A Homecoming for Chancellor Martin
Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin PhD’85 begins her first year as UW’s new campus leader in September. To welcome her properly, the Babcock dairy plant served a new flavor of Babcock ice cream — “Strawbiddy Swirl,” a concoction of vanilla ice cream with strawberry slices, strawberry marble and dark chocolate flakes. Read about Chancellor Martin’s vision for the university and her memories of campus as a student in the new issue of On Wisconsin Magazine.Roberta Riportella MS’75, PhD’85 is the director of Covering Kids and Families, a coalition of 65 organizations dedicated to informing eligible Wisconsin residents about BadgerCare, a state-funded medical insurance program.
With the help of a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a team of UW researchers will embark on a quest over the next five years to study the ability of stem cells to morph into all of the cell types that make up the body.
Six UW graduates have joined forces with the Wisconsin Alumni Association board of directors. Reed Hall of Marshfield, Wis. and executive director of the Marshfield Clinic, has been named 2008–09 chair of the board.
Honest Abe answers your UW questions.
Vicki Volp ’75 of Waukesha, Wis. was the winner of last month’s prize, a Bucky flag. Winning this month’s prize, a Wisconsin football jersey, courtesy of the University Book Store, is as easy as signing up for the September 18 drawing — just our way of saying thanks for reading ONline WISCONSIN!
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Learning
- Global Hot Spots Lecture Series - December 11
