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Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging
A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their colleagues describe a molecular pathway that is a key determinant of the aging process.
Months of geologic unrest signaled reawakening of Icelandic volcano
Months of volcanic restlessness preceded the eruptions this spring of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, providing insight into what roused it from its centuries of slumber.
Search committees named for high-level positions
Several search-and-screen committees for high-ranking university positions have been established and are beginning their work.
Dance Department to take audience through time and space
he Dance Department celebrates its new autonomy as a UW department during UW–Madison’s Year of the Arts with its two-night Fall Faculty Concert Upswing at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
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Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher, senior assistant dean in CALS and Honorary Fellow in History of Science
Polish films featured at weekend festival
The Polish Student Association presents three days of films by Polish filmmakers Friday–Sunday, Nov. 19–21.
Artists break down barriers between biology, biography
High above the din of traffic, a Lathrop Hall dance studio looks more like open gym at the Y. In sock-clad feet, 14 students slide across the wood floor. Some launch themselves at the wall, trying to pop balloons; others draw chalk outlines around each other, filling in the heads with a tight confluence of asterisks.
New HR system will meet user needs
This is the first story in an ongoing series about the people behind HRS
Early Music Ensemble entertains at ‘Tudor Tuesday’ Roundtable lecture
The December University Roundtable lecture will welcome the Early Music Ensemble on Tuesday, Dec. 7
State commission allows unit clarification petitions to proceed
Academic staff at some UW System campuses could be assigned to state employee unions without voting on whether to be included, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ruled last week (Nov. 11)
UW–Extension’s new website improves access to programs, news and staff
UW–Extension has launched a website with easy-to-use navigation and reworked site content.