University continues progress on strategic plan
Five priorities guide UW-Madison, each helping to support the central objective of the campus’s strategic plan: to sustain and strengthen our position of preeminence in research and higher education.
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New drug blocks influenza, including bird flu virus
Opening a new front in the war against flu, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of a novel compound that confers broad protection against influenza viruses, including deadly avian influenza.
Bloomberg central bank columnist to visit
Bloomberg News columnist Caroline Baum, an award-winning analyst of Federal Reserve Bank policy and the nation’s economy, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison as this fall’s Business Writer in Residence.
Zinn to receive Havens Center award
Acclaimed historian, playwright and social activist Howard Zinn will receive the A.E. Havens Center’s Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Study: Earlier crop plantings may curb future yields
In an ongoing bid to grow more corn, farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are planting seeds much earlier today than they did 30 years ago, a new study has found. Poring over three decades of agricultural records, Christopher Kucharik, an associate scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discovered that farmers in 12 U.S. states now put corn in the ground around two weeks earlier than they did during the late 1970s.
Intersection of business and research explored at CEO Summit
Three distinguished University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists will meet with corporate chief executives who graduated from the university to brief them on the business applications and marketability of their research on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Chancellor approves campus LTE reform plan
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has adopted a detailed, multi-year plan that will reshape its use of Limited Term Employees (LTEs), Chancellor John D. Wiley announced Tuesday.
Stem Cells 101: Meet Wisconsin’s research leaders
Southeastern Wisconsin residents will have a unique opportunity on Oct. 10 to hear about the promises and limitations of stem cell research directly from the Wisconsin professors and researchers working in the field.
‘Failed’ experiment produces a bacterial Trojan horse
A failed experiment turned out to be anything but for bacteriologist Marcin Filutowicz. As he was puzzling out why what should have been a routine procedure wouldn’t work, he made a discovery that led to the creation of a new biological tool for destroying bacterial pathogens – one that doesn’t appear to trigger antibiotic resistance.
Grant offers child care help to classified employees
For many years, Holly Johnson worked as a stay-at-home mom: cooking, cleaning and caring for her four children. But after more than two decades of being the main source of child care, she was forced to return to the work force as a single parent.
Milestones
La Follette School of Public Affairs professor Carolyn Heinrich and co-authors Pascal Courty and Gerald Marschke won an award for best article from the editorial group of the International Public Management Journal published by the International Public Management Network. The Board of Regents recently awarded named professorships to three members of the faculty. Shannon Kenney, …
Professor puts a new spin on pest management with the ‘Weedometer’
In his weed ecology course, UW–Madison agronomist Ed Luschei assigns his students a project with only one requirement: “Do something useful for someone.”
Five questions with…
Rob Forget, associate director of recruitment in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
New system provides better security
Five years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, colleges and universities across the country are continuing to implement plans to safeguard critical facilities, hazardous materials and sensitive research.
Continuing studies dean to retire next summer
Howard Martin, dean of the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS), will retire next summer after a 42-year career with the university.
Almanac
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Recent sightings
Peaceful meal Buddhist monk Geshe Sopa enjoys dinner and conversation with student residents during an International Learning Community (ILC) dinner held Sept. 19 at the Upper Gulley. Geshe Sopa was the guest speaker for the group’s meeting, and spoke about his experiences and steps to the path to enlightenment. Pictured at right is ILC faculty …
Artist asks, ‘Wildflowers or Weed?’ in Arboretum exhibition
Watercolor artist Lynne Railsback began her career in commercial interior design. “With my background in graphics, I was able to provide my clients with services such as wall murals, designs for construction barricades, signage, company logos, business cards and promotional literature,”she says.
Composers visit campus for improvisation symposium
Belgian composer/pianist Frederic Rzewski and jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell will offer two free public concerts in conjunction with a School of Music symposium on piano improvisation.
Carpathian Folk Quartet to present rare instruments
The Carpathian Mountains carve a culturally distinct niche from northwestern Romania to Transylvania. The villages that lie in the path of the mountains are the sources of the Budapest-based Carpathian Folk Quartet’s repertoire of the Hungarian, Romanian and Gypsy folk music that inspired such composers as Bela Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. The ensemble’s appearance on …