A professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the recipients of the 2003 National Medal of Science, while the university’s patenting and licensing arm has won a 2003 National Medal of Technology, the school announced Tuesday. Carl de Boor, a computer scientist and mathematician, was informed about his medal by President Bush’s science adviser, John Marburger, via telephone. He’ll receive the honor, considered the nation’s most prestigious science award, during a White House ceremony on March 14.
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