UW System Clipsheet
October 24, 2005
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"A true trust' fund," Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 22.
UW System Board of Regents entrusts a group of UW-Madison Business School students with the real-world experience of investing $40 million in UW trust funds.
On Campus
"Raise a cheer for the UW," Editorial, Capital Times, Oct. 22.
An editorial asks UW-Madison alumni and Badger football fans to remember the university needs their support now more than ever.
"No 'settling' for a branch campus," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 23.
An editorial asserts that Milwaukee's needs demand a free-standing School of Medicine and Public Health at UWM.
"Grants offer new hope," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 23.
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation collaborates with UW-Milwaukee to make available $2 million in grants to help low-income students with children pay for college.
"Minority recruitment strategies paying off for UWM," Milwaukee Business Journal, Oct. 24.
UW-Milwaukee's minority student recruitment has helped to increase the number of incoming minority students by 14 percent.
"Spear to end rich career at UW-Madison," Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 24.
UW-Madison Provost Peter Spear finishes his last day of work before retiring from 25 years of dedicated service to the university.
"UW-Milwaukee working to expand ties with Chinese school," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 23.
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and business leaders explore opportunities for partnerships with Chinese universities and find models for linking university research to economy.
"New school tools ," Oshkosh Northwestern, Oct. 22.
Nontraditional students see a technology-based curriculum as a good opportunity to transition into the digital age.
"Madison telling out-of-town students to stay away for Halloween , " Associated Press, Oct 24.
In an effort to keep Halloween weekend arrests at a minimum, UW-Madison officials are asking potential visitors to stay out of town.
"Children's health study officially launched," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 21.
UW-Madison and the Medical College of Wisconsin will lead the research efforts in Waukesha County.
"UW MBA 16th for social, enviro teaching," Capital Times, Oct. 24.
UW-Madison's Business School has one of the world's top MBA programs in social and environmental issues.
"Colleges add lessons on financial literacy," Milwaukee Business Journal, Oct. 21.
UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee offer courses that teach students practical ways to manage money and secure financial stability.
"UW-P students help keep gunk out of lake," Racine Journal Times, Oct. 23.
UW-Parkside students build rain gardens around an area river to help fliter out pollutants before they reach the water.
"Local researcher stands by Dalai Lama," Capital Times, Oct. 22.
A UW-Madison researcher defends the Tibetan spiritual leader's invitation to speak about research they have done on meditation and mindfulness at the annual Society of Neuroscience conference.