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• Global Health Certificate program celebrates first graduates, welcomes new students Jan. 15, 2009 Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Global Health, called "a very special occasion."
• The Wisconsin Experience in Motion: Physical Therapy in Belize Jan. 13, 2009 As part of her semester break, Dean of Students Lori Berquam has accompanied three UW-Madison faculty members and four students on a two-week service-learning trip to Punta Gorda, Belize.
• Cognitive computing: Building a machine that can learn from experience Dec. 17, 2008 A UW-Madison researcher says the goal of building a computer as quick and flexible as a small mammalian brain is more daunting than it sounds.
• UW-Madison launches collection of post-graduation plans Dec. 8, 2008 What are your plans after graduation? No doubt, the approximately 1,500 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates walking in commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 21, have already been asked and answered this question many times.
• Poll shows Wisconsin residents support wetlands protection Dec. 2, 2008 Wisconsin residents are concerned about the destruction of the state's remaining wetlands but don't know much about the wetland types that are most threatened, according to a recent statewide poll.
• UW tackles neglected realm of training for science professors in training Nov. 27, 2008 U.S. science and engineering students emerge from graduate school exquisitely trained to carry out research. Yet when it comes to the other major activity they'll engage in as professors — teaching — they're usually left to their own devices. That's now beginning to change, thanks to work at UW-Madison.
• Students rewarded for entrepreneurial instincts Nov. 19, 2008 What do a youth sport officiating agency, a club dedicated to microfinance, a student-run bus company, a Chinese economic forum, and a Silver eBay PowerSeller business have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?
• Visiting artist’s journey of collaboration, imagination Nov. 19, 2008 Fred Ho, master of the baritone saxophone, composer, writer, producer, activist, visionary and leader of the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, is this semester’s Arts Institute artist in residence.
• Climate solutions worth $50,000 in prizes for students Nov. 19, 2008 Organizers of a new Climate Leadership Challenge at UW-Madison are seeking the best and brightest ideas from the student body to promote an environmentally sustainable future. They hope the contest will unleash a burst of youthful brainstorming and entrepreneurship across campus.
• UW-Madison students bring geography awareness to local schools Nov. 17, 2008 In celebration of Geography Awareness Week (through Nov. 22), geography and education students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have teamed up to teach geography lessons to K-5 classes in the Madison area.
• UW-Madison study abroad numbers jump to top 10 Nov. 17, 2008 Record numbers of University of Wisconsin-Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that far exceeds the national average.
• Certificate program to enhance engineers' liberal arts education Nov. 13, 2008 Next fall, a few UW-Madison professors hope to show engineering students that they have a bigger place in the non-engineering parts of campus.
• UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking Nov. 11, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program.
• New blog chronicles global reach of students, faculty Nov. 11, 2008 To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21), the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW-Madison's presence around the world.
• Former Monster North America president to speak about employment trends Nov. 6, 2008 The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) welcomes former Monster North America President Steve Pogorzelski back to the University of Wisconsin-Madison next week for a series of lectures on the promising future of the job market in uncertain financial times.
• Media library offers alumni more ways to learn online Nov. 6, 2008 An online media library created by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) offers University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates a new way to stay connected to the university by enjoying access to lectures by popular UW-Madison professors and alumni.
• Robust number of first-generation students in Class of 2012 Nov. 6, 2008 Incoming students at UW-Madison are traditionally strong academically and very active in activities outside the classroom. But in recent years, the university is also gaining a reputation for admitting a significant group of first-generation students, or students whose parents did not earn a college degree. Among this year’s class of 5,774 new students, 1,170 carry this distinction.
• Practical experience for law students garners national attention Nov. 6, 2008 Real-world work for students has brought honors to the Law School.
• Student entrepreneurs working to green the economy Nov. 4, 2008 While some students use college as a transition into the "real world," an increasing number of student entrepreneurs have asked themselves, "Why wait?"
• Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage Nov. 3, 2008 As a history-making race for the White House enters its final hours, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students are busy crafting pre-election coverage and preparing to cover Election Day with a campus bent.