Tag Student awards

iPhone sleep improvement application wins at innovation competition

February 12, 2009

A software application for the iPhone and the iPod touch that will help people sleep and wake up more effectively won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin–Madison invention competition that rewards innovative and marketable ideas.

Milestones

February 11, 2009

The university has awarded 2009 Research Service Grant Awards to Nancy Mithlo, Department of Art History, and Douglas Weibel, Department of Biochemistry. The Council for…

New Arts Venture Challenge awards student innovators

February 10, 2009

It's not every day that a judge is so torn between two competitors that he produces $500 out of his own pocket just so he won't have to choose.

Third annual 100-Hour Challenge stimulates student entrepreneurship

February 3, 2009

In the past, enterprising University of Wisconsin–Madison students have repurposed surplus materials to construct, among other things, a space heater safety alarm, a home reservoir system, a hand-cranking portable power generator and an artistic, wall-mounted light fixture.

Graduate student wins chance to perform at the Met

January 21, 2009

Singers around the world dream of taking the stage at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. On Sunday, Feb. 15, one University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student will do just that.

Students rewarded for entrepreneurial instincts

November 19, 2008

What do a youth sport officiating agency, a club dedicated to microfinance, a student-run bus company, a Chinese economic forum, and a Silver eBay PowerSeller business have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison?

Science photo takes second in national contest

September 25, 2008

With a photograph that embodies the unexpected - and sometimes breathtaking - outcomes of science, University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Jenna Eun has won second place in the 2008 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science magazine.

Women’s track leads nation with 13 on all-academic team

August 6, 2008

The University of Wisconsin women’s track and field program has placed a total of 13 student-athletes on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s All-Academic team, matching the highest total of honorees from a single program.

PEOPLE students to be celebrated

July 31, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate one of its most important diversity "pipeline" programs Friday, Aug. 1.

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.

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.

Rowing teams win national championships

June 9, 2008

For the first time in 18 years, Wisconsin men’s rowing can call itself national champions. And the women’s lightweight rowers won their fourth national championship in the last five years.

Two students named top collegiate journalists

May 23, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students Amanda Hoffstrom and Alec Luhn were honored this week as two of the top 100 journalists on U.S. college campuses by UWIRE, an organization that supports college student media.

A weekend of success for UW–Madison engineering teams

May 1, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison formula car, concrete canoe and steel bridge teams excelled in competitions the weekend of April 25-27.

Wisconsin Alumni Association awards scholarships to outstanding students

April 30, 2008

The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has awarded scholarships to 16 outstanding students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in recognition of their academic excellence, overall achievement and contributions to the campus community.

Returning adult students honored

April 29, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor more than 30 adult students at a reception on Wednesday, April 30, with awards and scholarships that recognize their academic excellence and contributions to the community.

University honors distinguished undergraduates

April 28, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor more than 100 of the university's most accomplished undergraduates tonight (April 28) at the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award Ceremony.

Student wins city management fellowship in Kansas City

April 8, 2008

Throughout her academic career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Carissa DeCramer has been narrowing her focus. As an undergraduate, she double-majored in international relations and political science. As a graduate student at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, she followed the domestic track.

UW-Madison senior to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’

April 7, 2008

“Jeopardy!” producers announced April 4 that Suchita Shah, a 20-year-old senior majoring in neurobiology, will represent UW–Madison in the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship.

Student wins annual statewide poetry contest

April 7, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate Christie Taylor took first place in an annual statewide poetry contest sponsored by Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine.