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Sick and backup child care center opens in Madison
Chicken Soup, a child care center providing backup and mildly ill child care services, recently opened in Madison.
For the record
Notice to all faculty and staff regarding safety information (As required by the Jeanne Clery Act, The Drug Free Schools and Community Act…
Wisconsin Alumni Association honors Odyssey Project founder
University of Wisconsin–Madison English Professor Emily Auerbach will be honored at the Cabinet 99 Symposium on Friday, Nov. 3.
Madison kids ‘trick or treat’ with campus Greeks
For the 13th year in a row, University of Wisconsin–Madison fraternities and sororities will welcome area children to Langdon Street for their annual "Trick or Treat with the Greeks" celebration.
Local events mark National Chemistry Week on Oct. 22-28
The Wisconsin local section of the American Chemical Society, together with the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Institute for Chemical Education, will celebrate National Chemistry Week, Oct. 22-28, with several interactive events highlighting the theme "Your Home: It's All Built on Chemistry."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Milestones
Richard Amasino, Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to lead the American Society of Plant Biologists. Thomas Jeffries, professor in the bacteriology…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Employee Matters
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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.
Recent sightings
Foreshadowed Long tree shadows from a nearby wooded area frame a view of a golfer digging his way out of…
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.
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.