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Martin gives look at life as new chancellor
The following column from Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin is the first in what will be a regular feature in Wisconsin Week.
New SoHE curator ready to teach, reach out
Maya Lea, the new curator of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection in the School of Human Ecology (SoHE), dove enthusiastically into her position from her first day on the job.
Office creates online forum for global topic discussions
Global Studies and the Offices of the Dean of Students have launched the second WI-Global Forum.
Team discovers brain pathway responsible for obesity
Reported in the Oct. 3 issue of Cell, the findings —from a study in mice —point to a completely new approach to treating and preventing obesity in humans. The discovery also offers hope for new ways to treat related disorders, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases — the most prevalent health problems in the United States and the developed world.
Libraries to participate in Open Access Day
Oct. 14 has been declared Open Access Day, and the UW–Madison Libraries will host several efforts to promote the event.
Spoken word’s best featured in ‘Passing the Mic’
The Passing the Mic Series has become a signature event of the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) and is an important component of the annual Wisconsin Book Festival. Now in its fourth year, the event showcases spoken-word poet-performers from UW–Madison, teams of teen poets from around the country, and nationally known leaders and hip-hop performers. Passing the Mic events are scheduled for Oct. 16–18 in venues on campus and in Madison.
Biomedical engineer develops himself into ‘hybrid scientist’
Using electrospinning — a technology developed in 1934 for weaving fiber into textiles — Wan-Ju Li spins intricate webs of biodegradable nanofibers. These scaffolds, which mimic the size and layout of human collagen, enable him to culture stem cells and grow cartilage, bone, ligaments and other tissue.
For the Record
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Restoring order: UW Arboretum runoff solutions combine ecology and engineering
In spring 2008, a class of undergraduate and graduate engineering students studied a section of Wingra Marsh to learn more about the hydroecologic effects of the massive stormwater inflow. "Stormwater management infrastructure throughout the Arboretum is failing due to age and increased flows of runoff from the surrounding watershed," says David Liebl, a UW–Madison engineering professional development faculty associate who chairs the Arboretum stormwater committee.
UW students and alumni to connect at career networking event
University of Wisconsin–Madison students and alumni will have the chance to make personal and professional connections at an upcoming career event on campus.
Waterborne disease risk upped in Great Lakes
An anticipated increased incidence of climate-related extreme rainfall events in the Great Lakes region may raise the public health risk for the 40 million people who depend on the lakes for their drinking water, according to a new study.