Pupa Gilbert named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor; Mikhail Kats receives Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Award

Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships Ten professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts …