UW System Clipsheet

On Campus

"UW team uses helium to test smoking harm," Capital Times, May 31.

UW-Madison researchers have developed a technique that can measure previously undetectable changes in the lungs, allowing for earlier diagnosis of lung disease.

"Panel says former UW professor falsified data," Capital Times, June 1.

After finding irregularities in grant applications, an investigative panel has found evidence that a UW-Madison geneticist committed professional misconduct.

Related: "UW probe uncovers fraudulent research," Wisconsin State Journal, June 1.

"Long verse at Parkside," Kenosha News, May 31.

Retiring UW-Parkside English professor Donald Kummings has spent the last 36 years teaching students and is a nationally recognized expert on poet Walt Whitman.

Full story not available online.

"Consolidate or pay up: Student loan interest rates to rise July 1," La Crosse Tribune, June 1.

Financial aid counselors are recommending that those with federal student loans consolidate within the next 30 days.

State

"Legislature should fund its generous tuition waiver," Editorial, Racine Journal Times, May 31.

The state of Wisconsin has approved giving UW System tuition waivers to certain veterans, but should now act to ensure all state citizens contribute toward funding the plan.