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Women and Learning series features Blum
Women and Learning, a lecture series by three nationally known UW–Madison scholars, will feature Deborah Blum, a UW–Madison journalism and mass communications professor, Thursday, Nov. 1. Read More
International Institute calls for proposals
The International Institute has announced plans to hold more events and discussions following the Sept. 11 attacks. Read More
Cell lines hold promise for drugs, birds
Scientists at UW–Madison have coaxed into existence a new line of cells from birds that could remake the poultry industry. Read More
Arts administrators go online
Current students, active professionals and alumni now have a new online discussion tool in the form of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration IdeaPortal. Read More
FEC commissioner to speak
Bradley A. Smith, one of six members of the Federal Election Commission, will speak at the Law School Monday, Oct. 29. Read More
PEOPLE program celebrates success
After nearly four years of hard work, the initial class of high school participants in the university's PEOPLE partnership is preparing to celebrate graduation. Read More
Student debt levels off
Undergraduate student loan debt at UW–Madison is leveling off, according to the Office of Student Financial Services. Read More
Avian cell lines have broad technological potential
Scientists have coaxed into existence a new line of cells from birds that could remake the poultry industry, provide new methods for manufacturing pharmaceuticals in the sterile encasement of the egg, and even help preserve endangered birds such as the California condor and whooping crane. Read More
Many voices: Films of the Caribbean to be shown Nov. 8-11
Cross-cultural encounters are hallmarks of life in the Caribbean region, home to people whose traditions -- from African to Spanish, French, English and indigenous -- are as diverse as their voices. Read More
School-family project prepares for national rollout
The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $1.8 million to UW–Madison senior scientist Lynn McDonald for her research project, The Families and Schools Together Project: Building Relationships. Read More
Poets illuminate how society deals with war and loss
The insights of Walt Whitman, W.H. Auden, May Sarton, W.B. Yeats, Naomi Shibah Nye, Allen Ginsberg and other poets will help put perspective on the events of Sept. 11 as part of a special afternoon at UW–Madison on Thursday, Oct. 25. Read More
Bioterror conference planned
The Medical School and School of Veterinary Medicine will sponsor a series of public presentations related to public health and infectious and emerging diseases. Read More
Anthrax breakthrough reported
Researchers at the Medical School's McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and their collaborators at Harvard Medical School have found the receptor -- a docking structure -- that anthrax toxin binds to in order to enter cells. Read More
Chinese scrolls on view at Elvehjem museum
Two Chinese scroll portraits are on view through December at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, on temporary loan from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Read More
Scientist who dated origin of humans dies
John Robinson, a zoology professor whose research on human evolution ushered in a modern era of anthropology, died Friday, Oct. 12. He was 78. Read More
Calendar highlights
Forums planned around county The history and culture of Afghanistan and the surrounding region will be discussed by professors in an upcoming lecture… Read More
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. What is voluntary group accident… Read More