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Herb may curb common breast cancer complication
Researchers are exploring whether a plant extract known as pycnogenol might help to alleviate a common side effect of breast cancer treatment.
Lots of timber, too few loggers?
Almost a third of regional logging firms cited poor or very poor profits in 2003, according to a regional survey by UW–Madison and Michigan State University.
Scientist tracks behavior’s neural roots in tiny brains
Studying damaged brains to understand normal brain function is an approach that strongly resonates with Julie Simpson, a molecular geneticist at UW–Madison. “We’re trying to do Phineas Gage for the fruit fly,”she says.
Milestones
Appointed Aaron Bird Bear has been named interim associate director of Pathways to Excellence. Pam Garcia-Rivera has been named internship coordinator…
American classics, rarely performed children’s ballet on concert schedule
Vocals, violin, trumpet and piano will combine to portray immortal tunes by Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer (whose ancestral home in Savannah figured prominently in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”) and Johnny Green as the UW–Madison Black Music Ensemble’s jazz combo performs Thursday, Feb. 16, under the direction of renowned bassist Richard Davis, professor of music.
Hoofers Winter Carnival celebrates 75 years of fun on ice
Free ice skating, broom-ball, cross-country ski races, snow kiting, ice scuba diving, skiing films, tug of war and ice climbing will help the Hoofers celebrate 75 years at UW–Madison via the annual Winter Carnival. Rosy-cheeked participants will convene at noon on Saturday, Feb. 18, on the Memorial Union’s lakefront.
Italian films open windows on language, culture
Master Italian film directors will help you hone your language skills and better acquaint you with the culture of Italy, courtesy of the Department of French and Italian’s Cineteca Italiana.
Library exhibition celebrates Lothar Meggendorfer’s ‘paper engineering’
In his day — the late 19th century — artist/“paper engineer” Lothar Meggendorfer was a superstar in Europe. After his first “moveable book” (“Lebende Bilder,” his son Adolf’s Christmas present in 1878), Meggendorfer went on to create more than 100 children books with his trademark technical complexity — often featuring moving parts — and wry wit.
Writer’s Choice
Dancing a rousing hora or kolo is unparalleled for piercing the midwinter cocoon of melancholy. Michael Kuharski says to trust him on this. He’s been the UW–Madison Folk Ball Festival’s director — “in other words, chief architect, diplomat and worrier,” he says — for most of its 18-year history. This year the annual event, put on by the student-run Madison Folk Dance Club, is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, March 3-5.
‘Gotta get out of this place’: Examining music’s impact on Vietnam vets
Two UW–Madison authors are mining the connection between the Vietnam War and music in interviews with hundreds of Vietnam veterans around the country.
Recent sightings
Moved by music Graduate student Ina Selvelieva, a native of Bulgaria, performs a piano solo during a UW Symphony Orchestra…
Arts Institute gears up for 2006 film festival
The eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival will again feature a diverse program of independent features, international cinema, experimental films, documentaries and short films that audiences have come to enjoy.
Almanac
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For the Record
School of Business offers scholarships to UW–Madison employees The School of Business is offering two merit scholarships to UW–Madison employees for the Evening…
Students hope to add Union improvement referendum to ballot
To move forward with plans to renovate and improve the Memorial Union and Union South, Wisconsin Union Directorate students are spearheading an effort to collect signatures to get a referendum on the spring Associated Students of Madison ballot.
Employee Matters
This column is prepared by staff of the Employee Compensation and Benefits Services office. E-mail the office at employee@bussvc.wisc.edu, or call 263-7556 or…
Partners in Giving appreciation events planned
Partners in Giving appreciation events planned
Book Smart
The potentially treacherous understory in that jungle out there grows increasingly harder and more complex to negotiate. For the business world this…
Five Questions With…
Todd Friske is a project manager for the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). He works with financial systems, including the shared financial system…