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Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 157 new members

May 22, 2009

UW-Madison’s Alpha Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society has welcomed 157 student initiates for 2009. Read More

UW-Madison honors returning adult undergraduate students

May 21, 2009

Two young women who have shown perseverance and determination in pursing their bachelor's degrees have been named recipients of this year's two University of Wisconsin–Madison Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards. Read More

Graduate student recognized for biofuels advance

May 13, 2009

In recognition of the earth-friendly biofuel technology he helped develop, a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student has been selected to receive a prestigious national award from the American Chemical Society. Read More

UW-Madison engineering student picked for entrepreneurs’ program

April 20, 2009

Steven Skroch, a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student in biomedical engineering, is one of five students nationwide chosen to help inaugurate an international program in entrepreneurship by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation. Read More

Gates scholars overcome obstacles, settle into campus

March 24, 2009

When most people think of Bill Gates, they think computers. But when UW–Madison’s 14 Gates Millennium Scholars think of the renowned computer genius, they are probably reminded of their own promising futures. Read More

Clean sweep for UW–Madison snowmobile team

March 24, 2009

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison student-built snowmobiles swept the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge, winning both competition divisions: the National Science Foundation Award for the best sled in the zero-emissions division and the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association Award for first place in the internal-combustion division. Read More

Meeting, deadline approach for Kauffman internship program

March 6, 2009

Students interested in the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Community Internship Program (KECIP), an innovative opportunity for students to become social entrepreneurs, are invited to attend an informational session on Wednesday, March 11. Read More

UW-Madison medical student invited to White House for health care reform forum

March 6, 2009

Last December, when Siavash Sarlati responded to President-elect Barack Obama's national challenge and organized an informal health care reform discussion group in his father's Milwaukee home, he never dreamed it would turn into a trip to the White House. Read More

100-Hour Challenge winners represent campus creativity, ingenuity

March 2, 2009

Where else at the University of Wisconsin–Madison would someone find high fashion, conservation initiatives, die-hard partiers and fish in the same competition? Read More

Graduate student wins national leadership award

February 18, 2009

A University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student has received a prestigious national award recognizing future leaders in higher education. Read More

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. Read More

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… Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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? Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More