A man who died from meningitis at a Madison hospital on Thursday was identified as a University of Wisconsin student, according to Madison and Dane County public health officials.

Public Health -- Madison & Dane County officials confirmed the death Friday morning. While officials haven't confirmed the form of the illness that killed the man, they said it appears to be the bacterial form.

The victim was described as being in his early 20s. Officials haven't identified the hospital where he died.

They said that they were reaching out to all the people the man might have interacted with recently to provide them antibiotics.

University of Wisconsin-Madison students planning for careers in health-related fields are being helped along by a new advising program made possible through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.

Funded as a bridge to all-campus advising plans, the Center for Pre-Health Advising (CPHA) has been booked solid since the beginning of this academic year. 

Building on services that have existed within the College of Letters & Science, the office has now expanded advising opportunities to reach students from all schools and colleges -- and earlier than before.

University of Wisconsin Police Department First Responders is a newly organized emergency medical response organization comprised of students, faculty and community members.

The group is holding it's first open house on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 1433 Monroe Street from 3 to 6 p.m.

In collaboration with the UW-Madison Police Department and the Student Emergency Medical Services Interest Group, the open house will be hosted in celebration of National Collegiate EMS Week.

UWPD First Responders began in 2009 to provide standby emergency care to Recreational and Club sporting events, special events held on campus and UW football games. In the fall of 2010, services expanded to meet community needs by adding on-call crews which serve as first responders on campus.

Members of the UWPD First Responders will be on hand to answer questions about the service's capabilities, as well as provide brief education on Compression-Only CPR (CCR).