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Recent sightings: Puppy love
Student Shanti Mathew relaxes with Shugi, a pug, during the annual pet therapy study break hosted by University Health Services Counseling and Consultation…
Curiosity blossoms into graduate career
Lynn Gilbertson, a first-year Ph.D. student in communicative disorders, has long had a deep curiosity about autism spectrum disorder, a condition that one in 150 U.S. children now have, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. First as a UW–Madison undergraduate and now as a doctoral student, she's been studying what types of sounds autistic children respond favorably to.
Film and theater center digitizes three new collections
Three new collections in the holding of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research have been sifted, winnowed, digitized and posted to the Web.
Foundation VP oversees overhaul
Russ Howes did such a good job as the chair of the National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG) that he put the organization out of business. But that’s a good thing. Really.
Jazz benefit to raise funds for Campus Child Care centers
Well-known local jazz singer Jan Wheaton, with the Jan Wheaton Quintet, will perform on Thursday, June 11, in a fundraising event to benefit the Campus Child Care centers.
Workshop will address navigating the global marketplace
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is heading a partnership with North Central Technical College, and the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, to deliver a series of in-depth workshops for northern Wisconsin businesses on increasing profits through export opportunities.
For the Record: May 6, 2009
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Rooftop Terrace opens at Pyle Center
The Rooftop Terrace is a new addition to The Pyle Center, one of two conference facilities on the UW–Madison campus operated by UW-Extension.
Workshop covers financial tensions in couples, relationships
Financial tensions between partners can easily spill into other areas of a relationship, even in good economic times; no wonder, then, that money is the top source of conflict within couples. On Wednesday, June 3, the Employee Assistance Office (EAO) presents “Finances and Romance in Turbulent Economic Times” from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Pyle Center.
University Book Store backs students
A new gift from the University Book Store to support students demonstrates once again how it is more than just a book store.
Milestones
Sean Carroll, Department of Genetics, was named the Allan Wilson Professor of Molecular Biology. Erik Carter, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, has received…