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* "UW plan adds in-state students too," Capital Times, Feb. 21.

UW System officials said the university's plan to reduce tuition for out-of-state students would generate additional revenue for the university and increase financial capacity to serve more Wisconsin students.

Related: "Mixed reaction to tuition cuts," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 21.
Also: "UW defends plan to cut nonresident tuition," Associated Press, Feb. 22.

On Campus

"Lawmakers blind to how good UW is," Column, Capital Times, Feb. 21.

A column pointing out UW-Madison's high ranking in producing both CEOs of major corporations and Peace Corps volunteers.

"UW stem cell expert leaving for post at UConn," Capital Times, Feb. 21.

A spokesperson for the WiCell Institute said Ren-He Xu's departure from UW-Madison to become the director of the University of Connecticut's new human embryonic stem-cell lab shows that UW-Madison's stem-cell researchers are well-respected.

Related: "Scientist moves on," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 21.

"UW-L students support stadium donation," La Crosse Tribune, Feb. 22.

UW-La Crosse students voting in an online referendum supported raising student fees to pay for the construction of a new campus stadium.

State

"Proposed bill looks to diversify Board of Regents," Daily Cardinal, Feb. 22.

UW System Board of Regents President David Walsh said it should remain up to the Governor and the state Legislature to determine the make-up of the board after one legislator introduced a bill that would include on the Board one "citizen member" from each of the state's eight congressional districts.

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