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UW-Madison undergraduates win prestigious national scholarships

April 27, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors Asad L. Asad and Nicholas Lillios have recently been awarded $30,000 each for graduate study. Asad was recently announced as one of only 20 undergraduates in the U.S. to be selected as a 2010 Beinecke Scholar, and Lillios was recently announced as one of only 60 to be selected as a 2010 Truman Scholar. Read More

Plan to advance wound care treatment takes top prize in Burrill competition

April 26, 2010

A plan to develop advanced materials for wound care and surgical applications presented by Ankit Agarwal, a Kauffman Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, and Umang… Read More

Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 173 new members

April 26, 2010

The Alpha Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently welcomed its 2010 initiates in a ceremony held at the… Read More

Geoffrion named 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner

April 9, 2010

Senior forward Blake Geoffrion was named the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced on Friday at the NCAA Frozen Four in Detroit and live on ESPNU. Geoffrion is Wisconsin's first-ever Hobey Baker award winner. Read More

UW-Madison student wins $250,000 fellowship

April 5, 2010

Daniel Lecoanet, who will graduate with comprehensive honors from University of Wisconsin–Madison this spring with a double major in math and physics, has won a five-year, no-strings-attached fellowship to pursue graduate studies. Read More

Clean sweep for UW–Madison snowmobile team

April 1, 2010

For the second year running, the University of Wisconsin–Madison rode to the top of both divisions of the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge held at Michigan Technological University. Read More

U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison

March 30, 2010

The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Read More

Meyerhoff fellowship to share Wisconsin Experience

March 16, 2010

All Meyerhoff Excellence Award-winning juniors and seniors are now eligible to apply for the new Meyerhoff Wisconsin Experience Fellowship. Read More

Leadership Trust Award to support students’ education, initiative

March 16, 2010

Each spring, the Leadership Trust Award, offered by the Letters & Science Honors Program, grants up to two students with awards equal to two semesters of tuition (currently totaling more than $8,000) plus project funds up to $3,000. Read More

Students awarded scholarships for entrepreneurship

March 8, 2010

Jeffrey Vinokur knows a thing or two about being self-taught. Read More

Fruit tree sprayer wins UW–Madison innovation competition

February 12, 2010

A system to make fruit tree pesticide spraying safer for people and the environment won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that rewards innovative and marketable ideas. Read More

UW-Madison student wins Churchill Scholarship

February 11, 2010

A student who has engaged in chemistry and mathematics research on campus since high school is the University of Wisconsin–Madison's third Churchill Scholar - and the first in 30 years. Read More

UW-Madison computer team gets honorable mention in world finals

February 8, 2010

A University of Wisconsin–Madison student computer team has earned an honorable mention at a world championship competition, held last week in Harbin, China. Read More

Engineers Without Borders at UW–Madison wins United Nations award

November 18, 2009

Work on a project to provide a Haitian community with hydroelectric power has won the University of Wisconsin–Madison's chapter of Engineers Without Borders a prestigious United Nations engineering award. Read More

UW-Madison computer team heads to world finals for ninth straight year

November 11, 2009

A computer team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison got official notification on Nov. 10 that it will be heading to Harbin, China, for the world championship in February. Read More

UW-Madison a leader in Fulbright Fellows with top 10 ranking

October 22, 2009

Continuing the University of Wisconsin–Madison's strong tradition of global engagement, the campus is ranked once again in the top 10 of research institutions nationwide in the number of Fulbright Fellowships awarded to students. Read More

Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison

September 28, 2009

Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups. Read More

Mass communications students and faculty reap bumper crop of awards

August 6, 2009

Graduate students and faculty in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Joint Program in Mass Communications landed several awards - the most in recent memory - at a national conference for journalism educators this week. Read More

UW-Madison students receive undergraduate awards

May 27, 2009

Numerous UW–Madison students have been honored with the university’s most prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards for the 2008-09 academic year. Read More