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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Forums planned around county The history and culture of Afghanistan and the surrounding region will be discussed by professors in an upcoming lecture…
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ON CAMPUS Infectious disease symposium planned The Medical School and School of Veterinary Medicine will sponsor a series of presentations…
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Having a ball Hundred of students put on their finery to kick off Homecoming week activities at a charity ball…
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.
Campus climate is a hot topic on mall, in halls
As you might expect, university employees and students are keenly attuned to world events as the United States has launched military action in Afghanistan in response to terrorist attacks.
Photo essay: Gathering
Listen! The wind is rising, And the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, Now for October…
Jazz sisters perform together at Union
The Reed Sisters, who will perform Friday, Oct. 26, in Memorial Union's Rathskeller from 4-6 p.m., feature junior Brittany Reed. ProtŽgŽs of the late jazz great Betty Carter, Milwaukee natives Brittany, Tanya and Brandi Reed will sing together for the first time since their mentor's death in 1998. They play a mixture of jazz/soul and original compositions.