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The next dimension: 3D color printer wins innovation competition
Spectrom, an attachment for 3D printers that will allow users to incorporate seamless, on-demand color into the 3D printing process, won both the $10,000 Schoofs Prize for Creativity and the $2,500 Tong Prototype Prize at the 20th annual Innovation Days competition.
Prolific chemistry student wins Churchill Scholarship
As a child, Joshua Shutter's introduction to chemistry came through library books, learning to make rock candy and bottle rockets.
UW-Madison senior wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Andrew Bulovsky's Twitter profile reads like a mini-resume for student involvement. He's vice president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Class of 2014, a hockey player, golfer, Wisconsinite and proud Badger.
UW-Madison senior wins Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Drew Birrenkott has been awarded a 2014 Rhodes Scholarship. He joins an elite group of students that have received one of the top honors in higher education.
Nominations sought to honor outstanding TAs
UW–Madison employs more than 1,700 teaching assistants, working in a broad range of disciplines across campus. Nominations are now being sought to recognize outstanding performance through the Campus-Wide TA Awards.
Astronaut scholarship honors undergrad’s adventures in research
Even in the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering, where undergraduates are encouraged to seek hands-on experience, it’s rare that a faculty member finds himself taken aback by a freshman’s eagerness to get involved in research.
UW-Madison launches national Agricultural Innovation Prize
As the world's population continues to increase, so does the need for sustainable and secure food systems. A new student contest run by the University of Wisconsin–Madison advances the idea that long-term solutions in agriculture cannot draw on innovations from only one discipline.
UW–Madison students receive Fulbright fellowships
Eleven University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2013-14 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country's flagship program for international exchange.
New tech-enhanced grocery shopping experience wins Innovative Minds Prize
Fetch Rewards LLC, a mobile application designed to reinvent the grocery shopping experience, won the $10,000 Innovative Minds Challenge on May 10 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Chancellor to honor distinguished undergraduates
This year’s Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards ceremony will recognize 135 UW–Madison winners of the Hilldale Fellowship, the Herfurth and Kubly Awards, the Holstrom Environmental Scholarship and the University Book Store Awards, as well as winners of the national Goldwater, Udall and Truman scholarships and more.
2013 Phi Beta Kappa initiates chosen
The University of Wisconsin–Madison recently announced the 2013 initiates for the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
Burrill Business Plan Competition fosters student entrepreneurship
UW-Madison students will put their entrepreneurial skills to the test Friday in the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition.
Adult students honored with scholarships and awards
A total of 24 UW–Madison nontraditional and returning adult students will be honored April 24 with scholarships having a total value of $70,000.
Creative energy harvest and storage ideas top Energy and Sustainability competition
Rest a laptop computer on your lap for any length of time and you'll quickly appreciate how much heat it generates.
Evans named Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year
Wisconsin senior Ryan Evans has been named the 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe Jr.'s commitment to education as well as athletics, the Sports Scholars Awards honors students of color who have made academic and athletic achievement a winning combination.
They’re No. 1: Air Force ROTC leads nation in fitness
While other students still slumber or are just getting their day started, the Air Force ROTC “Flying Badgers” have already worked up a sweat running laps at the Shell on campus.
Obesity policy strategies win national competition
A team of five students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School won first place for their strategies to combat childhood obesity in a national public affairs competition in Washington, D.C., March 22-23.
MFA Student Emily Belknap Receives 2013 Chazen Prize
Painter and sculptor Emily Belknap has been named the winner of the 2013 Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student.
Journalism student wins trip with Pulitzer-winning New York Times writer
UW-Madison journalism graduate student Erin Luhmann is the winner of this year's Win a Trip with Nick Kristof contest, The New York Times announced today.