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  • New residence hall, with an environmental theme, rises on lakeshore Dec. 11, 2012 A new $17.3 million residence hall, temporarily named “New 32 Hall,” will be ready to house more than 170 students next fall.
  • Regents alter enrollment guidelines, approve HR plan Dec. 10, 2012 The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents made an important change to enrollment guidelines and cleared the way for implementation of UW-Madison’s HR Design strategic plan.
  • Shared medical appointments: multiple benefits for patients, doctors Dec. 10, 2012 Micah Chan, clinical chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, began conducting shared medical appointments for people with kidney disease two years ago. All groups have at least five patients and remain together from the first meeting.
  • Five graduate students of color to be inducted into Bouchet Society Dec. 10, 2012 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students of color - Patrick Brown, Sharee Light, Gregory Mosby, Chidi Obasi and Myeshia Price - will be inducted into the UW-Madison chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference March 1, 2013. They will also be inducted into the national Bouchet Society at its conference, hosted by Yale University, April 19-20, 2013.
  • UW-Madison partners in $5 million grant to study philanthropy Dec. 10, 2012 The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Chicago and Georgia State University, has received a $5 million grant that will be used to explore the motives of philanthropy and lead to new development strategies.
  • Finalists to interview this week for director of physical plant Dec. 9, 2012 Three finalists will interview this week for the position of director of Physical Plant in Facilities Planning and Management.
  • Winter commencement set for Sunday, Dec. 16 Dec. 7, 2012 UW-Madison graduate and Athletic Director Emeritus Pat Richter will deliver the charge to graduates at the university's winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Kohl Center.
  • Noted biologist to give free, public talks in Madison Dec. 7, 2012 Scott Gilbert, a professor of biology at Swarthmore College noted for using stories, images and analogies to get scientific points across, will give two free public lectures in Madison Dec. 12 and 13.
  • Telephone talks with nurse can reduce hospital re-admissions Dec. 6, 2012 Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study.
  • Photo: East Campus Mall sunshine Recent Sightings: December sun Dec. 6, 2012 On a sunny December day, pedestrians walk past the University Square complex and Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall.
  • Poehling named secretary of the faculty Dec. 6, 2012 Andrea Poehling has been selected as UW-Madison’s new secretary of the faculty, a position she will begin Jan. 1.
  • Religious studies course to focus on environmental crises Dec. 6, 2012 A new "gateway" course in religious studies (RELS101, Religions in Global Perspective) will move beyond the traditional survey approach and give instructors leeway to choose a more timely and effective focus. The first edition, on religion and the environment, will be taught by Anna M. Gade, associate professor of religious studies and languages and cultures of Asia. Inside UW-Madison discussed the new course with Professor Gade.
  • Memorial Union: Preserving character while improving an icon Dec. 6, 2012 When you change a campus icon like the Memorial Union, people notice. And when part of the building disappeared recently, some people really noticed.
  • Doorways at UW–Madison help keep doors to learning open Dec. 5, 2012 A poster titled “Doors of UW–Madison,” features 25 images of iconic entranceways—including to the marble Rathskeller and Washburn Observatory—as well as more modern sites like Grainger Hall and the Biotechnology Center’s glassy facade.
  • Suomi satellite reveals Earth’s dark side Dec. 5, 2012 A remarkable new view of the dark side of our planet from space released today by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is just a peek at the nighttime capabilities of the agencies' newest weather satellite, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.
  • Badger Watch conference set Jan. 10 Dec. 5, 2012 Badger Watch is the crime prevention program for the UW-Madison Campus.
  • American Physical Society names five UW faculty fellows Dec. 5, 2012 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are among about 250 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society's membership.
  • Alvarez statement on Bielema's departure Dec. 4, 2012 University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez issued the following statement Tuesday on the departure of Bret Bielema, who has been named head football coach at the University of Arkansas.
  • Wills for Heroes project protects those who protect others Dec. 4, 2012 First responders, firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who protect citizens from natural disasters and violent crime are called on to put their communities' safety before their own. Yet more than 80 percent have not prepared even simple wills, according to the national Wills for Heroes project.
  • Hurricane Sandy relief effort continues at UW-Madison Dec. 4, 2012 In the days and weeks since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, relief has come from many sources.