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Students get rare glimpse into mental illness
The 19 students in Beyond Myth and Cruelty: An Overview of Serious Mental Illness, a special First-Year Interest Group at UW–Madison, are working five hours a week this semester at Off the Square, a club that serves approximately 150 folks with chronic mental illness each year, providing a safe haven for them to pass the time.
Jagger retrospective at Elvehjem
A large retrospective, "The Art of Gillian Jagger," will open at the Elvehjem Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, and remain on view through Jan. 19.
Study abroad, international student numbers mirror national trends
More American students are studying abroad, and international student enrollment in the United States is up, according to new figures released this week by the Institute of International Education. The trends are similar at UW–Madison.
Volunteer effort launched to prevent campus crime
Badger Watch, a new volunteer-based crime prevention effort modeled after the national Neighborhood Watch program, has been launched by the UW Police Department. The pilot program, initiated by Central Campus community officer Kathern Paige, involves nine buildings located between North Park Street and Henry Mall. Paige hopes it will be expanded to include the entire campus.
UW announces nation’s first MBA in product management
The School of Business announced Tuesday, Nov. 19, the establishment of the Center for Product Management, the nation's first MBA program focused on that subject.
Milestones
Appointments Deanna Dietrich has been named associate dean for research and policy administration for the College of Engineering. Previously she served as…
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Sea Grant Invites Proposals The UW Sea Grant College Program is inviting proposals for the next two-year grant…
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Evening MBA Scholarship Offered to UW–Madison Employees The School of Business has designated one Evening Master’s of Business Administration scholarship for a UW–Madison…
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Joeres named interim head of Nelson Institute
Erhard Joeres, professor of civil and environmental engineering and environmental studies, will become interim director of the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies when the current director, Thomas M. Yuill, retires Jan. 27.
UW-Madison has lowest student loan default rate
UW-Madison students had the lowest Federal Perkins Loan default rate in 2001-02 of any school in the Big Ten for the third consecutive year, according to data compiled by Purdue University.
Pregnant women still smoking
Despite the known health consequences of smoking during pregnancy, about 48 percent of women smokers continue to light up after learning they're pregnant, according to the second in a series of action papers published by the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention.
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Engine Research Center collaborates with GM
General Motors Corp. will fund a $5 million collaborative research laboratory at UW–Madison over five years to help develop cleaner, more efficient diesel and gasoline engines.
New dean of students notes priorities as her job begins
Luoluo Hong, UW–Madison's new dean of students, hopes to provide stability and support for department colleagues and to re-establish a connection with the student body, particularly in the area of advocating on behalf of students.
University assesses its fiscal future
The UW System and UW–Madison are planning for the possibility that the 2003-05 state budget will contain another round of funding cuts.
Tongue device taken to national competition
A team of inventive undergraduate students headed to New York City last week to compete at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition, sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The students took with them a tongue-toning device they designed that could help the 15 million adults who have health problems related to swallowing.
Professional development offered to grad students
In a new effort to help graduate students acquire and sharpen the professional development skills necessary for career success, the Graduate School has combined a new program of professional development with its Office of Outreach Services. The new unit, the Office of Outreach and Graduate Student Professional Development, is intended to provide opportunities for graduate students in all disciplines to gain experience and insight into such broad skill sets as writing, public speaking, Web and software development, administration and ethics.
Upgrades will reshape west campus
With the Health Sciences Learning Center under construction and several more west campus facilities planned in the next few years, campus planners are in the process of addressing needs to improve the university's utility and transportation infrastructure.
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