Tag College of Letters & Science
Journalism students map coverage of Halloween on State Street
As the celebration of Halloween on State Street unfolds this weekend, a corps of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students will cover the event live under the guidance of professional reporters.
Institute for Research on Poverty marks 40 years of innovative work
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty — the nation's first poverty research center — next month marks 40 years of studying why Americans live in poverty and what can be done to end it.
Professor receives prestigious award for contributions to chemistry
A University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist has won the 2005 Harrison Howe Award, a prize that annually honors outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.
Initiative fosters teacher training in less commonly taught languages
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’
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
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
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
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
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.