The Masonic Cancer Center has launched a redesigned, reorganized Web site. The site's new design is consistent with the Academic Health Center and other major Web sites at the University of Minnesota. The content of the site has been reorganized and updated. New features include:

• Researcher profiles of the Masonic Cancer Center's program members
• A redesigned Cancer Center Update newsletter
• Feature Stories about patients, researchers and donors
• Quick Links pages (see left side of this page) specifically for patients, health care professionals, researchers, students and trainees, and members and staff
• A new Make a Gift section
• A comprehensive new cancer information section for Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers (Sarcomas)

The production, redesign, and reorganization of the new Web site was completed by the Masonic Cancer Center's Web team: Mary Lawson, Public Relations Director; Gina Kennedy, Senior Web Editor; Peter Fleck, Technical Webmaster; Sandi Sherman, Web Communications Coordinator; and Kristi McKinney, Student Web Assistant.

The Web site was created using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which allows the creation of separate layouts for different devices (Web browser, printer, PDA) and to quickly make site-wide design changes. This is a real benefit given that the new site has more than 700 pages. Peter Fleck built the CSS with help from other U of M webmasters and HTML coders who are part of a campus-wide CSS development group.

The Web team would like to thank those who provided consultation and content for the new site. The team collaborated with faculty and staff members from the Masonic Cancer Center, the Academic Health Center; University of Minnesota Medical Center; University of Minnesota Physicians; Usability Services; and other University departments.