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Activist Hayden to speak
Tom Hayden, activist and Irish-affairs commentator, will speak at three campus events Thursday, Oct. 3, and Friday, Oct. 4.
Military reservation home to rare species
While it serves many miltary uses, Wisconsin's Fort McCoy Military Reservation also provides a sanctuary for rare native plants.
Elvehjem debuts Kaufman print collection
The Elvehjem Museum of Art is staging the first public showing of 30 British and Continental prints from a donation of 115 prints by the Louis and Annette Kaufman Trust.
Novel form of vitamin D shown to grow bone
A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who suffer from or are at risk for the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis.
Ecologists showcase research
Current faculty research will be the focus of the UW–Madison Ecology Group's free public symposium Oct. 3-4.
2002-03 faculty promotions and new appointments
Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Robin Shepard, Life Sciences Communication; Elizabeth Goodwin, Genetics (also Medical…
Donor supports major technology projects
Aided by a major gift from an alumnus and longtime university supporter, UW–Madison will launch a campuswide network technology upgrade and open a first-of-its-kind Internet laboratory, known as the Wisconsin Advanced Internet Laboratory.
Who knew?
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Almanac
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Advances
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Stretching…
Recent Sightings
In the fold A talk and demonstration by nationally recognized origami artist Ruthanne Bessman whose work is now on exhibit in…
Events Bulletin
Learning 4th Annual Manager/Supervisor Conference: Promoting Effective Workplace Dynamics Wednesday, Oct. 2. 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Pyle Center. Dennis…
Announcements
Academic Staff Needs You The Nominating Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly is calling all academic staff to consider applying their talents to…
He tolls for you
The key to playing a carillon, says Lyle Anderson, is all in selecting the right mix of music.
For the record
Grants and Fellowships Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Call for Proposals The Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee is soliciting proposals for…
Political television advertising spending escalates, study finds
More than $300 million has been spent by candidates on television advertising in races for the U.S. House and Senate, as well as in a number of highly competitive, record-spending gubernatorial contests across the nation, according to a new study by a university political scientist.
Calendar Highlights
“Phases’ opens at Steinhauer Featuring works on paper by Wisconsin artist Julian Lynn, pieces in the “Phases” collection incorporate the use of…
Deconstructing dams
Emily Stanley, a river ecologist at the Center for Limnology, has found that dam removal allows not just fish and canoes, but also damaging nutrients, to barge through the water system. Results of the study, which focused on dam removal sites along the Baraboo River and Koshkonong Creek in Wisconsin, were recently published in the journal BioScience.
Jail library group celebrates 10 years
The Jail Library Student Group, which provides all recreational and educational library services to Dane County Jail inmates, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a colloquim on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the School of Library and Information Studies Commons, Helen C. White Hall, 4th floor, on the UW campus.