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May 18, 2023

Research

Better Data on Graduates’ Earnings Is Coming Soon to a Dashboard Near You. Will It Make a Difference?

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Chronicle of Higher Ed

It’s not certain, however, that when outcomes data is presented in a more-personalized fashion, doing so improves its effectiveness. Deciding on a college and then a major is a complicated and sometimes yearslong process for many students. Bleemer, the Yale professor, cites research done in the 2010s by Matthew Wiswall, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Basit Zafar, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Arts & Humanities

Health

Comparative cancer research at UW helping treat pets and humans

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NBC-15

“The machine will match where the tumor is. That is really great because especially when you’re talking about tumors in the lung, or tumors in the liver, they’re going to move as the animal breathes and it’s the same with people,” UW School of Veterinary Medicine Radiation Oncology Section Head Dr. Lia Forrest said.

Athletics

Opinion

Letter | State trades workers neglected in budget talks

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The Capital Times

Letter to the editor: As an electrician who works for the state of Wisconsin at UW-Madison, I and all other state employees in the building trades have been and are being treated as second-class citizens. After Act 10 was enacted we were informed that we could ask of negotiate, and I use the term negotiate lightly because there is no attempt by the state government to negotiate.

College campuses should be tolerant — Paula Dent

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Wisconsin State Journal

Letter to the editor: Until these students fully comprehend what viewpoint diversity means and can allow it to exist, UW-Madison could provide safe spaces for closet conservatives who are afraid to speak out, along with employing security for invited speakers who are perceived as right-wingers.

Obituaries

Dr. Hans W. Sollinger

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Wisconsin State Journal

He earned his medical degree at the Medical School of Munich in 1973 and PhD at the University of Munich in 1975. Later that year, an immunobiology research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison brought him to the US, and eventually he stayed for his surgical residency and transplantation training. During his career, Dr. Sollinger revolutionized the field of transplantation.