more than 100 other Ph.D. students in the biological sciences at UW-Madison. The MBTG is in the first year of its successful five-year ( ) competitive renewal; the Biophysics training grant has a fundable score for a new competitive cycle (July 2012). The IMV faculty also organize the only graduate-level seminar in general virology on campus. This weekly seminar series hosts nationally recognized speakers and individual MVP faculty. The IMV and its faculty hosted the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology (ASV) here in Madison (July 21-25). This prestigious conference is the largest single gathering of general virologists in the world. This year will be the fifth time that the IMV has been invited to host the ASV meeting, which includes over 1,500 international participants. IMV faculty members Ann Palmenberg and Paul Friesen have served as the local organizers. The IMV also functions as the administrative hub for the campus-wide MVP. This program consists of faculty from diverse UW-Madison departments who share the goal of providing unified and supportive research and educational opportunities in basic and applied virology. The IMV provides administrative services to the MVP, coordinates campus-wide seminars in virology, and helps with interdepartmental social/recruiting activities as they pertain to enhancing an outstanding research and teaching environment on the UW-Madison campus. INSTITUTE ON AGING (IOA) The Institute on Aging (IOA) strives to promote the health and well-being of the rapidly expanding aging population in the state and nation through multidisciplinary programs of research, education, and practice/outreach. In 2011, the competing continuation of the Mid Life in the U.S. (MIDUS) longitudinal study ($21.1 million) was funded. It will expand the sample size, focus on health impacts of the economic recession, and launch the third wave of longitudinal assessments. In 2012 the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Merit Award received by Carol Griff in 2007 for a parallel study 21

23 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS in Japan (Mid Life in Japan, or MIDJA) was extended for five years ($3.1 million). Using the MIDUS data, six other grants (K awards, R03s, R01s) have been funded, or are in review. Twice yearly, researchers from around the U.S. (including graduate students and postdocs) convene in Madison for the Annual MIDUS Meeting. The study has become a major forum for training in multidisciplinary research. The IOA Colloquium, now in its 24th year, continues to bring together speakers, local exhibitors, and poster presenters, all offering information on positive aging. Registration, capped at 550, fills up quickly. The IOA also co-hosts the yearly Nutrition and Aging Conference at the Pyle Center, with at least one speaker being an IOA affiliate. With funding from National Institutes for Health (NIH) and private pharmaceutical companies, multiple studies were conducted on the role of vitamins K and D on bone health, along with clinical trials testing various medication treatments for osteoporosis. The IOA continues to administer the Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Training Grant. This T32, NIA-funded training grant supports four pre-doctoral and four post-doctoral trainees. Biweekly seminars highlight the research of trainees and their UW mentors as well as nationally known scientists. The MIDUS Newsletter continues to be sent yearly to about 6000 participants in MIDUS, summarizing new findings in accessible formats to show thanks for their continued involvement. The IOA s biannual newsletter, Aging News, summarizing recent aging research, is sent to over 1200 members of the campus and community (a 36% increase in subscribers since 2009). LABORATORY OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (LCMB) The Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology promotes excellence in interdisciplinary cell and molecular biology through research, graduate education, and outreach. This is accomplished by the three main entities of LCMB: 1) the nine principal investigators 2) the Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Graduate Program 3) the Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI). The LCMB PIs have excelled in terms of productivity, having attracted more than $4 million in extramural funding and having published more than 40 articles and three books. Further, LCMB investigators recently accrued a number of awards and honorary appointments based on research excellence: Ching Kung was elected to the National Academy of Science in 2011 and the American Academy of Microbiology in 2012; Mike Culbertson was awarded a Vilas Distinguished Service Professorship by the Graduate School in 2012; Sean Carroll received the Steven Jay Gould Prize in 2010 and the Franklin Medal in Life Sciences in 2012; LCMB Director Bill Bement was named features editor of Molecular Biology of the Cell; LCMB PI and LOCI Director Kevin Eliceiri was named affiliate investigator of the Morgridge Institute for Research and renewed as associate editor of the journal Biology of the Cell. The research of LCMB goes well beyond the walls of Bock labs as best exemplified by LOCI which currently shares grant awards with more than 14 collaborators in nine different departments at UW-Madison, and 20 investigators from 19 different institutions around the world. LOCI has had major success in the last four grant periods with instrumentation proposals for the UW-Madison, most notably on the successful acquisition of a 1.5 million dollar Electron Tomography microscope. Two affiliate investigators of LCMB were appointed in 2011 based on their extensive involvement with the LCMB mission: Marisa Otegui of Botany who will oversee the new Tomography instrument, and Brenda Ogle of Biomedical Engineering who has extensive collaborations with Keely, Campagnola and LOCI. Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB), is LCMB s interdisciplinary graduate program and currently serves 140 students and 180 trainers in 40 different UW departments representing six different colleges. In the last year, CMB was ranked second in the United States among large programs in Cell and Developmental Biology by the National Research Council. 22

