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Recent sightings: Turkey trot
Photos: Bryce Richter A gang of turkeys crosses a path at Curtis Prairie in the UW Arboretum on Nov. 21, 2008.
Kohl Center light sculptures to brighten arena’s plaza
Twelve high-tech light sculptures designed and built by University of Wisconsin–Madison art professors are being placed along the two Dayton Street promenades leading to the Kohl Center.
Curiosities: How do birds migrate?
The essential skills of bird migration are orientation — knowing north from south, and east from west — and navigation, having some sort of “map”…
Wiscontrepreneur scholarship winner profiles
Brian Benford is a social work major with a strong commitment to social entrepreneurship. Originally from Milwaukee, Brian has served as Program Director at the…
Those who have led now choose to teach
Neither man set out to be an educational leader. One did research and taught electrical engineering. The other coached high school football. Circumstances, opportunities, new interests and inspiration led both from their roots in Evansville, Ind., and Charleston, Ark., to two of the most visible education posts in Madison — chancellor of the state’s flagship university and superintendent of the state’s second- largest public school district.
Employee Matters
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Physical Sciences Lab is a one-stop shop
As full-time caretaker for Wisc-SIMS, one of the geology department’s most intricate scientific instruments, Jim Kern is no stranger to trouble-shooting problems and making repairs. Still, when the machine, called an ion microprobe, sprang a leak in its detector this summer, the technician soon realized he’d need help from the instrument’s French manufacturer to fix it.
PET scans may help in leukemia care
Is the chemotherapy working? Is the radiation therapy shrinking the tumor? The sooner doctors know the answers to those questions, the better they can tailor cancer treatment. Now a UW–Madison research team is finding that non-invasive PET scans may provide the answers early during treatment — in contrast to the current long wait needed to determine clinical outcome.
Artist, educator driven by empowerment
To borrow the imagery of a self-portrait of hers, Helen Klebesadel juggles many pursuits. She is, all at once, a feminist artist whose paintings are noted for their technical skill and complex symbolic resonance; an author of publications at the intersection of women’s studies and art theory; a teacher of fine art lauded for helping students develop as people as well as artists; an administrator known to bring an infusion of equanimity, dedication and constructive style to organizations in which she is a leader; and an engaged individual in her community.