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Nursing pioneer Signe Skott Cooper: From the farm to the battlefield
Physics professor receives Moore Inventor Fellowship
Victor Brar is making new light sources the old-fashioned way, developing one to fill a niche where lasers are too expensive and LEDs inefficient.
Stem Cells @ 20: Breakthroughs mean business in Wisconsin
UW–Madison ranked among top universities for study abroad
The university's strong showing is due in part to the development of new programs targeted at students earlier in their academic careers.
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