Stories indexed under: Milestones

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• UW-Madison composer wins national music award March 24, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor recently was honored with a music award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
• Clean sweep for UW-Madison snowmobile team March 24, 2009 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison student-built snowmobiles swept the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge, winning both competition divisions: the National Science Foundation Award for the best sled in the zero-emissions division and the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association Award for first place in the internal-combustion division.
• UW-Madison Connections program continues to expand March 23, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison, with its national reputation as a leading educational institution and its picturesque location, is the most desired destination for thousands of academically talented college applicants in the state.
• Hydrologist named Gaylord Nelson Professor March 23, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison hydrologist widely known for his work in watershed protection has been named the university's next Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor.
• Women's Hockey Team wins third title; celebration tonight at Kohl Center March 23, 2009 The Wisconsin women’s hockey team has done it again! Head coach Mark Johnson’s top-seeded Badgers secured their third NCAA title in four years with a 5-0 victory over No. 3 seed Mercyhurst in the NCAA championship game at Agganis Arena Sunday afternoon.
• Forward under 40 Awards honor outstanding UW-Madison alumni March 17, 2009 They range from a leading magazine publisher and engineers at the forefront of innovation to dedicated international volunteers and grassroots leaders, and they're all under age 40.
• Arthur D. Code, pioneering space astronomer, dies March 16, 2009 Arthur D. Code, whose lifelong love of the stars and the night sky led to a meteoric career in astrophysics, died in Madison, Wis., on March 11 after a long illness. He was 85.
• Christensen gift funds UW-Madison economics chair March 12, 2009 Laurits (Lau) Christensen, chair of the economic and engineering consulting firm Christensen Associates of Madison, has established a named faculty chair in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Economics.
• UW-Madison medical student invited to White House for health care reform forum March 6, 2009 Last December, when Siavash Sarlati responded to President-elect Barack Obama's national challenge and organized an informal health care reform discussion group in his father's Milwaukee home, he never dreamed it would turn into a trip to the White House.
• Nine professors receive 2009 Romnes Faculty Fellowships Feb. 25, 2009 Nine faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships.
• Kellett Mid-Career Awards given to eight faculty members Feb. 25, 2009 Eight faculty have received Kellett Mid-Career Awards for their research.
• Milestones Feb. 25, 2009
• UW faculty recognized by American Academy of Microbiology Feb. 23, 2009 Two members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty are among 72 scientists from around the world who have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology.
• Four faculty awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships Feb. 20, 2009 Four members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty are among 118 scientists, mathematicians and economists from around the country who have been awarded prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships.
• Graduate student wins national leadership award Feb. 18, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student has received a prestigious national award recognizing future leaders in higher education.
• Intrepid explorers and the search for the origin of species Feb. 12, 2009 A UW-Madison professor of genetics will give the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday, Feb. 13.
• Milestones Feb. 11, 2009
• Paper industry executive to lead Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Feb. 3, 2009 Troy Runge, research director at Kimberly-Clark Corp., has been named director of the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI).
• Milestones Jan. 28, 2009
• Johnson named 2010 Olympic coach Jan. 27, 2009 Mark Johnson (Verona, Wis.) has been named the head coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team, it was announced today by USA Hockey.