24 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS In collaboration with several other graduate programs and with support from the Graduate School, CMB has participated in BOPS Biosciences Opportunities a program that provides underrepresented groups with exposure to graduate student life at UW-Madison. Out of 18 participants in BOPS in 2010, 15 applied to UW-Madison graduate programs and eight students matriculated here. LOCI is involved in a number of educational activities most notably creating the 3D Niche, a science educational tool housed in the WID Town Center. PHYSICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY The Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) advances research by providing integrated engineering, construction and technical services which enable science projects of varying scope and complexity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other educational and research institutions. Construction of the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was completed in early 2011 after seven construction seasons. The detector consists of 86 deep holes each with 60 digital optical modules that view a cubic kilometer of ice between 1,450 and 2,450 meters below the surface. The full detector has been in operation since May PSL was the primary technical organization for development and construction of the optical modules in collaboration with the IceCube Research Center. Nearly 3,500 modules were constructed and fully tested at PSL over seven years. The construction and testing of the deep drilling equipment was also carried out at PSL. The staff of PSL participated in all aspects of installation and commissioning at the South Pole. Working with the Physics Department, PSL made key contributions to the recent measurement of one of the last parameters of neutrino oscillations by the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment in China. The design and integration of the central 100-ton Antineutrino Detectors was done at PSL. The PSL shop manufactured most of the special mechanical and electrical components. They also made key contributions to the assembly, filling, and installation of the detectors. PSL designed, fabricated, and installed an ingenious system to fill each of eight detectors with three special detection liquids simultaneously with nearly perfect precision and no contamination. PSL on-site engineers were largely responsible for managing the assembly and installation activities. The detectors performed better than the goals of the project which allowed for very timely announcement of results. The construction of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland was completed in 2010 and full operation began in The engineering and technical services provided by PSL in the design and construction of the two endcaps for CMS, enabled UW-Madison to make one of the largest contributions among the collaborating institutions. With a mass of 3,000 tons each, and containing nearly four million hair-like particle detection wires with associated electronics, the CMS endcaps were one of the most challenging and satisfying projects ever done at PSL. Staff was involved during the entire 15-year construction and installation project. They continue to support the project during operations and maintenance and for future upgrades. PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER The Primate Research Center seeks to increase our understanding of basic primate biology and to improve human health and quality of life through research using non-human primates. To accomplish this, the WNPRC: Helps discover treatments, preventions, and cures for human disease. Accelerates translational research using non-human primate models. Generates new knowledge of primate biology, from the molecular to the organismal levels. Facilitates research progress by providing the most advanced expertise, resources and training to scientists worldwide. Collects NHP information and disseminates it to the research community and public. 23

25 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS Significant advances were made through new research funding received in high-priority areas including: a) expanding types of stem cells and cell reprogramming to move closer toward more therapeutic uses of stem cells for leukemia, lymphoma and other cancers; b) immunogenetics, vaccine development and identifying emerging infectious diseases; c) age-related diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and glaucoma; and d) hormonal, diet and other studies relating to disorders of reproduction, development and growth, such as early puberty, obesity and diabetes. New vivarium, veterinary procedure rooms, and specialized research laboratory facilities within the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research were completed, occupied, and utilized to support new research with non-human primates. The Primate Center received additional NIH supplements to improve its animal housing and procedure areas behind the barrier at the main center on Capitol Court. The Center also acquired a new animal holding space near Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. The Center leased laboratory space at the Research Park to establish three critically important Core service units that support non-human primate research: Immunology Services, Virology Services, and Genetics Services. These units have become instrumental components of the national and international research initiatives addressing transmission and pathogenesis of Human and Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV, SIV), influenza, Dengue, vaccine development, viral escape, and identification of new viruses with zoonotic and/or pandemic potential. RESEARCH ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER (RARC) The Research Animal Resource Center (RARC) provides comprehensive support to all members of the UW-Madison animal program, including investigators, animal care and use committees, and animals. In 2011, three RARC animal programs SMPH, SVM, and the Graduate School were