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Nov. 18, 2009

Visions of biological imaging drive researcher

As a young microbiology graduate student, Kevin Eliceiri met a professor just recruited to UW–Madison, a highly regarded geneticist and imaging expert named John White, now professor emeritus of anatomy and molecular biology.

Exhibit explores state of science at time of Darwin’s book

“Science Circa 1859: On the Eve of Darwin’s Origin of Species,” opening Monday, Nov. 23, in the Department of Special Collections at Memorial Library, explores the state of science before Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking book arrived on the scene 150 years ago.

Coming up on the Big Ten Network

Following is a look at the UW–Madison-related programming scheduled for the next three weeks on the Big Ten Network.

Flu continues on campus

Cases of H1N1 influenza have been trending upward among students in recent weeks, according to University Health Services (UHS).

Order Thanksgiving to go by Nov. 20

The Wisconsin Union is again offering its Thanksgiving-To-Go dinners. Pre-cooked turkey, ham and vegetarian dinners with all the trimmings are available to order until Friday, Nov. 20.

Police urge pedestrians to heed construction warnings

University police are asking employees, students and campus visitors to heed the messages on construction signs and fences and resist that temptation to take shortcuts through those areas.

Reaccreditation creates vision for campus

The enormous, campuswide task of examining the university’s mission and charting a course for its future has resulted in a 10-year institutional reaccreditation.

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