Tag College of Letters & Science

Initiative fosters teacher training in less commonly taught languages

October 6, 2006

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages a three-year, $345,000 grant to launch the National Online Less Commonly Taught Languages Teacher Training Initiative.

Computer scientist spearheads $30 million ‘Open Science Grid’

September 25, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison computer scientists will play a central role in the expansion of a national "Open Science Grid" (OSG), an interconnected computing infrastructure that provides scientists with a massive infusion of computing power and storage capacity to solve large, data-intensive challenges in science.

Webcasts bring together language educators, K-12 teachers

September 19, 2006

In a unique partnership, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute and the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers will sponsor several live webcasts of the Language Institute's 2006-07 lecture series, "National Standards and Instructional Strategies for Language Teaching."

Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits

August 25, 2006

A "painful period of world economic adjustment appears inevitable" unless the White House and Congress can develop a workable plan to ease federal budget deficits, according to an article co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison economist in the current edition of The International Economy.

Young chemist wins hefty corporate award

August 23, 2006

A scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded a prestigious "Focused Giving Grant" by Johnson & Johnson, the internationally recognized manufacturer of pharmaceutical and heath care products.

Program works to build diverse new generation of computer scientists

August 16, 2006

A novel freshman-level program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison called Wisconsin Emerging Scholars in Computer Science is working to counter a remarkable absence of women and underrepresented groups in the field.