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The Mayor of SWAP
Did you ever wonder what happens to all the furniture and equipment that your department no longer uses? With a bit of sweat and toil, seldom-seen workers from Surplus With A Purpose, UW–Madison's surplus property disposal program, enter and exit your building in a flash with the mystique of Santa Claus.
Kenoyer to speak on Afghanistan, Pakistan history
Mark Kenoyer, professor of anthropology, will give the talk, "Afghanistan and Pakistan: The History of a Family Divided," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Deerfield Public Library, 12 W. Nelson St.
Survey center has big impact
Since its inception in 1987, the UW Survey Center has served the survey research needs of the campus community, as well as federal, state and local government, and nonprofit agencies, providing high-quality social science data while quietly working its way to the forefront of survey research.
Process may improve semiconductors
Sliced into almost paper-thin discs called wafers, semiconductors hold the circuitry that receives, transmits and processes information.
Space Place sponsors Leonid meteor shower watch
Astronomers predict that early Sunday, Nov. 18, will be the last opportunity in the next 100 years to see the Leonid meteors produce a meteor storm like the ones of 1833, 1866 and 1966.
Old drugs could treat African Sleeping Sickness
By sorting through libraries of existing drugs, scientists have identified a subset of old medicines that may help combat a prevailing problem: the parasitic microbes that cause African Sleeping Sickness, a disease afflicting up to 500,000 people annually in sub-Saharan Africa and leaving more than 60 million at risk.
Corn yields another useful product
An industrial chemical found in antifreeze, de-icing fluids and liquid detergents could soon stand alongside animal feeds, sweeteners and cooking oil as a commercial product made from corn.
Comm Arts professor puts terror talk under rhetorical microscope
Nearly every American has watched President George W. Bush address the nation in the days since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. UW–Madison assistant professor of communication arts Susan Zaeske watches too, but her interest is piqued by more than just updates on the hunt for Osama bin Laden or the war in Afghanistan.
Trade your cigarettes
Thinking about quitting smoking? "Quitters" who come to Library Mall on Thursday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. are encouraged to trade in their cigarettes for condoms or pizza
Antibiotic combo deadly to moths
Scientists may have exposed a chink in the armor of an insect that annually defoliates thousands of acres of forests and that, so far, has defied every effort to control it.
Stratton to lead national personnel group
Classified Personnel Office Director Jim Stratton has been elected president of the International Personnel Management Association, a nonprofit membership organization for agencies and individuals in the human resources field.
Can tamoxifen help patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease?
Prompted by his observation of an ALS patient who subsequently developed breast cancer, a UW Medical School researcher has found that the drug tamoxifen significantly delayed movement problems and prolonged survival in a group of 40 mice with an ALS-like disease.
Author, essayist K.C. Cole to be science writer in residence
K.C. Cole, an author, essayist and staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, has been named the Fall 2001 Science Writer in Residence by UW–Madison.
Miniature courtship: Elvehjem showcases India art
'Courtship in Indian Miniatures' from the Watson Collection will be on display Nov. 10-Jan. 6 in the Mayer Gallery of the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Jazz bassist Davis to receive Governor’s Award
Internationally renowned jazz bassist Richard Davis, a professor of music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is among the statewide roster of artists to receive a 2001 Governor's Award from the Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts.
New scholarship to aid women older than 45
A new scholarship, funded by a Madison-area woman who returned to college as an adult, will help women older than 45 attend UW–Madison.
Alumni association opens online store
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has opened an online Alumni Store.
Art historian talks on Chinese calligraphy
Noted historian of Asian art Wen Fong will give a free public lecture "Chinese Calligraphy: The Embodied Image" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in L160 Elvehjem Museum of Art, 800 University Ave.
Beal headlines faculty dance concert
What do Bobby McFerrin, Frank Zappa, Momix, NASA, the Moscow Circus and the San Francisco '49ers have in common? They've all had the pleasure of working with multi-talented, dancer/choreographer Tandy Beal, guest artist-in-residence at the UW–Madison Dance Program.
Sikhs promote better cultural understanding
A faculty member and staff member are using the tension over the war on terrorism as a chance to improve cultural understanding.