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  • UW-Madison's diversity leader wins award Oct. 22, 2010 The NAACP Madison Branch has awarded its annual W.E.B. DuBois Community Advocacy Award to Damon Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • La Follette director elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration Oct. 14, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs director Carolyn J. Heinrich has been elected to become a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to ever be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967.
  • Online scholarship sites mark successful first year Oct. 12, 2010 After a hugely successful first year, Scholarships@UW-Madison is looking forward to more success in helping students in the 2010-11 academic year.
  • Major grant aims at breaking the habit of implicit bias Oct. 11, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison doctor who has long worked to increase the entry of women into the scientific workforce has won a grant to develop video games to uncover and neutralize implicit, unintentional biases against women, minorities and people with disabilities.
  • UW-Madison ranks 19th in New York Times mentions spanning 60 years Oct. 8, 2010 A new study of university news coverage in the New York Times during a 60-year period found that the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks 19th nationally in the number of mentions in the newspaper.
  • Tandem Press participates in international touring exhibition Sept. 27, 2010 On Sunday, Oct. 10, American Printmaking Now will open at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and prints from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Tandem Press will be among those featured.
  • 19 students receive Fulbright awards for research overseas Sept. 27, 2010 The Fulbright U.S. Student program, the country's flagship program for international exchange, has awarded fellowships to 14 University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Additionally, five students have received funding from the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program.
  • UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs make top 25 list Sept. 22, 2010 The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country.
  • UW-Madison researcher wins grant to explore policy options for climate change Sept. 1, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor has won a three-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore options for public-policy mechanisms to address climate change.
  • UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants Aug. 18, 2010 Eight of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • UW-Madison faculty member receives grant to increase child, family well-being July 21, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty member has received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the well-being of children and families by advancing evidence-based policymaking.
  • Communication professor honored for teaching, research, service July 15, 2010 Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the winner of the 2010 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • UW-Madison names human resources director July 14, 2010 Robert J. Lavigna, vice president for research at the Partnership for Public Service, has been named the University of Wisconsin-Madison's human resources director.
  • UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society March 31, 2010 On March 23, five University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.
  • U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW-Madison March 30, 2010 The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
  • Milestones March 24, 2010
  • Chancellor announces second round of Madison Initiative awards March 24, 2010 Chancellor Biddy Martin has identified seven projects - ranging from enhanced advising services to better services for students with special needs - to be the first to receive funding in the second round of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates program.
  • Molecular biologist receives Stephen Jay Gould Prize March 24, 2010 Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin-Madison molecular biologist and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, an award given in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance public understanding of evolutionary science.
  • Chancellor names business dean to advancement post March 17, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has announced a title change for Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, from special liaison for long-term strategy and development to a working title of vice chancellor for advancement.
  • UW-Madison admissions director finalists named March 15, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced five finalists for the position of director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment.