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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
World AIDS day kicks off with red ribbon rally
UW-Madison kicks off World AIDS Day Monday, Nov. 29, with a 'Red Ribbon Rally.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rapier skill enhances UW student actors’ job appeal
Paul Dennhardt, a faculty member in the Department of Theatre and Drama and a master of theatrical sword fighting, improves the market value of the students who pick up a sword under his tutelage.
Memorial service, funeral set for Houze, Webster
Dean of Students Mary Rouse announced late Tuesday plans for memorial services for Dylan Houze and Heather Webster, who were killed Sunday evening in a car accident on I-90 in northern Illinois.