A student seriously injured after falling from a Homecoming float Friday will remain hospitalized for ""several weeks,"" according to an e-mail sent to College of Engineering students Monday.
The undergraduate woman, 22, was hospitalized Friday after falling from the Society of Women Engineers' parade float and getting run over by a double-axle trailer, according to police.
The student was then transported to UW Hospital with serious injuries, according to Madison Police Department Sergeant Paul Jacobsen.
An e-mail sent by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and College of Engineering professor Steven M. Cramer Monday said the woman will remain in the hospital for several weeks.
""We all wish a speedy recovery to the student injured,"" Cramer's e-mail said.
Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said Sunday the injured student is expected to make a full recovery.
