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Wisconsin Careers workbook helps youth prepare for future
"Prepare For Your Future," new full-color workbook published by Wisconsin Careers, aims to help teachers and school counselors effectively guide youth in grades 6-9 through the career-planning and decision-making process. Read More
Exhibition celebrating America’s knitting doyenne to open
An exhibit featuring the work of knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann will open at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Human Ecology on Friday, Oct. 27. Read More
Making more functional biopolymers
In response to increased environmental concerns and, more recently, skyrocketing oil prices, a University of Wisconsin–Madison research team is working to perfect bio-based plastics that hold up well in use, yet break down quickly in a landfill. Read More
Employee flu shot availability doubled
In response to last year’s overwhelming demand, the Safety Department will more than double the locations and hours of on-campus employee flu shot clinics. Read More
Milestones
Richard Amasino, Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to lead the American Society of Plant Biologists. Thomas Jeffries, professor in the bacteriology… Read More
Podcasting for student ears
UW–Madison faculty are providing educational materials to students in the form of podcasts — multimedia files (audio or visual or both) that can be played back on portable devices such as iPods or on personal computers. Read More
Writer’s Choice
The prefix “trans”gives words wings to rise beyond their definitions: transcontinental, transcendental, transgender, transformation. Similarly, the Visual Culture Cluster students, faculty and staff organizing and participating in an exploration of “trans”will endeavor to engineer new approaches to scholarship and art by breaking down barriers that separate disciplines. Read More
Engage Awards announced: Podcasting Plus
Interest in podcasting is growing at UW–Madison, and new technologies enable delivery of graphics and video as a podcast. In response, the Division of Information Technology is offering awards to faculty and instructors through the Engage Program to develop enhanced podcasts. Read More
Technology opens door to college readiness with UW–Madison academy
Every other Saturday during the school year, about 75 technology-savvy Madison high school students become immersed in an environment of possibilities. Read More
Employee Matters
This column is prepared by staff from the Office of Human Resources. E-mail questions to benefits@ohr.wisc.edu or call 262-5650. For more information, visit http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/ecbs.html. Read More
Almanac
Ask Bucky is a service provided by Visitor and Information Programs. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym or the new Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., or visit us at http://www.vip.wisc.edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered. Read More
Recent sightings
Foreshadowed Long tree shadows from a nearby wooded area frame a view of a golfer digging his way out of… Read More
Deith: From ‘hmmm’ to useable technology
Most workers are happy to follow the letter of their job descriptions, but some so enjoy their work that they find it natural to interpret that description as broadly as possible. As senior information processing consultant for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Brian Deith is in that latter category. The straightforward interpretation of his job would be plenty to fill a standard work week, as Deith is the only IT support person in a department with around 200 computers, three servers with 2.5 terabytes of combined storage, and dozens of faculty and students requiring technical support. But Deith handles those responsibilities and much more. Read More
University Health Services builds medical staff with two new hires
University Health Services (UHS) recently hired two new doctors, Brent Nielsen and Jacob Prunuske. Jonathan Zarov of UHS sat down with the two to hear their thoughts on working in college health. An edited transcript of their recent conversation follows. Read More
Two new members join university’s ombuds office
The Ombuds Office for Faculty and Staff continues to provide a place for any faculty or staff to use as a resource for resolving any conflicts, with two new staff members, Jane Voichick Read More
Book Smart
October often brings panic to the American stock market. Witness the events of October 1929 and October 1987, for example. Of course, tumbling markets… Read More
Author, social justice advocate Wise to speak
Author and social justice advocate Tim Wise will appear at UW–Madison on Thursday, Oct. 19. Read More
Commonplace sugar compound silences seizures
Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy. Read More
UW-Madison research at the 18th Annual Colloquium on Aging
The 18th Annual Colloquium on Aging, to take place at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison on Wednesday, Oct. 18, will feature the work of a number of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists. Read More