The honor is given to a professor or adviser who demonstrates exceptional teaching and participates in research funded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation.
Wise was chosen from among 200 other researchers and instructors from the United States as well as Canada.
Wise also directs the SRC's Center for Excellence in Automated Semiconductor Manufacturing at the University, holds 18 patents and has worked on more than $30 million of research.
He primarily studies electronic sensors that are used in cars and medical devices.
The marathon's focus is to build support and raise money for the children and families assisted by the Children's Miracle Network. The money raised during the event will be donated to the pediatric department of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak to provide scholarships to poor children in need of medical care.
The dancers will continuously be on their feet for the 30-hour event and the planning team encourages all organizations to get involved.
For more information, visit the Website at http://www.umich.edu/~umdm/.
The grants must be used for study at the Center in the areas of constitutionalism, Zionist theory and history, Israeli foreign policy, Jewish social thought and religion, Israeli culture and cultural institutions, government reform, deregulation and many other topics.
The program is dedicated to offering an interdisciplinary examination of the work, ideas and facts that form the foundations of public life, while allowing fellows to research solutions to theoretical and practical problems facing Israel.
For an application, call (215) 985-4681.
The sessions take place in Minnesota, Texas and areas of Mexico. The courses involve activities such as ropes courses, kayaking, desert backpacking and canoeing among other high-adventure activities.
The areas of study include ecology, geology, botany, rock climbing, wilderness nutrition and cooking, first-aid, navigation and rescue techniques. The programs aim to help students increase confidence, motivation and focus.
Semester Odysseys begin in January.
For more information, call (800) 328-2943 or check out the Website at http://www.vobs.com.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Marla Hackett.
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