Joseph Robinson receives prestigious pharmacy award
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists has conferred its 1999 Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award - the highest honor from the pharmaceutical world's most respected scientific association - on Joseph R. Robinson, professor of pharmacy and ophthalmology at the School of Pharmacy. Read More
Popular science holiday program ‘sold out’
The ever-popular holiday lectures of Bassam Shakhashiri, scientific spectacles intended to amaze audiences through the power and fun of science, are "sold out," its organizer said Monday, Nov. 29. Read More
Study of potential cancer treatment begins at UW
The UW Comprehensive Cancer Center Tuesday, Nov. 23 received official approval to begin a clinical trial of the first human test of endostatin, a naturally occurring protein and potentially promising cancer treatment that has been shown to cut off the blood supply to tumors in mice. Read More
Traditional Wisconsin pathway into dairying takes a detour
Compared with established dairy farmers, new dairy farmers in Wisconsin are much less likely to be taking over the farm from their parents, and they're more likely to use off-farm income to supplement their farm income, according to researchers with the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read More
Puzzle of galactic evolution solved
Massive clouds of gas, discovered long ago but only recently identified as being within the margins of the Milky Way, play a key role in the ability of the galaxy to churn out new stars by raining gas onto the plane of the galaxy, a new report suggests. Read More
Campus streets, parking closed during antenna installation
The Office of Transportation Services is advising students and others who park in university lots on weekends that Lot 51 between Charter and Mills streets and Lot 91 east of the Kohl Center will be closed Saturday, Nov. 27, and possibly Sunday, Nov. 28. Read More
Business course links students worldwide
A new Web-based international business course links teams of students from UW–Madison with teams of students from universities in Italy, Chile and Hong Kong. Read More
UW offers new dairy management program
The Department of Dairy Science in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is expanding its curriculum options for 1999 with the addition of a Dairy Enterprise Management specialization program. Read More
International pain experts gather here Nov. 22-24
To encourage governments to remove barriers to the availability of pain medication, the Pain and Policy Studies Group of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center is hosting a work group of international experts in cancer pain relief and narcotic regulation. Read More
World AIDS day kicks off with red ribbon rally
UW-Madison kicks off World AIDS Day Monday, Nov. 29, with a 'Red Ribbon Rally.' Read More
Russian Folk Orchestra to perform Dec. 4
The UW–Madison Russian Folk Orchestra will present its first solo concert Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. in Music Hall on campus. Read More
Holiday music concert offered by library friends
Victorian holiday music will be featured in a concert sponsored by the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, Mills Hall, Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St. Read More
Researchers find clues to AIDS virus mystery
Scientists working with monkeys at UW–Madison have discovered new evidence explaining why retroviruses such as HIV in people and SIV in rhesus monkeys are so variable and difficult for the body's immune system to target and kill. Read More
UW Hospital rated among best in cardiology
The cardiology department of the UW Hospital and Clinics has received a Consumer's Choice Heart Care Service Award from the Lincoln, Nebraska-based National Research Corporation, which placed the UW among the nation's top consumer-preferred hospitals. Read More
UW geologist nets prestigious Packard Fellowship
Basil Tikoff, an assistant professor of geology and geophysics, is one of 24 U.S. scholars awarded a 1999 Packard Fellowship. Read More
UW student addresses international ocean scientists
The world's ocean scientists can learn a lot from the humble lakes of the Midwest, and a UW–Madison student has been asked to teach them. Read More
Online science course based on The Why Files announced
A new online science course in geology based on the content of the popular Why Files Web site promises to draw sciencephobes like claim jumpers to a gold strike. Read More
University Theatre, Madison Rep to premiere collaboration
The real world is one tiger of a teacher. Thanks to an inaugural collaboration between the university and the Madison Repertory Theatre, 11 students are discovering or deepening their acquaintance with the real world of the working theater. Read More
Construction will reroute traffic at hospital
Beginning November 18, expansion of the pediatric intensive care unit at UW Children's Hospital and the addition of new operating rooms will change traffic patterns outside UW Hospital and Clinics. Read More
Living wage symposium scheduled Nov. 18-21
The university, as part of a task force of several large universities, is hosting an educational symposium to study the living wage and international labor standards issues, especially as they concern the university apparel industry. Read More