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Capitol capsules
Capitol capsules provides a quick overview of state government activities of interest to UW–Madison employees. Draft dodge will cost students The… Read More
Card: Bad does not necessarily equal evil
Bad is not necessarily evil, says Claudia Card, professor of philosophy and women's studies. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Events Bulletin
Learning Visions and Values Conference Faculty and instructional staff are invited to “Teaching and Learning: Visions and Values,” a… Read More
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. Read More
For the Record
Grants and fellowships 2002-03 Fulbright-IIE Fellowships for Graduate Study and Research Abroad Fulbright-IIE Fellowships are for pre-doctoral graduate study and research… Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:… Read More
News in Brief
ISSUES Faculty salaries: Better, but not for all Favorable compensation packages for faculty in the past biennium has allowed UW–Madison… Read More
Phi Beta Kappa inductees
Here are the students inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society for spring 2001. Read More
Recent sightings
Reflecting on her reading Sophomore Marci Martens’s book is reflected in her specs as she studies recently on sunny Bascom… Read More
Sociologist chronicles the streets of Greenwich Village
For seven years, sociologist Mitchell Duneier spent nearly every summer and semester break living and working among the mostly homeless men who sell second-hand goods around Greenwich Village. His quest: to understand the dynamics of class, race and economics in America's inner cities. Read More
UW Symphony to tour Spain later this month
The Symphony Orchestra is preparing for a 13-day tour of Spain, departing Monday, May 21, and returning Saturday, June 2. The orchestra, under the direction of professor David E. Becker, will perform in Madrid, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Valencia/Liria, Barcelona and San Feliu de Guixols. Read More
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. Read More
Study suggests new options for treating breast cancer
Close to half the women in the world diagnosed with breast cancer each year stand to gain from a combined additional treatment begun at the time of breast cancer surgery. Oophorectomy (removal of both ovaries) plus tamoxifen tablets taken for five years reduce the chance of cancer recurrence by almost 20 percent and increases the likelihood of survival by 11 percent in premenopausal Vietnamese and Chinese women. Read More
Students re-imagine UW, city landmarks
Possible ways to enhance our interactions with our physical surroundings will be put forward by three students, via a exhibition opening May 16 in the Gallery of Design. Read More