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Eight UW–Madison graduate students receive international travel awards

July 24, 2008

Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns. Read More

UW-Madison historian predicts the end of science ‘superpowers’

July 23, 2008

Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial investment and scholarly research output in science and engineering. Read More

Engineers Without Borders

July 17, 2008

Watch a WISC-TV For the Record episode that features UW–Madison’s Engineers Without Borders program. Read More

Doctoral student shares experiences from Nobel laureates meeting

July 16, 2008

From June 29-July 4, University of Wisconsin–Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh was among nearly 500 young researchers from around the world to attend the Lindau Meeting, a unique event in Lindau, Germany, that draws 25 Nobel laureates for lectures, panel and roundtable discussions, and social and networking events. Read More

Support available in wake of Eagle Heights death

July 10, 2008

Support and resources are available to members of the UW–Madison community, particularly 2007-08 residents of Witte Hall, Susan B. Davis House, Eagle Heights and international students and scholars, in the wake of a recent student death. Read More

Green snowmobile logs first month at Arctic research station

July 3, 2008

An electric snowmobile built by student members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering Clean Snowmobile Team is now in Greenland, on loan to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the summer to support climate research projects at the Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEO Summit Camp). Read More

UW-Madison grad student to meet with Nobel laureates

June 20, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh never dreamed she'd have the opportunity to chat with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist - much less several of them. Read More

UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel

June 19, 2008

On June 18, the ResearchChannel began airing "The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub," the story of Sheub's remarkable experience with African storytellers. Read More