Agent shows promise for treating brain tumors
A chemical agent long used by physicians to get detailed pictures of cancer tumors may also have therapeutic value for a class of deadly brain tumors, according to a new study.
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Chill out: Cooler buildings forecast
Relief is in sight for campus workers and students who have been laboring in uncomfortably high temperature and humidity levels in campus buildings during the past two weeks.
Grandparents University connects generations
Grandparents have a lot to teach their grandchildren, and Grandparents University gives them the chance July 19-20.
Madison Bluegrass Festival planned at the Union Terrace
If you like bluegrass, you’ll want to be at the Memorial Union Terrace on Friday, June 1, for the one-day Madison Bluegrass Festival.
Engineers to graduate from first Internet-based program
The College of Engineering this weekend will honor the first graduates of the only campus degree program delivered completely via Internet.
Students to receive degrees
About 5,300 graduates are expected to attend this weekend’s commencement exercises at the Kohl Center.
Sollinger: Drug may reduce vascular rejection
A drug approved for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma shows success in treating transplant patients who experience vascular rejection, a difficult complication. Currently, no FDA drug has been approved to treat severe vascular rejection.
Advances
(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Souping up MRI Magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful diagnostic tool that lets doctors peer deep inside the human body. However, its pace can be slow, with each image taking many seconds or minutes …
Almanac
(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Next issue in August The Wisconsin Week print edition takes a break after this issue. Look for the paper again in August. During the summer, you can get news updates on our Web site: …
Capitol capsules
Capitol capsules provides a quick overview of state government activities of interest to UW-Madison employees. Draft dodge will cost students The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs recently voted unanimously in favor of a measure (AB 243) that would prohibit the UW System from giving state financial aid to a student who has failed …
Card: Bad does not necessarily equal evil
Bad is not necessarily evil, says Claudia Card, professor of philosophy and women’s studies.
Class clusters aim to help new students
A pilot program is expected to add meaning and engagement to new students’ first taste of campus life this fall.
Retiring Union director: Each new day was like the first
After 33 years as director of the Wisconsin Union, Ted Crabb reflects on his tenure.
Events Bulletin
Learning Visions and Values Conference Faculty and instructional staff are invited to “Teaching and Learning: Visions and Values,” a symposium highlighting the proliferation of technology and promoting dialogue topics that include the problems technology can solve or create, access to technology and technology’s influence on the educational community. Faculty and staff will present how and …
Veterinary collection reveals information about eye disease
Richard Dubielzig has a collection of eyeballs. They’re not exactly peering out at him from shelves, though.
Humanities lectures to return
Six prominent speakers will come to the university as part of the Center for the Humanities 2001-02 “Humanities Without Boundaries” free public lecture series.
Geologist puts career’s worth of images on Web
The Geology Department Web site features a new educational tool that results from geology professor Lou Maher’s skills in flying and photographing — often at the same time.
Digitized map captures campus with clarity
As a result of work by a team of civil engineers and environmental scientists, the campus now can be seen from a bird’s eye view with the accuracy of a conventional map.
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu Appointed Trina Bourget has been named permanent head coach of the women’s hockey team. Jeff Vizenor has been named first assistant coach. Mark Ediger and Samuel Gellman, chemistry professors, have been named …
News in Brief
ISSUES Faculty salaries: Better, but not for all Favorable compensation packages for faculty in the past biennium has allowed UW-Madison to improve its relative position among peer institutions at the assistant and associate professor levels. Assistant and associate professors now receive salaries above peer averages. Assistant professor compensation is 6 percent above peer averages while …