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Infants may offer clues to language development
You may not know it, but you took a course in linguistics as a baby. By listening to the talk around them, infants pick up sound patterns that help them understand the speech they hear, according to new research from UW–Madison. But this research also shows that some patterns are easier to identify, suggesting that the development of human language may have been shaped by what infants could learn.
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Directory Lists Youth Programs More than 90 classes, camps, workshops and other activities for children and teens are featured in UW–Madison’s new Programs…
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APPOINTED Lawrence Bank, professor, civil and environmental engineering, has been appointed to a five-year term on the International Editorial Board of “Advances…
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Knapp Bequest Committee The Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee is soliciting proposals for special projects taking place in…
‘Bring your own condom’ this Valentine’s Day
When you're with your sweetheart this Friday for Valentine's Day, UW–Madison student organization Sex Out Loud wants to remind you to B.Y.O.C. (bring your own condom) in celebration of National Condom Week.
Cesar Pelli lecture cancelled
The lecture by Cesar Pelli, scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 on campus has been cancelled due to illness.
Tool may diagnose heart disease
A quick and painless technique recently developed by UW–Madison researchers could help clinicians identify signs of coronary heart disease (CHD), a condition that claims the lives of 2,000 Americans every day.
Schubert on tap Friday at Mills Hall
The Faculty Concert Series at the School of Music will present a complete rendition of Schubert's song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin" on Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. in Mills Hall. Baritone Paul Rowe and pianist Martha Fischer perform Schubert's settings of 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller.
Purchase a singing valentine
The UW Student Concert Choir offers Singing Valentine Quartets for $25 apiece on Friday, Feb. 14.
Union South hosts games tourney
The Wisconsin Union will host the Association of College Unions International Region 8 Games Tournament, with most events being held at Union South beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, and continuing through Saturday, Feb. 22.
Classified staff seeks salary contract approval
Represented classified staff working for the State of Wisconsin, including those at the University of Wisconsin, are stepping up their efforts to gain legislative approval of new salary contracts.
Lyall outlines principles for dealing with state cuts
Gov. Jim Doyle says the University of Wisconsin System should expect him to propose major cuts in funding for the university when he submits his 2003-05 budget plan Feb. 18.
Go behind the scenes on San Diego safari
Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning, an initiative of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Division of Continuing Studies, is offering an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour as part of the San Diego Animal Adventure on March 22.
Officials urge next step for commuter rail services
Madison Mayor Susan J.M. Bauman and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk issued a joint statement Feb. 6 supporting commuter rail and favoring a closer look at initiating early commuter service.
Direct deposit of payroll checks available
Payroll checks can be directly deposited into employees' financial institutions.
Distinguished professor Taylor dies
Retired journalism professor Robert Taylor died on Dec. 27, 2002, at the age of 86 of complications from a stroke. A memorial reception will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, from 2-4 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Remarks and reminiscences will begin at 2:30 p.m.
UW grad finishes third in national accounting exam
UW-Madison alumna Kelly Mogensen has earned a bronze medal for finishing third nationally on last May's Uniform CPA Examination.
Report: UW–Madison graduation, retention rates increase
University of Wisconsin System and UW–Madison graduation and retention rates continue to rise, two strong indicators that students are being effectively served despite limited resources, according to the latest university accountability report presented to the Board of Regents Feb. 6.
System offers recommendations for federal funding
The federal government should expand financial aid for students in need, increase funding for improving teacher quality and bolster resources for online learning, the UW System recommended to Congress recently as lawmakers begin the process to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which provides federal funding for postsecondary education.
Quadrennial exhibition showcases faculty, staff
Poet William Blake detected an entire world in a grain of sand. Similarly, the Department of Art is sharing the whole gamut of the visual arts with campus and the broader community now through Sunday, April 6.