Classes cancelled Friday afternoon
The university will cancel classes beginning at noon Friday, Sept. 14, in concert with the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance in light of this week’s tragic events.
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UW-Madison cancels Friday afternoon classes
The university will cancel classes beginning at noon Friday, Sept. 14, in concert with the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance in light of this week’s tragic events.
Campus reacts to disasters
The university remains open after leaders spoke to the campus community in response to Tuesday’s disasterous attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
Ceremony to mark assembly of Thai pavilion
A traditional ceremony known as “Yok Sao Eak,” which means “stand up the first pillar,” will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. as Thai artisans begin construction of the Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The first day of assembly will involve the next day.
Emergency contact information
Emergency contact information
Gene transfer in primates a success
By successfully inserting a gene from a jellyfish into the fertilized eggs of rhesus monkeys, scientists have managed to make transgenic placentas in which the inserted gene functions as it does in the jellyfish.
Provost statement on national disasters
This statement is being issued in response to this morning’s events.
Chancellor’s message to campus
This message to campus community is in the process of being forwarded to faculty, staff and students
Interfaith gathering set for Library Mall
University Religious Workers — an interfaith consortium — will sponsor an interfaith prayer service Tuesday evening (Sept.11) beginning at 8 on Library Mall to reflect on today’s tragedy. Students, faculty and staff, and the general public are welcome.
Advances
(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Families working longer More than 200,000 working families in Wisconsin with one to three …
Almanac
(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Employee orientation planned this week University employees new and old will have the opportunity to attend a campus orientation 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Kohl Center. Representatives from more than 30 …
Announcements – Wisconsin Week
Peer Review of Teaching Workshop A free peer review of teaching workshop for untenured faculty and their mentors is Oct. 11, 1-4 p.m., at the Pyle Center. All divisions require peer review as part of showing evidence of good teaching at the UW. A group of faculty from across campus has worked for several years …
State budget finalized; employee pay plan next
The university received most of what it asked for in the state budget for various programs and projects during the next two years. Now the state is considering how much to pay university employees.
Busy fall dance season to feature guest artists
A circus master, a Klein Technique expert, music by Pink Floyd and works influenced by Chinese culture are among the artistic highlights interwoven throughout the Dance Program’s fall season.
Elsewhere
(Elsewhere summarizes developments on other UW System campuses and in the system administration. For more system news, visit: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/wn.htm.) Gifts, grants, contracts top $800 million UW-Madison generated $693.5 million in gifts, grants and contracts in the past fiscal year. The amount represents 80 percent of the total $867.4 million received by all UW System campuses. …
Employee Matters
This column by Shari Cnare of Employee Compensation and Benefits addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. What is Dual Choice? Dual Choice is the three-week period in October of every calendar year when insured employees can make changes to their health plans. You must be enrolled in the health plan on or …
Events Bulletin
Learning Sign up Now for Internet Short Courses These six-week Internet courses begin the second Wednesday of each month and are appropriate for university staff and the general public. Fifty courses are available. A complete description and registration for each course can be found at http://www.ed2go.com/cme/courses.html. The registration link is at the bottom of each …
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu Awards and honors Dennis Buege, professor of animal science, received the 2001 American Association of Meat Processors Annual Achievement Award. Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, associate dean of the College of Letters and Science, …
News in Brief
COMMUNITY Medical faculty begin new training program UW Medical School faculty will begin a three-year training to improve how they teach students to better gather and analyze information, and then communicate it with patients in a sensitive manner. Twenty faculty members of the Medical School’s departments of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics will explore …
Mathematician’s passions run from marathons to mountains
When she finds herself in one, she tries hard to climb out of it, “it” being that dog-eared feature of daily life called a rut. Of course, like many of us, she delights in some — these ruts are made for wallowing — and feels daunted by others that seem made for mountaineering.