evaluated by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC). AAALAC provides a comprehensive examination of the quality of animal programs that is not matched by any other organization. RARC worked closely with each School/College to prepare for the accreditation visit, and each of our programs received multiple commendations and full accreditation for another three years. RARC continued to support the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), despite a dramatic increase in expectations by regulatory groups. To address increased work load, RARC proposed reorganization, and requested and was awarded additional positions. Most positions now are filled. Training for animal program personnel was expanded, refined, and enhanced with additional trainers in The RARC trainers now support multiple online training modules and continue to revise face-to-face training to meet a growing demand. RARC has supported the development and refinement and the UW-Madison Forum on Animal Research Ethics (FARE). FARE brings in 4 speakers or panels each year to address in a public forum the ethics and efficacy of animal use in research, teaching, and outreach. Its purpose is to engage all members of the public, including university faculty and staff, students, animal activists, and any other interested people in a serious dialog about what animals experience in a research setting, and why they are used. No other national forums approach the contentious issue of animal research in this manner, and RARC continues to refine our approach to try to find common ground among our diverse audience. 24

26 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER (SSEC) To conduct atmospheric, oceanic, environmental and astronomical research using space or space-age techniques to discover and apply the physical properties of our universe for the benefit of humanity. In fall 2010 Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) successfully recompeted to secure $60 million in future funding. With this award, CIMSS will continue to reside within SSEC for at least ten more years. The Institute s research endeavors are critical to a range of areas, including calibration and validation of the next generation of weather satellites, monitoring the effects of climate change, predicting turbulence for pilots, forecasting and monitoring hurricane activity, and providing satellite imagery for television news broadcasts. The work that SSEC had planned for the Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) has found new opportunity through a startup company, GeoMetWatch. The company has been granted a license by the Department of Commerce for flying high spectral resolution imaging sounders in geosynchronous orbit, research that was originally developed at SSEC. For more information about GIFTS visit: The National Polar-Orbiting Operations Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) was launched on October 28, 2011 and in January 2012 it was renamed Suomi NPP. The NPP spacecraft introduces a fundamentally new complement of instruments for operational weather and climate applications, many of which began with its namesake, University of Wisconsin Professor Verner E. Suomi, the father of satellite meteorology. Professor Suomi died in 1995 but his research and legacy continues. SYNCHROTRON RADIATION CENTER (SRC) The Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) with its Aladdin storage ring is an important part of the national light source infrastructure, enabling cutting edge research while training scientists for the future. The Center offers a significant component of the highest performance, lower-energy synchrotron-light beamlines in the United States. In parallel, there is a move toward a next generation light source, the Wisconsin Free Electron Laser (WiFEL). Ultimately, a new linearaccelerator-based free electron laser facility with the Aladdin mission will evolve to focus on bioscience research using pioneering infrared techniques. The vision is for an overarching center for innovation, which will bring the best approaches for ground-breaking science using radiation from the infrared to X-rays together with fundamental developments in light source technologies. The development of a chemically sensitive infrared imaging technique (the IRENI beamline) greatly expands the ability to examine biological structures with unprecedented resolution, and to track changes over minutes, marking a revolution in synchrotron-enabled science. The new system is the best of its kind in the world. It extracts mrads of mid-ir radiation from a bending magnet source and couples to an IR microscope, homogeneously illuminating its multi-element detector. The technique has broad applications in medicine, pharmaceutical drug analysis, art conservation, forensics, forest products, biofuel production, advanced materials, and other fields. This facility allows scientists to identify the biochemistry of very small objects in tissue samples, such as single cells and membranes. Superconducting RF electron guns hold out the promise of very bright beams for use in electron injectors, particularly for light source applications such as WiFEL. The SRC is midway in a multi-year program, funded by the Department of Energy, to demonstrate operation of such an electron gun based on a quarter wave resonator cavity. The niobium accelerating structure has been fabricated and delivered, and the photocathode laser system and RF system are in place and commissioned. Installation is moving forward in a recently renovated experimental vault adjacent to the existing Aladdin synchrotron. First electron beam represents a major step toward bringing the WiFEL concept to Wisconsin. These powerful, free electron laser beams will make the kind of contribution to our understanding of dynamical responses that the 25

