On Saturday, April 22, the Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa Past President Professor Larry Shapiro (Philosophy) led the induction of 144 students into membership of Phi Beta Kappa with Vice President Professor Catherine Stafford (Spanish). The induction ceremony took place at Union South followed by a banquet and reception. These initiates embody excellence …
Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 021 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has inducted more than 60 students into membership at its 97th Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony. The ceremony was held on April 23 in Varsity Hall, Union South. The keynote speaker was Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of …
Hajjar Baban is one of two finalists for the inaugural position of National Youth Poet Laureate. The title will be bestowed for the first time on April 26.
The four-time UW volleyball All-American takes home the most prestigious award in amateur athletics. Carlini is the first UW student-athlete to win the honor.
The winners of the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award have resumed their academic pursuits after a significant interruption and have attained senior status while handling all the demands of adult life.
“The GRFP program is looking not just for great scientists, but for great scientists who will be the scientific leaders and communicators of the future,” says Prof. Robert Hamers.
The 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to seven undergraduate projects, ranging in topic from mass incarceration to household energy solutions.
Three University of Wisconsin-Madison students will receive the esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences.
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison students won an innovation award in a worldwide SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition.
Deshawn McKinney, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior majoring in English, has been named a Rhodes finalist. Over the weekend, McKinney and other finalists traveled to Chicago for interviews followed by recipients of the prestigious scholarship being named.
Two UW-Madison seniors and a professor have been recognized by the Alliant Energy Foundation and the University of Wisconsin System for their outstanding achievements.
Chris Nguyen won with his idea for proving that you can, in fact, unring a bell.
Ryan Prestil of Janesville will study at the University of Cambridge and Alex Waldman of Chicago will attend the University of Oxford.
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a certificate program — similar to a minor at other universities — offers a chance for students to show their proficiency in fields beyond their majors. With thousands of students active in service, extracurricular activities and athletics on and off campus, UW-Madison’s Leadership Certificate encourages students to diversify their involvement …
Over two dozen students, selected by campus academic and student affairs organizations, received the honor in recognition of leadership, service and scholarship.
158 students and two faculty members were honored at the 2016 spring banquet.
University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students are using their skills and passion to conduct impressive research in fields as diverse as the inside of the human mind to a galaxy far, far away. More than 150 students were honored for their work at the annual Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 3. Many of these …
The two are among 60 college students nationwide recognized for their leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to the environment.
The program was established in 1984 to increase educational opportunities for academically talented, underrepresented ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged undergraduates.