The Wisconsin Week Wire — February 14, 2007
Top News
Service helps communities make informed choices on challenged books
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center is devoted to promoting quality children’s books in Wisconsin schools, but it also has an intellectual freedom service for schools facing challenges.
Listening sessions, other outreach planned for Wisconsin Idea Project
A series of 10 listening sessions around the state are being organized this spring in support of the Wisconsin Idea Project, a campaign to strengthen UW–Madison’s relationship with the citizens of Wisconsin.
In the game: Theater students breathe life into Raven software
A partnership between the University Theatre and Raven Software Inc., a video-gaming company in Middleton, is giving theater students a new way to express themselves.
Research
Study looks at benefits of two cochlear implants in deaf children
A team of UW–Madison researchers has found that deaf children who have cochlear implants in each ear may more accurately locate sounds when they use both implants, instead of one.
Fragile X protein may play role in Alzheimer’s disease
A new UW–Madison study has uncovered an unexpected link between Alzheimer’s disease and a protein whose absence causes a different neurological disorder.
IceCube telescope construction exceeds season’s goals
As the austral summer wanes, so does the highly successful 2006–07 work season at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica.
Features
Researcher seeks ‘missing piece’ in climate change model
A UW–Madison researcher recently received a career award from the National Science Foundation to help generate the data needed to correctly account for the role of soil microbes in climate-change models.
On Campus
Events calendar
Employee Matters
Dance Program’s anniversary honors H’Doubler, Nikolais
Events will be held this month and in April to celebrate the Dance Program’s 80th anniversary.
Traveling festival takes unique approach to women’s films
Cinematheque brings the MadCat International Film Festival to UW–Madison on two consecutive Sundays, Feb. 18 and 25.
Morgridge Center celebrates 10th anniversary with conference
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is recognizing its 10th anniversary this spring with a public conference on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10.
Milestones
Retired pharmacist makes $1 million gift to school
Lenor Zeeh, who had a long career with Rennebohm Pharmacy in Madison, has made a $1 million gift to the Lenor Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station.
Community
Governor’s budget proposal to include domestic-partner benefits
Gov. Jim Doyle plans to include domestic-partner benefits in the state budget proposal for the 2007–09 biennium.