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Sollinger: Drug may reduce vascular rejection

May 16, 2001

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

May 15, 2001

(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.)…

Almanac

May 15, 2001

(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.)…

Capitol capsules

May 15, 2001

Capitol capsules provides a quick overview of state government activities of interest to UW–Madison employees. Draft dodge will cost students The…

Card: Bad does not necessarily equal evil

May 15, 2001

Bad is not necessarily evil, says Claudia Card, professor of philosophy and women's studies.

Class clusters aim to help new students

May 15, 2001

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

May 15, 2001

After 33 years as director of the Wisconsin Union, Ted Crabb reflects on his tenure.

Events Bulletin

May 15, 2001

Learning Visions and Values Conference Faculty and instructional staff are invited to “Teaching and Learning: Visions and Values,” a…

Veterinary collection reveals information about eye disease

May 15, 2001

Richard Dubielzig has a collection of eyeballs. They're not exactly peering out at him from shelves, though.

For the Record

May 15, 2001

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…

Humanities lectures to return

May 15, 2001

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

May 15, 2001

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

May 15, 2001

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

May 15, 2001

Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…

News in Brief

May 15, 2001

ISSUES Faculty salaries: Better, but not for all Favorable compensation packages for faculty in the past biennium has allowed UW–Madison…

Phi Beta Kappa inductees

May 15, 2001

Here are the students inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society for spring 2001.

Recent sightings

May 15, 2001

Reflecting on her reading Sophomore Marci Martens’s book is reflected in her specs as she studies recently on sunny Bascom…

Sociologist chronicles the streets of Greenwich Village

May 15, 2001

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.

UW Symphony to tour Spain later this month

May 15, 2001

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.

Faculty salaries: Better, but not for all

May 15, 2001

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.