The Wisconsin Week Wire — Sept. 13, 2006
Top News
Limited-term employee reforms move forward
UW–Madison continues to move forward with a plan to reform its use of limited-term employees (LTEs), Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell announced on Sept. 11.
Dean of students to host safety forum
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a special campus forum to discuss downtown safety issues in the wake of a string of recent robberies and attacks. The session will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, in Room B10 of Ingraham Hall.
Research
Clue found to Epstein-Barr virus’s ability to form, sustain tumors
Researchers at the School of Medicine and Public Health have found a viral target that opens the door for the development of drugs to destroy tumors caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
On Campus
Events calendar
Employee Matters
Nighttime is the right time for Arts Night Out!
A string quartet will play with fire, ceramics will get smoking hot and dancers will burn up the floor at Arts Night Out! on Saturday, Sept. 30.
Chinese scholars meet to examine environmental health issues
More than 25 Chinese scholars studying in the United States will convene in Madison this week to study ways to attack global environmental problems. The conference begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Pyle Center, with a panel discussion on “Environmental Issues in China: Now and in the Future.” The conference runs through Sunday, Sept. 17.
Students have new way to learn to be leaders
This fall, the School of Business opened the Accenture Leadership Center to provide opportunities for students to develop leadership skills outside the classroom.
Milestones
School of Business to partner with CFA Institute
The Applied Security Analysis Program in the School of Business has been named a CFA Program Partner by the CFA Institute.
Law School professor represents scientists in greenhouse gas lawsuit
Stephanie Tai, an assistant professor at the Law School, is one of the lawyers representing 18 climate scientists who want the U.S. Supreme Court to have the government revisit the question of whether greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles should be regulated.
Wisconsin Careers director named
V. Scott Solberg has been named director of Wisconsin Careers, a program within the Center on Education and Work in the School of Education.