L&S News & Notes is a monthly blog and e-newsletter for faculty,
staff, graduate students and alumni and friends of the UW-Madison 
to expand.November 2009
Welcome to the November Issue of Letters & Science News & Notes. Thank you to everyone for your notes - we had some fantastic stories this month, far more than just five Top Stories.
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Top Stories
- First Lady Doyle talks to a packed house about language learning, Peace Corps
- Ford Scholars come back to campus
- New Wisconsin Center for Excellence in Genomics anounced
- Psych Department wins 2009 Award for Culture of Service
- Two L&S faculty inducted in American Academic of Arts & Sciences
Area Studies
- Afro-American Studies alumnus publishes 'A Faithful Account of Race'
- 'Cartonera Publishers' brings editors, writers, language and students together at UW
- Zhang named Chang Jiang Scholar
Biological & Physical Sciences
- New Wisconsin Center for Excellence in Genomics anounced
- Geography Department hires New State Cartographer
- Computer Science Job Fair: November 5
- Epic Founder Judith Faulkner presents Computer Sciences Distinguished Alumni Lecture
- Botanists study restoration of rare wetlands
College Updates
Humanities & the Arts
- Young travels to South Korea, gives plenary address
- First Lady Doyle talks to a packed house about language learning, Peace Corps
- Wingra Woodwind Quintet travels to France
- Ford Scholars come back to campus
- Three student fellows traveling to Interfaith Youth Core Conference
- "Steampunk" brings a new twist to Molière
- Center for the Humanities celebrates successful 'What is Human?' conference
- 'The Imaginary Invalid' opens October 23
Languages & Literature
Social Sciences
- Morales's laboratory is in street markets
- Professors Curtin, Postle continue service tradition in Psychology
- Psych Department wins 2009 Award for Culture of Service
- Is poverty inherited?
- 'Wisconsin Job Watch' tracks effects of recession in Wisconsin
- Join the Center for Journalism Ethics in Seattle on November 12
- Franklin visits Office Hours
- Goldstein works to provide new polling data
- Poli sci professors talk Afghanistan, US involvement on 'Office Hours'
- Goldstein featured on NPR's 'All Things Considered'
- Jacobs travels to Taiwan, continues long-standing int'l partnership