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UW cancer center one of two sites selected for clinical trial of cancer drug
The UW Comprehensive Cancer Center has been chosen as one of two sites in the nation to conduct human tests of endostatin, a promising potential cancer treatment that seems to work in part by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that nourished the tumors.
Endostatin prospective patient information
Information for prospective patients of the endostatin clinical trial at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
U.S. News ranks graduate programs at UW–Madison
UW-Madison received several high rankings in the 1999 rating of graduate programs released today (March 19) by U.S. News & World Report.
isiting book artists explore nuances of childhood memory
Our relationship with memories will be the subtext of a visit by two internationally acclaimed artists who will be on campus this month.
Bagders host Memphis in Women’s NIT final four
The women's basketball team (17-13) will play host to the University of Memphis (22-9) Saturday in the semifinals of the WNIT tournament at 1 p.m. in the UW Field House.
Lecture series to examine issues of Jewish identity through American history
How the Jewish identity in America was forged and plays out today will be the focus of this spring's Jewish Heritage Lecture series, sponsored by the UW Center for Jewish Studies.
Margaret Dentine named to CALS research post
Margaret R. Dentine, a dairy cattle geneticist, has been named associate dean for research and executive director of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Paul Ludden named CALS executive associate dean
Biochemist Paul W. Ludden has been named executive associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Report: Focus on grad education, faculty
A new campus report, published as part of the 10-year campus reaccreditation, says the university must add graduate education and demands on faculty time to its four priorities adopted in 1995 as part of Chancellor David Ward's "A Vision for the Future."
Chinese dissident Chai Ling to speak
Chinese dissident Chai Ling will speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater, Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Scientific storyteller Tim Flannery to visit
Tim Flannery, scienstist and popular author, will give a colloquium on the UW–Madison campus on Friday, March 19 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 168 Noland Hall, 250 N. Mills St.
Staging ‘Bacchae’ thrills student director
Jeremy Kamps, a senior majoring in English who is assistant director of the University Theatre's production of "The Bacchae," is collaborating with two Nigerian theatrical stars-in-residence in the Department of Theatre and Drama.
Acid linked to soil aging
Thirty-seven years of data collected from a plot at UW–Madison's Arlington agricultural research station is yielding alarming results: acidification from excess fertilizer is wearing out the soil.
Detector in polar ice to hunt for neutrinos
This winter, after an extensive shakedown period, the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array or AMANDA, a novel telescope set kilometers deep in the ice at the South Pole, began its search for the ghost-like cosmic neutrino.
Rouse to lead UW–Madison service initiatives
Mary Rouse, dean of students since 1987 at UW–Madison, will become an assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Avoid traffic, use WIAA shuttle, campus officials urge
Fans attending the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) high school boys basketball tournament on campus this week (March 18-20) can park at the Dane County Coliseum and ride a Madison Metro shuttle bus to the Field House.
Do both love and violence spring eternal?
John Skrovan, the new chair of the University Health Services Program on Relationships, Health and Violence, will present a psychosocial perspective on relationships and relationship violence 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, March 18.
Women’s basketball shoots for NIT final four
Jessi Stomski, center, takes a shot as the Wisconsin women's basketball team cruises by Siena College, 107-85, Sunday, March 14.
Shalala to be keynote speaker on ethics of managed health care
Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be the keynote speaker at a symposium on ethical issues involved in managed health care to be held on campus Thursday, March 25.
Students to present ecology research findings
Students from eight UW–Madison departments will discuss their ecology research at the second annual Graduate Student Ecology Symposium 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, in Tripp Commons at Memorial Union.