The Wisconsin Week Wire — Feb. 20, 2008
Top News
UW–Madison plans Thursday NIU remembrance
Dean of students Lori Berquam asks students, faculty and staff to participate in a memorial ceremony at noon on Thursday, Feb. 21, for the victims of the Feb. 14 tragedy at Northern Illinois University.
Choosing a chancellor: Priorities for the next campus leader
With a change at the top coming as soon as this summer and a campus reaccreditation project in full swing, it’s prime season to discuss what the future holds for UW–Madison. A group of 14 people from the campus and community were asked their thoughts on what the priorities for the next chancellor should be, and we want your opinions, too. Send your ideas to leadershipideas@news.wisc.edu; some of the best responses will be published in an upcoming issue of Wisconsin Week.
Research
Study: Religion colors American’s views of nanotechnology
A UW–Madison professor recently presented survey results showing that religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe.
Key to quieter Atlantic hurricane season may be blowing in the wind
A recent study examined the ways in which dust may affect hurricane season.
On Campus
Events calendar
Town hall meeting set on state-owned heating, power plants
UW–Madison and the state Department of Administration will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21, to help develop the scope for a comprehensive feasibility study to analyze the way the state heats and cools state agency buildings and the UW–Madison campus.
Extra workers sought to fight snow on campus
Record-setting snowfalls could translate into extra cash for students and others hired to help clear campus sidewalks and stairs of snow and ice.
Milestones
Two engineers elected to national academy
Two College of Engineering faculty members are among the 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year.
Professor receives Turkish science award
Civil and environmental engineering Professor Tuncer Edil received the Special Science Award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.
Alumna featured on 2008 U.S. postage stamp
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, a 1918 UW–Madison graduate, will be featured on a new stamp for the U.S. Postal Service’s 2008 Commemorative Stamp Program.