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• Milestones Jan. 27, 2010
• University Health Services receives national accreditation Jan. 14, 2010 University Health Services (UHS) has once again received national recognition for providing the highest levels of quality care.
• Campus mourns Robben W. Fleming, former chancellor Jan. 11, 2010 Robben W. Fleming, former provost who became the first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on Monday, Jan. 11 at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 93.
• Interim registrar named Jan. 11, 2010 Dan Edlebeck has been named interim university registrar, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Joanne Berg recently announced.
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks UW-Madison a top value Jan. 4, 2010 Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 14 in a national ranking of the best values among public universities.
• Scientific society inducts 10 UW-Madison faculty as fellows Dec. 18, 2009 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced that 10 members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the organization.
• Wisconsin cast-metals manufacturing benefits from $10 million federal grant Dec. 16, 2009 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor Xiaochun Li.
• Milestones Dec. 10, 2009
• UW-Madison graduate wins Marshall Scholarship Dec. 4, 2009 A UW-Madison alumna has been named one of 35 Marshall Scholars.
• Outstanding alumni chapters award scholarships to UW-Madison students Dec. 3, 2009 Chapters of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) have awarded $617,000 in scholarships to University of Wisconsin-Madison students this year.
• UW-Madison soil science professor receives national teaching award Dec. 3, 2009 Teresa Balser, associate professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2009 National Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
• Badger Yearbook celebrates 125th edition Dec. 2, 2009 In 1884, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors pulled out their typewriters and dedicated "The Trochos," the Latin word for "badger," to "the ladies of '85, in testimony of our high appreciation and esteem."
• New research tower honored by Midwest Construction magazine Nov. 17, 2009 The Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named the higher education research project of the year by Midwest Construction magazine.
• UW-Madison computer team heads to world finals for ninth straight year Nov. 11, 2009 A computer team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison got official notification on Nov. 10 that it will be heading to Harbin, China, for the world championship in February.
• Two receive Women's Philanthropy Council Champion Awards Oct. 29, 2009 An emeritus professor of public affairs and political science and a professor in the departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology are the recipients of the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Two alumni among top 10 Popular Science 'geniuses' Oct. 22, 2009 The November edition of Popular Science magazine recognized two University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering alumni as two of its "Brilliant 10," the 10 young geniuses shaking up science today.
• UW-Madison a leader in Fulbright Fellows with top 10 ranking Oct. 22, 2009 Continuing the University of Wisconsin-Madison's strong tradition of global engagement, the campus is ranked once again in the top 10 of research institutions nationwide in the number of Fulbright Fellowships awarded to students.
• Milestones Oct. 21, 2009
• Evolution-exploration saga on short list for National Book Award Oct. 20, 2009 "Remarkable Creatures," by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of genetics Sean Carroll, has been named a finalist in the nonfiction category of the National Book Award.
• Research expenditures jump, UW-Madison retains top ranking Oct. 16, 2009 According to statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the nation's third largest research university as measured by dollars spent on research.