Newsletter - The Pathogen

    Department founder L.R. Jones created our department’s first newsletter in 1918.

    By 1930, Professor R.E. Vaughan had taken charge of the newsletter.  He added an illlustrated cover and named the newsletter Wisconsin Pathogen.  By 1974, the editors had shortened the name to The Pathogen.

    The goal of the department newsletter is to share department news and achievements with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors. 

    Click the panels below to view the list of newsletters.

    Modern Newsletters - 2005 Onward - click to expand/collapse

    The newsletters in the table below are available in two formats:

    • Visual format, which is an image of the paper original. It contains the original formatting and may include photos.
    • Text only format, which is plain text with no formatting, designed for accessibility.

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    Links to Modern Newsletters
      Edition   Visual Format   Text Only Format
    June 2024 June-2024-Visual June-2024-Text
    Spring 2010 Spring-2010-Visual Spring-2010-Text
    Winter 2008-09 Winter-2008-09-Visual Winter-2008-09-Text
    December 2007 Dec-2007-Visual Dec-2007-Text
    August 2006 Aug-2006-Visual Aug-2006-Text
    August 2005 Aug-2005-Visual Aug-2005-Text

    Historical Newsletters - 1918 - 1977 - click to expand/collapse

    The newsletters in the table below are available in two formats:

    • Visual format, which is an image of the paper original. It contains the original formatting and may include photos.
    • Text only format, which is plain text with no formatting, designed for accessibility.

    Each version opens in a new tab.

    Links to Historical Newsletters
      Edition   Visual Format   Text Only Format
    November 1918 (First) Nov-1918-Visual Nov-1918-Text
    June 1919 Jun-1919-Visual Jun-1919-Text
    December 1919 Dec-1919-Visual Dec-1919-Text
    December 1920 Dec-1920-Visual Dec-1920-Text
    December 1923 Dec-1923-Visual
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    Dec-1923-Text
    December 1926 Dec-1926-Visual Dec-1926-Text
    December 1930 Dec-1930-Visual Dec-1930-Text
    April 1932 Apr-1932-Visual Apr-1932-Text
    February 1939 Feb-1939-Visual Feb-1939-Text
    January 1943 Jan-1943-Visual Jan-1943-Text
    December 1964 Dec-1964-Visual Dec-1964-Text
    1974-1975 1974-75-Visual 1974-75-Text
    1975-1977 1975-77-Visual 1975-77-Text

     


    “During the earlier years when our numbers were fewer and duties less exacting, it was possible for us to keep in pretty close touch through personal letters. Recently I have regretfully come to realize that I was missing much of this pleasure and to believe that some of you might also be getting out of touch with each other as well as with the Department. Especially is this true now when war work is keeping all too busy to write much or regularly.”

    “We have undertaken to meet these needs in part by this Departmental News Letter, of which I have asked Miss Maude Miller, of our department staff, to act as “editor.”

    “If this seems worth while we shall hope to send another at some future time. In any case, I shall trust that it will serve to remind each of you of our continued interest in your welfare and our wish to be kept advised of progress in your work whether of war or peace.”

    — L. R. Jones, 1918 Department Newsletter