The DoIT Tech Store and Help Desk went to extended hours starting on Monday, Aug. 15, to prepare for the return of students. The hours are: 333 East Campus Mall, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Computer Sciences, 1210 W. Dayton St.,  Monday through Friday 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Health Sciences, 750 Highland Ave., Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. As always, the Help Desk is also available to you via phone, email and chat.

Do you have a good idea for research? Be sure to enter the annual Fall Research Competition. Run by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, the competition offers funding for cutting-edge faculty research and support for graduate students involved in that research. Funding comes from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Each year, four research committees — representing biological sciences, physical sciences, social studies, and the arts and humanities — review about 500 research proposals from faculty representing 120 different departments, and fund about 57 percent of those proposals.