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Program seeks applications for Collaborative Health Sciences
The Medical Education and Research Committee (MERC) of the Wisconsin Partnership Program released its 2010-11 Collaborative Health Sciences Program (CHSP) request for proposals on Dec. 17.
Book Smart
Sojourners in a Strange Land: Jesuits and Their Scientific Missions in Late Imperial China
Coming up on the Big Ten Network
UW–Madison has regularly scheduled program time slots on the Big Ten Network. Look for our academic programming at noon on Tuesdays and at 3 a.m. Wednesday mornings.
Study: Supplement may reduce cold duration by only half a day
An over-the-counter herbal treatment believed to have medicinal benefits has minimal impact in relieving the common cold, according to research by the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Festival offers new cinema from Portuguese masters
On Friday, Jan. 28, the Festival de Cine kicks off at 7 p.m.
Retirement Association seeks volunteer opportunities
The UW Retirement Association supports and encourages volunteerism on campus and in the community, and has re-started its volunteering committee.
Careers Conference marks 25 years with event on Jan. 24-26
Next week, the Careers Conference, hosted by the Center on Education and Work, will mark 25 years of career education and development with its annual event in Madison.
Nominations accepted for Classified Employee Recognition Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for 2011 Classified Employee Recognition Awards (CERA).
New Human Resource System will mean less paper, but more data
If nothing else, the new Human Resource System, known as HRS, should make for some cleaner desks around campus.
California memories
Dec. 30, a mass of Badger fans celebrated during the Party at the Pier, a pep rally event held at the Santa Monica Pier, California, in advance of the Rose Bowl.
Pedestrians asked to consider safety
Since the construction fencing went up around the site of the School of Human Ecology’s addition last spring, many pedestrians at UW–Madison have paid little or no attention to the signs telling them that the sidewalk on the north side of Linden Drive is closed and urging that they use the sidewalk on the south side of the roadway.