MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * 44 faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship Sixteen professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievem  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Beyond the weather forecast: 5 ways UW satellite technology helps save lives The University of Wisconsin-Madison may be the birthplace of satellite meteorology, but scientists on campus have never stopped developing new ways for space-based instruments to protect and improve the lives of people back on Earth. For more than 40 years, researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorolog  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Campus invited to shape RISE Initiative through new positions, collaboration communities The Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, launched in February 2024, aims to supercharge collaboration in areas of key societal concern that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. These areas include: artificial intelligence, environmental sustainability, and im  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 2 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette University Diederich College of Communication announces 2025-26 O'Brien Fellows in Public Service Journalism The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University has announced the next class of journalists joining the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism. The fellowship teams up Marquette student journalists with reporters for nine-month investigatio  more