27 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS current generation of synchrotrons has made to our understanding of static atomic and electronic structures. With full temporal and spatial coherence, with femtosecond timescales, and with milli-volt energy bandwidths, a new world will be opened. A new VLS-PGM beamline sourced with an elliptical polarizing undulator was installed and commissioned. This beamline offers variable-linear and circular polarization from ev. The variable polarization properties of the new beamline allow experimenters to study symmetry related properties in high T c materials and other highly correlated electron systems. The tunability between light of opposite circular polarization opens up a completely new era for SRC researchers interested in the magnetic or chiral properties of materials in spin electronics and tailored nanostructures. 26 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS The University of Wisconsin Press is a nonprofit publisher of books, journals, and other works. The Press s mission is to embody and extend the research, education, and outreach mission of the University of Wisconsin and the Graduate School through publishing: scholarship, research, and educational materials of exceptional quality and distinction valued by a worldwide academic and professional community works that serve the people of Wisconsin and document our region s heritage works that sustain a literate culture and foster an informed and engaged citizenry. The University of Wisconsin Press continues to support and promote new directions in research and scholarship. The Press publishes eleven journals, including a new addition, Native Plants, and twenty-three active book series, including six that are new or recent: Critical Human Rights; The Four Lakes Prize in Poetry (supported by contest fees); The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History; Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World (supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation); Languages and Folklore of the Upper Midwest; Sources in Modern Jewish History. The Press has expanded outreach and access to broader readerships. In recent years the Press has increased licensing of translation rights, including active outreach to Chinese, Korean, and Egyptian academic publishers. Nearly all new books are now published in both print and e-book formats, and more widely available thanks to the establishment of additional distribution channels for e-books, including the Barnes & Noble Nook store, the public library vendor Overdrive, and the research library vendor Project Muse. Print-on-demand capability is now available in Europe for many recent or bestselling paperback books, which lowers prices and increases availability. Readership has been further expanded through site licenses with four Federal agencies, allowing their staff nationwide to access the Press s environmental and land use journals (Bureau of Land Management, Fish & Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Forest Service). The University of Wisconsin Press has controlled costs while maintaining mission-critical standards of quality. Recent years have seen reduced administrative staff costs through attrition, reorganization, outsourcing, and attention to improving processes in problem areas. Additionally, the Press has reduced the office footprint, allowing four offices to be leased to another unit. Inventory costs have been lowered through use of print on demand, e-books, and just-in-time methods. Lastly, University of Wisconsin Press has obtained grants to fund several student internships. WAISMAN CENTER The Waisman Center is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases through research, training, service and outreach. The center is one of nine centers nationally that integrates an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

28 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS The Waisman Center completed a major project to renovate the biological research facilities in the original South Tower, which were constructed in The $8.5M project (nearly all provided by gift funds) renovated approximately 20,000 ft 2 of biological research laboratories and core facilities located on the sixth and seventh floors. This included a complete renovation of the Waisman Center animal care facility and the addition of a six-room behavioral testing suite. The newly renovated laboratory space made it possible to recruit new faculty investigators including Qiang Chang (Genetics and Neurology), John Svaren (Comparative Biosciences), Xinyu Zhao (Neuroscience), Sam Gubbels (Surgery), and others, and to accommodate the growing programs of investigators already at the Waisman Center (e.g., Su-Chun Zhang, Neuroscience and Neurology; David Gamm, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences). In 2011, the Waisman Center was awarded a nearly $6 million grant from the NICHD to support four research core services of the Center: Research Participation, Brain Imaging, Rodent Models, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, as well as an Administrative Core. The new award, with Waisman Center Director Marsha Mailick Seltzer as the Principal Investigator, extends NICHD support for the Waisman Center for years 46 to 50, and thus the core grant is one of the longest-funded grants awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The core grant supports 95 research grants awarded to 45 affiliated faculty investigators from 25 academic departments on the UW-Madison campus. The new award extends the Center s core services by adding a Stem Cell service that creates induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (ipsc) lines from skin samples donated by patients with various developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases such as fragile X, Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, Alexander disease, Parkinson s disease, Best disease, and others. In 2009, 15,000 ft 2 of clinic space on the first floor of the Waisman Center South Tower was remodeled and clinical services were reorganized and expanded. The clinics at the Waisman Center include Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Genetics, Biochemical Genetics, Augmentative Communication, Newborn Follow-up, Brain Care, Feeding, and Cerebral Palsy, and together they log nearly 5,000 patient visits each year. These clinics are operated in partnership with the American Family Children s Hospital and the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and