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Second service trip to Montana added
Due to strong alumni interest in this summer's Service and Learning Adventure excursion to Browning, Mont., a second trip has been added Aug. 2-10.
Meningococcal disease suspected
A female university student is in stable condition at an area hospital from what health officials suspect is a case of meningococcal disease.
Milestones
APPOINTMENTS Frederick R. Blattner, genetics, has been named Oliver Smithies Professor of Genetics effective July 1. David P. Brown, business,…
Students vie in tech-based business plan competition
Student entrepreneurs will vie for more than $24,000 in prizes, and the potential to take their technology-based business ideas to market, Friday, April 26.
Police seek fire clues
University police and Madison Fire Department investigators are asking for help in finding out why three small fires have occurred at Elizabeth Waters Hall during the past six weeks.
Class stages African art exhibition
Sixteen students in an art history class have been preparing since September for an African art exhibition.
Advances
Recognition technology could protect personal data Engineering graduate student Tsu-Wang (David) Shen, professor Willis Tompkins and associate professor Yu Hen Hu are developing…
Almanac
Elevators get a lift The university will repair three of the four elevators in Memorial Union, estimated at a total project cost of…
Elsewhere
Academic libaries pursue new directions Ken Frazier, director of the General Library System, recently updated the UW System Board of Regents on…
Recent Sightings
Tower of power Transluscent sculptures of human figures, with electrical lights within, tower into the trees of Library Mall during…
Who Knew?
Wisconsin Week’s Josh Orton finds answers to questions of campus interest posed by faculty and staff. We can’t promise to answer all questions submitted,…
World Languages Day debuts
The first-ever World Languages Day Tuesday, April 16, at the university will introduce more than 600 high school students from across Wisconsin to the more than 60 languages and cultures taught at the Madison campus.
For the Record
Policies and Procedures Pesticide Policy Pesticide applicators are to notify Central Answering and Response Service at 263-3333 prior to using a…
Position Vacancy Listings
Administrative 041712: Assistant Dean (L) L&S / Administration:Student Academic Affairs (100). Apply by May 3. 041725: Assoc Outreach Spec/Outreach Specialist…
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. What are May multiple…
Scientists study links between emotions, learning and memory
Most teachers would agree: Students participate in class and learn lessons best when they feel good about themselves and their lives. But nobody understands precisely what is involved in the relationship between emotions and learning.
Sexual Health Week focuses on healthy sex
Culminating in a creative, carnival-like Sexual Health Fest on Friday, Sexual Health Week through Friday, April 19, offers resources and information for creating a healthier sexual environment on campus.
Undergrads design safer suture needle
With the growing prevalence of people infected with transmissible diseases like HIV and hepatitis C, health-care providers are increasingly concerned about coming into contact with their patients' bodily fluids. The greatest threat is accidental needle-stick injuries, especially from suture needles.
Calendar Highlights
Earth Day discussion to feature Gaylord Nelson Thirty-two years after he founded Earth Day to raise public awareness about environmental issues, Gaylord…
Light show tonight
The university is holding its biannual Outdoor Neon and Light Exhibition April 12-13 on Library Mall from dusk until midnight.