The Wisconsin Week Wire — September 20, 2006
Top News
SLIS looks to past, future during centennial celebration
The School of Library and Information Studies celebrates its centennial this year, with a weekend of events planned for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30.
Lab life: A look inside undergraduate research
For undergraduates studying the agricultural and life sciences, working in a laboratory is a rite of passage.
Architects chosen to design Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Uihlein Wilson Architects of Milwaukee, together with Ballinger of Philadelphia, will design the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and the Morgridge Institute for Research, officials announced today (Sept. 20).
Research
Engineering a ‘Trojan horse’ to sneak drugs into brain
UW–Madison scientists have hit upon a scheme that could be used to sneak drugs into the brain to treat afflictions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, brain tumors and stroke.
Dietetics students get hands-on kitchen experience
Senior dietetics students were part of a pilot project that extended labs for the program’s food management course from University Housing facilities to the kitchens at the UW Hospital and Clinics — and gave the future dietitians a crash course in culinary skills and the logistics of large-scale food-service operations.
Features
Professor introduces unusual edible fungus to Madison
Lydia Zepeda, a professor of consumer science affiliated with the women’s studies program and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, recently became a convert to huitlacoche, a fungus that grows inside individual kernels of corn.
New technology helps foster ‘democratization of cartography’
New technology is fueling one of the most exciting eras in cartographer Mark Harrower’s profession.
Lifelong fascination with addiction leads to UW-CTRI
An encounter with alcohol treatment triggered psychologist Tim Baker’s interest in addiction — and eventually led him to study one of the most addictive substances: tobacco.
On Campus
Events calendar
Employee Matters
Plan 2008 forum highlights ‘moving forward together’
The seventh annual Diversity and Climate Campus Forum will focus on engaging the campus community in discussions and action throughout the entire semester.
Conference focuses on first-year students
Faculty and staff interested in new-student issues can attend a Friday, Oct. 6, conference organized by the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs.
Roundtable announces fall events
University Roundtable has announced its fall schedule.
World Dance Festival provides exploration of global ideas
A celebration will highlight different dance styles while recognizing the Dance Program’s 80th anniversary.
New ‘gateway’ to UW–Madison opens to public
The recent opening of a state-of-the-art Welcome Center at 21 N. Park St., just south of the new Newell J. Smith Residence Hall, signifies a concerted effort to provide visitors and tourists with a great first impression and a convenient, one-stop shop for both campus and community visitor information.
Milestones
State Laboratory of Hygiene director named
Charles Brokopp, a leader with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, has been named the new director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.
Community
Used cell phones benefit domestic-violence victims
Anyone with an inactive or outdated cellular phone may donate it before Tuesday, Oct. 31, to benefit local victims of dating and domestic violence.