* Plans to open a UW-Madison office in China by mid-June are on track, university officials say. The Shanghai office will be UW-Madison?s first foreign outpost, and officials are planning a conference on innovation to coincide with the opening.
* Institutions honored for service work: Edgewood College, Madison Area Technical College and UW-Madison all landed on the President?s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities for community service work.