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News Releases
Million-dollar Keck Foundation Grant Funds UW-Madison Genome Research
August 17, 2012 - An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research into creating synthetic genome "foundries."
Multimillion-dollar Gift to Support Waisman Center Scholars
July 31, 2012 - The endowed Morse Society and Fellowships ultimately will provide support for eight to 12 graduate students for a three-year period each as they research various aspects of childhood psychopathology and developmental disabilities.
UW System Board of Regents Approves Name for New UW-Madison School of Nursing Building
February 10, 2012 - The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the naming of the Signe Skott Cooper Hall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing's new building, in recognition of Cooper's life-long commitment to the UW-Madison and her profession and to her generosity to the School of Nursing, her alma mater.
Selig Distinguished Lecture Delves into Japanese Americans’ Relationship with Baseball
January 17, 2012 - Samuel O. Regalado, history professor at California State University, Stanislaus, will discuss how baseball helped Japanese Americans develop an identity and bond with America in the Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society on Tuesday, January 24, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Time Running Out for 2011 Graduates to get Morgridge Match on Gifts
December 9, 2011 - University of Wisconsin-Madison Class of 2011 graduates can see their gifts to support the University doubled, but only through December 31.
