Employee Matters
This column is prepared by staff from the Office of Human Resources. E-mail questions to benefits@ohr.wisc.edu or call 262-5650. For more information, visit… Read More
Milestones
John Berry, Department of Chemistry, is the first winner of the Ernst-Haage Prize in Bioinorganic Chemistry, an award given annually to a doctoral or… Read More
Researcher: Red wine may not be so healthy
Most red wine may not be as good for the heart as media reports have suggested and may even be harmful, according to a review presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. Read More
On track to prevent Johne’s disease with drug or vaccine
To date, the only response to Johne’s disease, a debilitating wasting disease in dairy cattle, has been to eliminate affected cows from the herd. But School of Veterinary Medicine researchers are homing in on a way to save the cow by controlling the disease-causing bacteria instead. Read More
Tandem Press to celebrate holidays, printmaking with open house
For both the staff and visiting denizens of UW–Madison’s fine arts Tandem Press, printmaking in all its guises is cause for celebration. To prove the point, the press will host its annual holiday open house from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. Read More
Children’s Theatre to offer American history, ‘Nutcracker’
Traveling Lantern Theatre Co. will present its take on Chapman’s travels at 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Waisman Center Children’s Theatre. On Sunday, Dec. 3, again at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the theater will usher in the holidays with Dance Wisconsin’s “Nutcracker Fantasy,” a new version of an old favorite. Read More
Vietnamese students present country’s culture
Music, dance, song and fashion will showcase both traditional and modern Vietnamese culture at the Vietnamese Students’ Association’s first Culture Night on Saturday, Nov. 18. Read More
School of Music concerts offer music of our, and earlier, times
As the fall semester starts to wind down, UW–Madison is proceeding full tilt in its concert season. Read More
Two poets read for FELIX, library’s series of new writing
Peter O’Leary and Sina Queyras will read from new works on Thursday, Nov. 30, courtesy the Friends of the UW–Madison Library’s FELIX series. Read More
Writer’s Choice
Six Polish films, all of them made between 2005 and 2006, will be featured in the 2006 Polish Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 17-19. The program includes two films about the seminal Polish director and teacher Krzysztof Kies’lowski, perhaps best known for his 10-hour “Dekalog.” Read More
Recent sightings
A true fan “UW CHZHD,” seen near Babcock Hall on a vehicle’s customized Wisconsin license plate, suggests the driver’s fondness… Read More
Immune system, stem cells pique researcher’s interest
An established cardiovascular biomechanics researcher whose interests include studying stem cell differentiation for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, Brenda Ogle joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in August. Read More
Five Questions With…
Gregory Bean is a lab technician in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He’s been in his current position for four years,… Read More
Book Smart
Lafayette: The Boy General, part of the American Founders series (Parallel Press, December 2006) By John P. Kaminski, director of the Center… Read More
Fall Faculty Concert celebrates Nikolais
As part of its 80th anniversary, the Dance Program is celebrating the work of 20th century artistic genius Alwin Nikolais which will be showcased in the upcoming Fall Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space. Read More
Statement of Committee on Women regarding the marriage amendment
University of Wisconsin–Madison Committee on Women in the University November 8, 2006 The Committee on Women in the University is… Read More
Statement from WISELI regarding the marriage amendment
Dear WISELI affiliates, We are writing today because we feel compelled to acknowledge the profound disappointment and pain felt by many members… Read More