Stories indexed under: Awards
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- Hilmes receives Fulbright award for broadcast research in U.K. June 5, 2013 Michele Hilmes, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts, has received a Fulbright Award to enable her to conduct research into "transnational" British and American broadcasting at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom for six months in 2013-14.
- Early-career faculty improving undergraduate education Feb. 19, 2013 Nineteen early-career faculty have been named fellows of the new Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence (MTLE) program.
- Journalism student wins trip with Pulitzer-winning New York Times writer Feb. 14, 2013 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.
- Nominations accepted for Academic Staff Excellence Awards Dec. 18, 2012 For the 22nd year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to honor the achievements of nine extraordinary members of the academic staff. In addition, the UW System will also honor academic staff in five categories.
- UW–Madison students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright Program grants Oct. 23, 2012 A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and faculty have received 2012-13 grants from the Fulbright Program, the country's flagship program for international educational exchange.
- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery receives innovative green building award Oct. 18, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been chosen for a top sustainability award for the innovative and sustainable design of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building.
- Veteran UW-Madison leader wins NAACP Award Oct. 10, 2012 Mary Rouse, former director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, assistant chancellor for academic affairs and a longtime dean of students, received the 2012 Freedom Fund Award as an Unsung Heroine at the annual NAACP local branch dinner.
- Four honored for first-year student work Nov. 15, 2011 The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) honored the accomplishments of four individuals who have worked to improve the campus for new students during the Friday, Nov. 11 First-Year Conference.
- Birdseye view of Wisconsin's past wins governor's award Oct. 11, 2011 A popular website that draws from tens of thousands of rare aerial photographs of Wisconsin will receive the 2011 Governor’s Award for Archival Innovation from the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board.
- Cultural Linguistic Services recognized for promoting diversity Dec. 13, 2010
- Badger Watch program receives national recognition June 15, 2010 The UW Police Department's Badger Watch program is being honored as the nation's 2010 Neighborhood Watch Program by the National Sheriffs' Association.
- UW Foundation leader wins advancement award March 10, 2010 Andrew A. “Sandy” Wilcox, president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, is one of two widely respected professionals who have made valuable contributions to the educational foundation field who are this year's recipients of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation awards.
- Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition Nov. 20, 2008 Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin are invited to compete for the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards.
- Six members added to Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors Aug. 13, 2008 Six accomplished graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named new members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Board of Directors.
- Mechanical Engineering Building project wins preservation award May 2, 2008 The addition to the 78-year-old Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison won an award from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation at its annual awards ceremony this week.
- Two UW-Madison graduates land Pulitzer Prizes April 7, 2008 A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates - David Umhoefer, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Walt Bogdanich, a New York Times reporter and editor - won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism on Monday.