For the Record

Announcements

Seasonal Affective Disorder Study
John Marshall is recruiting men and women to participate in a medication research study for the prevention of seasonal affective disorder. Study participation involves visiting the clinic and taking the study medication on a daily basis. Symptoms are:

Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
Decreased interest or pleasure in nearly all activities
Change in appetite or weight
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Fatigue or loss of energy
Feeling worthless or guilty nearly every day
Trouble concentrating or remembering, or being indecisive

These symptoms are present during the fall and/or winter months and come back every year around the same time.

All study procedures are provided at no cost. Travel reimbursement is available. For more information visit http://www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/research/clinicaltrials.htm, or contact Heather Botts at hlbotts@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Applications Available for Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships
Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships, sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Morgridge Center for Public Service, support innovative projects involving undergraduate students, faculty, instructional academic staff and community organizations in collaborative service and community-based research activities to meet a pressing community need. The program provides a great opportunity for students to play a creative role in shaping their education, work more interactively with faculty and members of the larger community, expand their academic horizons outside the classroom, become more civically engaged, and make an impact on the world. Students receive three academic credits and up to $3,000 ($5,000 for group projects), depending on project length. The supervising faculty/staff member and the participating community organization each receive $1000 ($500 for summer only projects) to support the project.

Applications are available for proposals for work during the 2004-05 academic year. Projects may begin as early as the summer of 2004. Project areas include, but are not limited to, community development, health issues, the arts, economic development, education, environmental issues, criminal justice and poverty/hunger issues. Community organizations eligible to serve as partners in these projects include private nonprofit organizations, government agencies, the K-12 school system, and business and trade organizations that deal with the kinds of issues mentioned above. The majority of past projects have occurred in the Dane County area, however proposals may address community issues anywhere in the world.

Undergraduate students with at least sophomore standing may submit a project proposal. Students who receive fellowships must maintain their undergraduate status throughout the course of the project. An information session will be held at the Morgridge Center, Room 154 in the Red Gym, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 5-6:30 p.m. For information on the Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships, visit http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/wif.html or contact Randy Waller, Morgridge Center assistant director, at jrwallar@facstaff.wisc.edu or 262-5781.

Applications and brochures are available at the Morgridge Center and the Associate Vice Chancellor’s Office, 117 Bascom Hall. More specific information, the application and instructions are also available at http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/wif.html. The deadline for 2004-05 proposals is Feb. 20.

Radfest 2004 Call for Proposals
The Havens Center is accepting proposals for workshops and panels for RadFest 2004: Midwest Social Forum, June 4-6, an annual weekend conference organized by the A.E. Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change. RadFest enables progressive activists and academics to come together to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern, strengthen networks, and devise strategies for progressive social, economic and political change. For a description of last year’s program, visit http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/havenscenter.

To propose a workshop or panel, submit a title and short description, the names and institutional affiliations of the proposed workshop or panel participants, as well as your own name, institutional affiliation and contact information. Subject matter should be timely, relevant, and likely to interest progressive activists and academics. Send proposals or ideas to Patrick Barrett, havensce@ssc.wisc.edu or Havens Center, 8221 Social Science.

Waisman Center Language Research Needs Participants
The Waisman Center is seeking individuals with cognitive disabilities that meet the following criteria: between the ages of 12 and 20, with a mild to moderate cognitive disability, whose cognitive disability is of unknown origin, not associated with Down syndrome, autistic spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome, cerebral palsy or fetal alcohol syndrome; and who use spoken English to communicate.

Participation will involve one two-to-three hour visit to the Waisman Center, Monday through Saturday. Individuals will participate in activities that explore vocabulary, language, storytelling, memory and problem-solving. Families are paid $30 for their participation. Information: Heidi Sindberg, 263-1511 or sindberg@waisman.wisc.edu.

Caregivers Assessment Survey
The Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis is conducting a research study of family caregiver needs during the course of cancer illness. Results will help develop a non-commercial, university-based computer information and support system for caregivers of people with advanced cancer. Individuals 18 or older who are or were the main people assisting in care and support of loved ones with cancer can participate. A one-time mailed survey is involved; it takes less than one hour to complete. Participants receive a reimbursement of $20. For information or to participate: 262-8441 or (866) STUDY-60; http://chess.chsra.wisc.edu/Chess/.

Grants and fellowships

New Humanities Fellowship Supplements Sabbatical
The Institute for Research in the Humanities calls for applications for a new sabbatical fellowship to commence in academic year 2004-05. The fellowship will supplement a senior faculty member’s sabbatical salary to bring it to a full 100 percent. The sabbatical fellow will not be allowed to receive any forms of fellowship or salary support besides the sabbatical salary and the IRH supplement.

All faculty engaged in a major humanities research project who have been awarded a sabbatical will be eligible to apply, except for former senior fellows of the IRH. The appointee will be a full member of the IRH for the 2004-05 year and receive the usual forms of research support, including an office, and will be expected to participate in the IRH’s seminars and to give a seminar presentation.

Applications, which should include eight copies of a 1,200-word description of the project, eight copies of a curriculum vitae and four letters of recommendation, are due by Friday, Jan. 16, to the Humanities Research Institute, 1401 Observatory Drive. Results will be announced by March 1. Information: Loretta Freiling, 262-385 or freiling@facstaff.wisc.edu.