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Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film Kelley Conway, assistant professor of communication arts University of California Press, 2004… Read More
Protective protein may hold key to halting progression of neurological diseases
Patients who suffer from neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease have dramatically different symptoms. An Alzheimer's patient, for instance, will lose memory and cognitive function, while an ALS sufferer will gradually lose motor control. Read More
Milestones
Honored Martha Alibali, psychology professor, has received the 2004 Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes… Read More
For the Record
Announcements Funding available for new teaching tools The Division of Information Technology is offering awards of $750 plus consultation for any instructors who… Read More
Treasured job leads to library gift
The charm of Madison captured the heart of David Henige, but it was his position as African Studies bibliographer at the Memorial Library that allowed him to stay. Although he doesn't consider himself a "red-sweater-type" UW employee, he is here because he wants to be. And he's been here for 30 years. Read More
Recent sightings
Oblivious to the chill With temperatures near zero degrees during a Dec. 23 sunrise, a flock of geese and an… Read More
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Harry Steudel, Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering. Read More
Employee Matters
Understanding Continuous Service and WRS Creditable Service Read More
UW Hospital, WSEU reach tentative settlement
UW Hospital and Clinics and Local 1942 and Council 24 of the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU) have reached tentative agreement on a new contract. Read More
Kites on Ice returns to Memorial Union
Kites on Ice, a Wisconsin winter kite festival that attracted an estimated 80,000 visitors to campus last year, will return to Memorial Union and the ice of Lake Mendota on Saturday, Feb. 5, and Sunday, Feb. 6. Read More
Graduate School names interim associate deans
Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader has tapped three veteran faculty members to assume key interim posts within the school. Read More
Psychology department honored for graduate education
The Department of Psychology was selected as a co-recipient of the 2004 Award for Innovation in Graduate Education in Psychology. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership Fund awards grants totaling nearly $6 million
The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future, which is the Blue Cross Program at the Medical School, last year awarded just under $6 million to 33 organizations across the state for community- academic partnerships designed to advance the health of the people of Wisconsin. Read More
Professor emeritus honored for excellence in teaching
Donald R. Johnson, professor emeritus of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been recognized with a national award for his years of excellence in teaching and mentoring students. Read More
Animal geneticist dies at 96
Arthur Barclay "Chappie" Chapman, emeritus professor of genetics and animal breeding, died Dec. 29 at the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare facility in Madison. He was 96 years old. Read More
Executive associate registrar emeritus dies at 72
Thomas L.W. Johnson, executive associate registrar emeritus, died on Jan 1. He was 72. Read More
Policy analyst works to create positive environment
It's hard not to be touched by the positive aura that flows around Hazel Symonette, a senior policy analyst in the offices of the Dean of Students and Human Resource Development Read More
University Club series to showcase leadership in public policy, arts and scholarship
With subjects ranging from divorce reform to Rwandan genocide to the Wisconsin Film Festival, and speakers including Wisconsin's secretary of workforce development, the Madison Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster and others, the University Club's 2005 Luncheon Series is nothing if not diverse. Read More
Medical School to offer master of public health
The UW System Board of Regents recently approved a new master of public health degree at the UW Medical School. This 12-month multidisciplinary program, which begins in fall 2005, aims to enhance the state’s public health workforce. Read More