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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. Read More
Ecologists showcase research
Current faculty research will be the focus of the UW–Madison Ecology Group's free public symposium Oct. 3-4. Read More
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… Read More
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. Read More
Employee Matters
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Recent Sightings
In the fold A talk and demonstration by nationally recognized origami artist Ruthanne Bessman whose work is now on exhibit in… Read More
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… Read More
Announcements
Academic Staff Needs You The Nominating Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly is calling all academic staff to consider applying their talents to… Read More
He tolls for you
The key to playing a carillon, says Lyle Anderson, is all in selecting the right mix of music. Read More
For the record
Grants and Fellowships Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Call for Proposals The Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee is soliciting proposals for… Read More
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. Read More
Calendar Highlights
“Phases’ opens at Steinhauer Featuring works on paper by Wisconsin artist Julian Lynn, pieces in the “Phases” collection incorporate the use of… Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Morrison to speak at awards program
Darrel Morrison, the country's leading authority on restoring native plants, will speak Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Friends of the Arboretum Leopold Restoration Awards dinner. Read More
Speech to examine redistricting
Who wins when Congressional districts are drawn according to racial boundaries? And how far should the U.S. Supreme Court step into politics to decide the issue? Political science professor David Canon will address these questions at a free public lecture Friday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m., 201 Fluno Center. Read More
Staff groups to meet
Chancellor John Wiley will speak to three employee groups at their fall welcome event for university staff. Read More