are also supported by a federal grant to the Waisman Center from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to support a LEND Program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders), which was refunded for an additional five-year period in WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR DISCOVERY The vision of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) is to promote discoveries at the emerging interfaces among fields rooted in the common language of information. The role of the WID is to act as a research greenhouse on campus, cultivating new ideas at the intersection of its research themes and those of its collaborators, independent of discipline. We seek to foster a new entrepreneurial approach to research and education in partnership with the Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR). The WID is still actively recruiting faculty and administrative staff. Of the 15 new faculty positions the WID has filled eight and is actively pursuing seven more in collaboration with several departments. Since March 2011, WID faculty and staff have applied for 20 grants. At this point, WID faulty have received around $2.3 million in grant monies. Some of the highlights of the eight research themes in WID include (a) significant new results in sparse coding and compressed sensing (C4 and Optimization), (b) the application of Markov random fields to reconstructing genetic regulatory networks (Systems), (c) developing new computational platforms for analyzing very large data sets of cellular pathways (Systems), (d) the simulation of spatially localized acoustic phenomena in virtual environments (LEL), and (e) new insights into the nature of the Chromatin code in epigenetic regulation. Additionally, the WID has initiated several new cross campus programs with the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, Applied Economics, the Business School, and the Center for the Humanities. 27

29 GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS Faulty member Ben Recht was made a Sloan Fellow, John Denu, leader of the epigenetics theme was elected as an AAAS fellow, and WID Director David Krakauer nominated to the Wired magazine 2012 Smart list. In 2012 the WID was named National Laboratory of the year. The competition is sponsored annually by R&D Magazine and is judged by a panel of industry experts, focusing on Architecture, Lab Design and Research Innovation. The WID was named by IBMadison An Entrepreneurial Wonderland that will invigorate research while benefiting business. Over the past year, the WID s outreach activities have reached thousands. Through the TownCenter the WID has been involved in Saturday of Science the first Saturday of every month, reaching out to local and state communities. Additional programs include the After School expeditions, hosting 23 field trips for school groups, hosting the Gilson Bootstrapping series, and the Wisconsin Science Festival involving more than 100 UW faculty. Over the course of the 2011 festival the WID s hosted 5,000 people, including 2000 K12 students. This year the WID begins collaboration with the UW Cinematheque on Hybrid Cinema, exploring the presentation of science in popular film. Since June of 2011 over 33,000 high school students interested in UW-Madison have been given tours of the WIDs. WISCONSIN STEM CELL RESEARCH PROGRAM: STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE CENTER The mission of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) is to advance the science of stem cell biology and foster breakthroughs in regenerative medicine through faculty interactions, research support and education. Since its establishment in May of 2007, the SCRMC has grown to 87 faculty members from more than 30 different departments across campus. A core mission of the SCRMC is to foster communication between members. This has been accomplished with an active website, bi-annual newsletters, weekly campus stem cell lab meeting featuring both UW researchers and visiting speakers, co-hosting and organizing the annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium held at the Biopharmaceutical Technology Center on the Promega campus. The SCRMC education committee has actively advanced new education initiatives on campus both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The Stem Cell Seminar (Anatomy 675) is in demand and included both advanced undergraduates and graduate students. A new graduate level course, Fundamentals of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, will be introduced next academic year. Annual research fellowships to graduate and post-doctoral candidates are awarded by the SCRMC with a total of 11 fellowships awarded. The SCRMC also provides mentorship and support for the undergraduate Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR) and the Wisconsin Stem Cell Roundtable (WiSCR) for graduate and postdoctoral trainees. A wide range of stem cell related research is ongoing by SCRMC members. To facilitate collaborative research efforts, focus groups have been established: Stem Cell Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Regeneration, Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Molecular Cellular Hematology, and Neural Regeneration. In addition, the SCRMC provides several core services including immunology and pathology services, nonhuman primate services, cellular and molecular imaging, and small animal imaging. The SCRMC has an ongoing partnership with the WiCell Institute for provision of basic resources specific to stem cell research as well as cell banking. The SRMC has partnered with the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research to award eight $50,000 pilot grants to SCRMC investigators to explore promising new avenues of research. Given the promise as well as the limited understanding by the public of stem cell research, the SCRMC actively participates in outreach activities. These include visits to outside high schools, the annual summer science camp for rural high school students, and the Stem Cell Learning lab at the Biotechnology Center which has had more than 8,000 handson learners since