University of Wisconsin, Madison
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For one time funding for a project to develop an integrated, open-access model that simulates the full spectrum of the consequences of nuclear conflict as part of a Request for Proposals for the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
For the first time since the 1980s, the United Nations General Assembly has mandated a new scientific study assessing the effects of nuclear conflict. However, the UN Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War will rely on outside expertise to produce its results. While past studies have examined discrete elements of nuclear war effects, there is no integrated framework capable of simulating the full range of immediate and long-term impacts—from blast, fire, and fallout to disruptions of climate, agriculture, the global economy, and space infrastructure. To address this major gap in understanding nuclear dangers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop a new open-access modeling capability that integrates nuclear weapons effects with macroeconomic, agricultural, and earth system models, and will produce a novel first-order model of nuclear detonations in space to assess risks to satellites and related infrastructure.
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As a final grant for expanding and enriching the study of Russia
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
33 months
Description
The invasion of Ukraine has jeopardized the future of academic exchanges between the United States and Russia, especially among those working in the social science disciplines. This risk comes at a time when U.S. policymakers will need a nuanced, informed, and textured understanding of contemporary Russia. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, is among the Corporation-supported institutions that have been working since 2016 to deepen U.S. expertise on Russia while exposing Russian academics to American thinking. In a final phase, its Wisconsin Russia Project (WRP) will support academic positions; expand social science graduate student fellowships; and help create a consortium to find positions for displaced Russian social scientists across multiple American public universities.
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For expanding and enriching the study of Russia
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, is among the Corporation-supported institutions that aim to deepen U.S. expertise on Russia while also exposing Russian academics to American thinking. Its Wisconsin Russia Project generates scholarly knowledge ofRussia; trains new generations of social scientists who focus onRussia; and fosters networks of academics from the two countries. Continued support will allow the project to increase its program participants; establish closer connections with other universities with similar programs; and document its impact by creating a website focused on social scientist collaboration in the field of Russia studies.
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For expanding and enriching the study of Russia
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
The importance of U.S.-Russia relations suggests the need for a comprehensive understanding of Russian domestic and foreign policies within the United States. Likewise, there is a need for better understanding of the United States in Russia. Universities and academic institutions with relevant programs play an important role in building up expert capacity. The Wisconsin Russia Project at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (UW) is among the Corporation-supported institutions that aim to deepen the U.S. expertise on Russia while also exposing the Russian academics to American thinking. With continued support, the UW will focus on improving social science research and PhD-level training on Russia by establishing research assistant positions and doctoral fellowships, facilitating PhD-level academic exchanges, promoting faculty initiatives, and hosting a Young Scholars Conference. Some of the activities will result in publications.
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For research on the impact of social networks on the political participation of youth
Date
Dec. 08, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
The growing prevalence of social media has had a profound impact on American journalism and politics, one that cannot yet be fully understood. For youth, who are more reliant on social media, the effect is even more exaggerated. Following websites, social networking applications are the primary source of news for young adults. Because social networks often consist of like-minded friends, family-members, and colleagues, the news stories encountered on these networks are often homogeneous and reinforcing of existing attitudes. With Corporation support, researchers at the University of Wisconsin will study how such polarized and personalized media consumption is influencing young voters’ engagement in the political system.
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For expanding and enriching the study of Russia in the social sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
To advance long-term relations between the United States and Russia and improve knowledge about Russian society in the United States, the Corporation launched an initiative to strengthen the study of Russia and nurture informed and deeply grounded Russia experts at select U.S. universities. This grant will allow the University of Wisconsin, Madison (UWM) to serve as a hub for Ph.D. training in Russian studies and foster collaboration between U.S. and Russia-based scholars. UWM has a strong base of social science faculty whose research features a deep and broad engagement with Russia. By bringing together scholars at difference stages of their careers, and with different backgrounds, it will create extensive, professional networks of faculty, and connect UWM and Ph.D. students and their equivalents in Russia to collaborate across disciplinary and methodological lines.
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For a joint project with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the role of women in peacebuilding in Africa
Date
Jun. 09, 2016
Duration
48 months
Description
Much of the research on women and conflict has been done in the field of feminist international relations and has usefully critiqued some of key concepts defining the way people think about war and conflict. However, with some important exceptions, the empirical base of this literature has been weak, particularly in understanding grassroots impacts and responses to conflict. This proposed consortium project seeks to address this gap by focusing on the gendered nature of peacebuilding: 1) how the lack of incorporation of women into formal peace processes and post conflict governance have hindered peace; 2) how women have been engaged in unrecognized forms of peacebuilding informally in Africa and their contributions and limitations; and 3) how the struggle for women’s rights and legal reform is a key battleground internally in African societies struggling to confront conservative Islamist and Salafist influences.
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For a joint project with William and Mary College to explore differences and similarities in foreign policy views among scholars and practitioners
Date
Dec. 04, 2014
Duration
8 months
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Toward development of a college payback calculator tool project
Date
Sep. 10, 2009
Duration
18 months
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Toward a project on the formative assessment of academic language and literacy for English language learners in secondary schools
Date
Sep. 11, 2008
Duration
60 months
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Toward an education and technical assistance initiative for state executives involved in voting and elections
Date
Sep. 11, 2008
Duration
32 months
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Toward a study on factors influencing civic engagement in high schools
Date
Sep. 11, 2008
Duration
17 months
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For development of a plan for accelerating resources management in urban districts nationally for improved student achievement
Date
Mar. 06, 2008
Duration
3 months
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Toward a conference on value-added modeling
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
29 months
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Toward development of a plan for accelerating resources management in urban districts nationally for improved student achievement
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
3 months
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For accelerating strategic management of human capital in urban districts nationally for improved student achievement
Date
Dec. 06, 2007
Duration
23 months
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Toward a study on factors influencing civic engagement in high schools
Date
Sep. 29, 2005
Duration
11 months
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Toward research on the role of the media in mobilizing youth in the 2004 election
Date
Sep. 29, 2005
Duration
11 months
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For research on human resources management and improved student achievement
Date
Mar. 03, 2005
Duration
36 months