Stories indexed under: Student competitions

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  • Concrete canoe team in competition Concrete Canoe team victorious in the Netherlands Sept. 11, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team dominated the 30th annual Dutch Concrete Canoe Challenge this weekend in the Netherlands. The team took first place overall, with victories in five out of the six race categories. The team's 20-foot, 176-pound canoe, Descendent, also won the construction and innovation categories for its design and use of environmentally sound concrete.
  • Concrete canoe team Concrete canoe team wins fifth straight national title June 18, 2007 Racing and exhibiting a 20-foot, 176-pound boat named Descendent, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team did more than just buck the laws of physics this weekend: Despite stiff competition, the team earned its fifth consecutive national title at the American Society of Civil Engineers 20th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 14 through 16.
  • UW-Madison bridge, canoe teams sweep regional competition May 7, 2007 Overcoming such obstacles as thunderstorms, muddy turf and an emergency hotel-hallway bridge-building practice, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team and Steel Bridge Team each dominated the Great Lakes Regional Competition, held April 26-29 at Purdue University.
  • Medical device refinements top student design competition May 7, 2007 Designed by University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering students, a device that improves the diagnostic yield of fine-needle aspiration, a sensory-substitution device for hearing impairment, and a magnetic-resonance-compatible device for imaging lower extremities during movement received top honors in the first annual Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Award competition.
  • University to honor distinguished students May 7, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor nearly 100 undergraduate recipients of the university's most prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards.
  • Students flex entrepreneurial muscle in competition May 1, 2007 What do a discarded industrial fan, a recycled wastebasket, a surplus fishing reel, and a set of drawers from an old lab desk have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus?