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College, Memorial libraries open 24/7 until end of semester
College Library will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the rest of the semester while students prepare for the end of classes and for exams. The library will remain open continuously until 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 23.
University, Madison police urge attention to safety
In the wake of several recent sexual assaults in areas around West Washington Avenue and Park and Regent streets, the University of Wisconsin and Madison police departments are asking the campus community to pay extra attention to personal safety.
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Fellowships Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships available Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Morgridge Center for…
Milestones
Honored Peggy Hintzman, associate director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, last month completed the requirements of the National Public Health Leadership Institute.
Postal kiosks include UW accessiblity features
Postal patrons tired of standing in long lines to mail their holiday packages now can save time when they use one of the U.S. Postal Service's new automated postal centers to conduct transactions themselves. The kiosks incorporate the Trace Research and Development Center's EZ Access features.
UW police officers raise money for Special Olympics
At 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, a ladder truck from the Madison Fire Department will lift Detective Carol Ann Glassmaker and Sgt. Kari Sasso, both of the UW Police Department, along with two city firefighters, up to the roof of the ShopKo store at 7401 Mineral Point Road.
Study: Sleep duration affects appetite, body size
Lacking sleep and feeling hungry? Medical School researchers and their colleagues have found a very plausible explanation.
Wisconsin smokers try to quit the hard way
A new report on "How Wisconsin Smokers Quit" shows that nearly one-half of Wisconsin smokers tried to quit smoking last year. Close to eight out of 10 tried to quit "cold turkey" (without medication or counseling), and 90 percent relapsed within three months. Although new methods for quitting double or triple their chances for success, most Wisconsin smokers still are trying to quit the hard way.
Center will contribute to entrepreneurs’ network
The Small Business Development Center at the School of Business will play a key role in the new Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network announced by Gov. Jim Doyle.
UW-Madison gift sales benefit programs
Simplify your holiday shopping this year by selecting gifts from UW–Madison. From music and books to Badger attire and memberships, you'll find something for everyone on your list. Proceeds from sales of the gift ideas listed here benefit university academic, social and outreach programs.
Libraries take story hour to Allied Drive
Munching on cut-out cookies in shapes of fish, cracking open a frog piñata and letting a live parrot rest on their arms are just a few things children of the Allied Drive neighborhood have had the chance to do in the past few months, thanks to UW–Madison Library staff.
Pediatric nurse is a friend to wee ones
Patricia "Pat" Lasky spent 35 years on the UW campus. She studied, taught and nurtured in her roles as student, clinical nursing instructor, assistant professor, researcher, director of the pediatric nurse practitioner program and associate dean for the undergraduate program and outreach of the School of Nursing.
Visiting virtuoso to perform with UW Jazz Big Band
Trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti will be the featured soloist in a free public concert with the UW Jazz Big Band on Thursday, Dec. 9.
University Theatre stages ‘No Exit’
The door is open. Any of the three characters is free to leave at any time. None does. One of them observes, "Hell ... is other people." Clearly, each prefers "No Exit" from their own hell, as rendered in Jean-Paul Sartre's existential classic. The University Theatre's production will continue its run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 9-11, in Vilas Hall's Hemsley Theatre.
Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra join for ‘Requiem’
In the mid-1860s, composer Johannes Brahms encountered death in two personal encounters: his close friend and mentor Robert Schumann and Brahms' own mother. Seeking to comfort himself and others dealing with similar circumstances, Brahms composed Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, which the Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will present on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 12.
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Police raise funds for Special Olympics
At 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, a ladder truck from the Madison Fire Department will lift UW Police Detective Carol Ann Glassmaker and Sgt. Kari Sasso, along with two city firefighters, up to the roof of the ShopKo store at 7401 Mineral Point Road.
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Resources help students with end-of-semester stress
With final exams scheduled to begin Thursday, Dec. 16, the workload for many UW–Madison students is steadily increasing. Added stress, anxiety and pressure frequently accompany the final round of tests, research papers and presentations.
Partners in Giving pledges increase
Organizers of the Partners in Giving campaign are smiling this month. Dollar totals and donor numbers at the university were up significantly from last year when the annual charitable workplace campaign officially concluded Nov. 30.