Chancellor’s awards honor undergraduates for outstanding research, public service, scholarship
More than 150 students were honored May 1 during the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony, an annual showcase of academic excellence.
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151 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa scholar society
Approximately 5 percent of the Letters & Science senior class is inducted into the liberal arts and science scholar society.
142 new members join Phi Kappa Phi at UW-Madison
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest honor society that is open to students across disciplines. It recognizes the achievements of the most outstanding students in every school and college at UW-Madison.
CALS teams win national championships in agricultural competitions
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Team and Dairy Challenge Team recently represented UW-Madison at the national competitions level and brought home two National Championships.
UW–Madison alum wins $90,000 scholarship for immigrants with outstanding potential
An immigrant from China at age 5, Jiang found himself alone and homeless as an adolescent. Public education and the support of friends and teachers saved him.
Two UW-Madison students named Goldwater Scholars; two receive honorable mentions
The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering in America.
Line-skipping business takes top honors at UW-Madison innovation competition
Selected from among 35 student teams and student-led start-up companies, LineLeap received the $15,000 Qualcomm grand prize in the 2018 Transcend Madison Innovation Competition.
UW student with political ambitions receives prestigious Truman Scholarship
UW-Madison senior Jordan Madden will be able to build upon his mission of helping others as the recipient of a 2018 Truman Scholarship.
Four computer-science business ideas win, and one already has customers
Competitions that encourage entrepreneurship are fundamental to economic and social progress in Wisconsin, the contest organizer says.
Top returning adult students honored for perseverance, success
For some returning adult students, graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is nothing short of a miracle. We honor two of them.
26 UW-Madison students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships
The NSF fellowship program selects high-potential scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers, providing awardees with support for graduate research training in STEM fields.
Trend-setters: Badgers win big (again and again) in national fashion and design competition
A group of UW–Madison students have once again excelled at the annual YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund awards, considered the fashion industry’s premier competition for gifted young designers, merchandisers, retailers and business majors.
UW–Madison scholar will use Marshall Scholarship to further voting rights research
Phoenix Rice-Johnson views her blue-collar background as an asset, one she can draw upon in her scholarship and activism.
100-hour challenge winners blend creativity, utility
The challenge was to build useful or creative products based on objects donated by the University’s recycling system, called SWAP, and to do the whole shebang in 100 hours.
Two seniors named finalists for Rhodes Scholarship
Kyra Fox and Ross Dahlke were among 228 students nationwide who made it to the final stage of the competition.
System recognizes UW-Madison students, professor
Kevin Hernandez and Ariana Saffold are being honored for outstanding efforts of students from traditionally underrepresented minority groups, and English Professor Russ Castronovo for excellence in teaching.
Army ROTC cadet awarded prestigious national scholarship
Kai Pederson, an Army ROTC cadet and a junior at UW–Madison, was awarded a prestigious Distinguished Achievement Scholarship from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
Badger athletic teams are leaders in academic performance
The Wisconsin football, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s golf and women’s hockey teams all earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.
Arts Institute gives 2017 Awards in the Creative Arts
Each spring, the UW-Madison Arts Institute recognizes faculty, staff and student achievements and professional service, along with supporting future creative endeavors and research.
Chancellor Blank honors students for outstanding research, community service
The accomplishments of more than 150 students were highlighted at the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 1.