Category: 2004

Lecture: Evan Laksmana

“Reshuffling the Deck?: Organizational Evolution, Officer Promotion, and Military Reform in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia” Evan Laksmana Doctoral Candidate Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Senior Researcher Center of Strategic and International Studies Jakarta Friday, December 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and University Lectures.

NOVA documentary on Typhoid Mary

October 2004 On Oct. 12, 2004, PBS aired a NOVA documentary based on Professor Judith Leavitt’s book, Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public’s Health. This documentary, “The Most Dangerous Woman in America,” features commentary by Leavitt. It’s now available on DVD.

Judith Leavitt named Rupple-Bascom Professor

September 2004 Professor Judith Walzer Leavitt has been named the UW Foundation Chair Rupple-Bascom Professor. These at-large professorships, created with funds from the UW Foundation, recognize faculty for their balanced contributions to the University’s teaching, research, and service.

New Chair of Medical History and Bioethics

August 2004 Warwick Anderson has been appointed Turell Professor of Medical History and Population Health and chair of the Department of Medical History and Bioethics.

History of Medicine Collections Has Moved

July 2004 In July 2004, the History of Medicine Collections moved to the Ebling Library, a fantastic new facility in the Health Sciences Learning Center. This building now houses the historical collections previously located at the Middleton Health Sciences Library. Further details can be obtained from Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, Curator for History of Medicine – Historical …

Professors Keller and Anderson Receive $30K Grant

May 2004 The Office of International Studies and Programs of the University of Wisconsin has awarded $30,000 to Richard Keller and co-PI Warwick Anderson for their project “Globalizing the Unconscious: Cross-Cultural Encounters with Colonial Psychoanalysis.”

Professor Judith Leavitt wins Hilldale Award

April 2004 Judith Walzer Leavitt, the Ruth Bleier WARF professor of medical history, history of science and women’s studies, has received the 2003-2004 Hilldale Award in the Arts and Humanities Division from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The prestigious Hilldale Awards, which recognize excellence in teaching, research and service, are awarded annually to one professor in …

Gregg Mitman Receives Two National Fellowships

April 2004 Professor Gregg Mitman has received a National Humanities Center Fellowship for academic year 2004-2005 and a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2005-2006, for his project, “Breathing Space: An Ecological History of Allergy in America.”