The Wisconsin Week Wire — May 16, 2007
Top News
Three finalists for chief information officer named
The search for a new chief information officer and vice provost for information technology has been narrowed to three finalists.
Features
Book explores history, causes of allergy and asthma epidemic
A new book by a UW–Madison professor examines the background of allergy treatments in the United States.
Research
Decoding protein structures helps illuminate cause of diabetes
UW–Madison chemists have designed an analytical tool capable of measuring molecular structures quickly and accurately enough to catch moving proteins midfold and see the shapes of intermediate steps. The research offers a glimpse at the form of a human protein implicated in type II diabetes.
On Campus
Events calendar
State seeds stem-cell company based on UW–Madison research
Gov. Jim Doyle gave a $1 million boost to a UW–Madison spinoff company during a visit to the campus lab that gave birth to its technology.
Partnership Program advances Wisconsin Idea
From combating childhood obesity to creating a geriatric center serving Milwaukee’s Latino population, the Wisconsin Partnership Program distributed more than $16 million in grants in 2006, according to the program’s annual report to the Board of Regents.
Survey examines attitudes toward campus-area housing market
UW–Madison planners are conducting a survey to determine whether faculty and staff are interested in moving closer to campus, cutting commute times and invigorating the housing market in campus-area neighborhoods.
NSF directorate leader to visit campus
Tony Chan, assistant director of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation, will visit UW–Madison on Friday, June 22. He will present “Current Portfolio and Future Directions for the Math and Physical Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation” at 1:15 p.m. in Room 2241 of Chamberlin Hall. To learn more, contact Terry Millar at Millar@uwmad.wisc.edu.
Milestones
Executive Education ranked ‘best value for money’
The School of Business has made the Financial Times’ annual list of the world’s top executive education providers for the third straight year.