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UW-Madison geographer receives achievement award
James Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded the Presidential Achievement Award by the Association of American Geographers.
UW-Madison announces 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award winners
Teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provide a laboratory for the Wisconsin Idea and a conduit for the knowledge, experiences and skills produced on campus to reach the rest of Wisconsin, the nation and the world.
Chemistry professor receives National Science Board Public Service Award
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor who pioneered new ways to encourage public understanding of science through his enthusiastic communications and visually exciting chemical demonstrations, will receive the 2007 National Science Board Public Service Award.
Four UW–Madison faculty honored with Hilldale Awards
Four faculty members have received the 2007 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and service.
Preparing for better weather forecasts
UW–Madison scientist Allen Huang is at the forefront of preparations for new satellite instruments and the predicted data deluge.
UW researcher and spinoff company to receive MIT technology awards
The MIT Club of Wisconsin, a state association for alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is recognizing a University of Wisconsin–Madison influenza researcher and a bioscience spinoff company on Friday at its annual Technology Achievement Awards banquet.
Six UW–Madison faculty receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards
Six midcareer University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been recognized for their research accomplishments through conferral of Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
Romnes Awards support UW–Madison’s emerging stars
Five of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's emerging faculty stars have been named as recipients of the 2007 Romnes Awards.
Literary award granted to political science professor
Scott Straus, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received an "Award for Excellence" in political science and government by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers.
Geography professor honored with lifetime achievement award
Longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison geographer Waltraud Brinkmann has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.