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Looking inside infection
Adel Talaat, once a poultry veterinarian in Cairo, Egypt and now part of the School of Veterinary Medicine, is studying gene expression of infectious agents from the inside. Read More
Events bulletin
Continuing Studies Catalog is Here The Winter/Spring 2003 UW–Madison Continuing Education Catalog is available by calling 262-1156. The catalog describes hundreds of noncredit… Read More
Announcements
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Study John Marshall is recruiting men and women to participate for a medication research study of generalized anxiety disorder. Study… Read More
Milestones
Appointed Susan Barribeau has been named electronic resources coordinator for the UW–Madison Libraries, a position she has held on an interim basis… Read More
For the record
Alliant Energy/Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards The Professional Development and Recognition Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly requests nominations for the Alliant Energy/Underkofler… Read More
Baron scholarship recipient juggles studies, family, work
The first recipient of UW–Madison's Alma Baron Second Chance for Women Scholarship, Shawn Cassiman dropped out of high school at 17 and didn't return to school for nearly 25 years. Read More
Recent sightings
Honked off If these geese are getting annoyed, we certainly can’t blame them. Cold, warm. Freeze, thaw. What’s a goose… Read More
Leaving his mark on Union’s theater, director Goldberg retires
Quality. Choice of artists. As he nears his retirement as Wisconsin Union Theater director, Michael Goldberg will tell you that those two details are essential when it comes to the performing arts. Read More
Employee matters
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Big Brother is a building
Art historian Anna Andrzejewski became so fascinated with literal "built-in" surveillance that it was the subject of her doctoral dissertation, which she finished at the University of Delaware in 2001. Her doctoral research is now becoming a book, "Architecture and the Ideology of Surveillance in Modern America: 1850-1950," which she expects to complete this summer. Read More
Obesity, smoking and inactivity top health concerns
In a recent informal poll of UW Health primary care experts, obesity, smoking and inactivity were ranked the health problems most patients need to take seriously. Depression, diabetes and hypertension were not far behind. The good news: tackling even one of these problems will likely improve your health in several areas. Read More
Calendar Highlights
Spring series explores Art and Life Art and Life, a semester-long series on music, dance and visual art, features a nationally known… Read More
Campaign pledges reach 87% of goal
With contributions still coming in, pledges for the annual Partners in Giving campaign topped $2.53 million as of Jan. 13 ? about 87 percent of the goal. Read More
Winter doesn’t rein in riding lessons
Think winter activities in Wisconsin — skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing and ... horseback riding? Darn tootin'! The Hoofer Equestrian Center located just south of Madison near Belleville, is open for business even when the snow flies. Read More
Dance program for spring attracts guest artists
The Dance Program has a full and innovative schedule planned for the spring semester. In addition to showcasing works by students, faculty and guest artists in the coming months, the program will host a regional festival for hundreds of college dance students March 13-16. Read More
Science Expeditions = April + Science + Outreach
Science Expeditions 2003, a series of outreach events throughout April, will welcome the public to explore the campus and experience science as discovery. Read More
Fulbright grants send professors to Norway, Latvia
Professors Harvey Jacobs and David Trubek have been awarded Fulbright senior specialist grants, giving them an opportunity to travel, lecture and collaborate with their peers abroad. Read More
‘King of Latin jazz’ returns to Union Theater
Poncho Sanchez, the 'king of Latin music,' returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Feb 8, at 8 p.m., and ticket holders will be able to continue dancing after all the encores are over. Read More
NEH awards grant to UW–Madison professor
A leading scholar of Renaissance English literature at UW–Madison will examine lyric poetry in the early modern period under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read More