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Conference links university, Latino community
The Steering Committee of the Latina/o Faculty Staff Association (LAFSA) will host a conference, "Connecting Resources: the Latino/a community and UW–Madison," on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Memorial Union.
Strand to lead Adult and Student Services Center
Judith Strand, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Connections Program, has been named assistant dean and director of the Adult and Student Services Center in the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS).
Employee Matters
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Milestones
John Berry, Department of Chemistry, is the first winner of the Ernst-Haage Prize in Bioinorganic Chemistry, an award given annually to a doctoral or…
Researcher: Red wine may not be so healthy
Most red wine may not be as good for the heart as media reports have suggested and may even be harmful, according to a review presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.
On track to prevent Johne’s disease with drug or vaccine
To date, the only response to Johne’s disease, a debilitating wasting disease in dairy cattle, has been to eliminate affected cows from the herd. But School of Veterinary Medicine researchers are homing in on a way to save the cow by controlling the disease-causing bacteria instead.
Tandem Press to celebrate holidays, printmaking with open house
For both the staff and visiting denizens of UW–Madison’s fine arts Tandem Press, printmaking in all its guises is cause for celebration. To prove the point, the press will host its annual holiday open house from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Children’s Theatre to offer American history, ‘Nutcracker’
Traveling Lantern Theatre Co. will present its take on Chapman’s travels at 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Waisman Center Children’s Theatre. On Sunday, Dec. 3, again at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the theater will usher in the holidays with Dance Wisconsin’s “Nutcracker Fantasy,” a new version of an old favorite.
Vietnamese students present country’s culture
Music, dance, song and fashion will showcase both traditional and modern Vietnamese culture at the Vietnamese Students’ Association’s first Culture Night on Saturday, Nov. 18.
School of Music concerts offer music of our, and earlier, times
As the fall semester starts to wind down, UW–Madison is proceeding full tilt in its concert season.
Two poets read for FELIX, library’s series of new writing
Peter O’Leary and Sina Queyras will read from new works on Thursday, Nov. 30, courtesy the Friends of the UW–Madison Library’s FELIX series.
Writer’s Choice
Six Polish films, all of them made between 2005 and 2006, will be featured in the 2006 Polish Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 17-19. The program includes two films about the seminal Polish director and teacher Krzysztof Kies’lowski, perhaps best known for his 10-hour “Dekalog.”
Recent sightings
A true fan “UW CHZHD,” seen near Babcock Hall on a vehicle’s customized Wisconsin license plate, suggests the driver’s fondness…
Immune system, stem cells pique researcher’s interest
An established cardiovascular biomechanics researcher whose interests include studying stem cell differentiation for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, Brenda Ogle joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in August.
Five Questions With…
Gregory Bean is a lab technician in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He’s been in his current position for four years,…
Campus listening session set on marriage amendment
A listening session will be held from 5–6:30 p.m. today (Nov. 15) in the Main Lounge of Memorial Union to give campus community members an opportunity to voice feelings related to the recently passed marriage amendment and discuss the implications for domestic partner benefits.
Book Smart
Lafayette: The Boy General, part of the American Founders series (Parallel Press, December 2006) By John P. Kaminski, director of the Center…
Fall Faculty Concert celebrates Nikolais
As part of its 80th anniversary, the Dance Program is celebrating the work of 20th century artistic genius Alwin Nikolais which will be showcased in the upcoming Fall Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space.
Chancellor’s message to campus regarding the marriage amendment
Before the Nov. 7 election, there was considerable unease on campus about the implications of the state marriage amendment. Questions concerned not only issues of fairness and tolerance, but potential impact on benefits currently afforded to domestic partners.