Stories indexed under: Milestones

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• 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.
• Contest celebrates 100 years of 'On, Wisconsin!' Oct. 16, 2009 It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year.