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- 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.
- Journalism school to honor alumni communicators March 15, 2010 Marketing and strategic communication will take center stage at this year's University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards dinner.
- University Health Services selects new prevention director March 11, 2010 Thomas L. Sieger has been named the new director of prevention services and campus health initiatives at University Health Services (UHS), the student health clinic of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Romnes Awards honor six up-and-coming professors March 10, 2010 Six of UW–Madison’s most promising rising faculty have been named recipients of this year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships.
- Celebrating 25 years at UW-Madison’s Biotechnology Center March 8, 2010 On Wednesday, March 10, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus community and guests will join in celebrating 25 years of operation at the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center.
- Obama nominates UW-Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences March 4, 2010 President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.
- Forward under 40 awards honor 12 young UW-Madison alumni March 1, 2010 The Wisconsin Alumni Association has announced the winners of its annual Forward under 40 awards.
- Bioenergy research center featured in special magazine issue March 1, 2010 The March issue of BioEnergy Research exclusively focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and bioenergy research topics ranging from arthropods to cell walls to hydrogen and enzyme improvement.
- Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members March 1, 2010 Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.
- Two selected as American Geophysical Union fellows Feb. 25, 2010 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have been named fellows of the American Geophysical Union, a distinction made for exceptional scientific contributions and eminence in the Earth or space sciences.
- Pecatonica River provides scientific basis for future restoration projects Feb. 23, 2010 Environmental groups annually spend upwards of $1 billion on projects aimed at restoring streams and former wetland ecosystems to their native states.
- UW-Madison engineer joins national academy Feb. 22, 2010 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has included a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer among its 68 newest members.
- Fifteen UW-Madison teaching assistants awarded for service Feb. 16, 2010 Fifteen University of Wisconsin-Madison teaching assistants have received awards for their contributions to learning on campus.
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation names CFO/COO Feb. 16, 2010 Steven Mixtacki, the longtime senior vice president and chief financial officer of American TV and Appliance of Madison, has joined the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as chief financial and operating officer.
- Not-so-risky business: New computational models will offer decision support Feb. 15, 2010 A UW-Madison professor has received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to research risk modeling and computational optimization for decision support.
- Fruit tree sprayer wins UW-Madison innovation competition Feb. 12, 2010 A system to make fruit tree pesticide spraying safer for people and the environment won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual competition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that rewards innovative and marketable ideas.
- UW-Madison student wins Churchill Scholarship Feb. 11, 2010 A student who has engaged in chemistry and mathematics research on campus since high school is the University of Wisconsin-Madison's third Churchill Scholar - and the first in 30 years.
- People and Programs Campaign a big winner for School of Pharmacy Feb. 9, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy raised more than $22 million in its six-year People and Programs Campaign, topping its goal of $18 million.
- UW-Madison continues distinguished Peace Corps legacy Feb. 5, 2010 UW-Madison continues to add to its legacy as one of the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers.
- Mellon Foundation awards to fund postdoctoral fellowships Feb. 4, 2010 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to support postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities, history and humanistic social sciences.