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July 19, 2006

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UW System

"Green wants to toughen UW hiring," Capital Times, July 18.

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mark Green suggests new standards for hiring faculty, saying that he believes UW-Madison was wrong to hire lecturer Kevin Barrett.

On Campus

"UW stem cell patents face challenge," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 19.

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is confident the patents it holds on human embryonic stem cells support and encourage research.

Related: "WARF stem-cell patents challenged," Wisconsin State Journal, July 19.

"UW biz school tackles changing economy," Wisbusiness.com, July 18.

UW-Madison Business School dean Michael Knetter discusses the shift to a knowledge economy and the role the university will play in shaping Wisconsin's future.

"UWGB's Kaye wins 2006 literary award," Green Bay Press Gazette, July 19.

For the second year in a row, a UW-Green Bay professor earns the Wisconsin Library Association's Outstanding Achievement Award.

"UW students not in harm's way," Capital Times, July 18.

Amid violence in the Middle East, UW-Madison student representatives said that none of the campus's programs are operating in Lebanon and that all of its students in Israel are safe.

Related: "Rockets shake up research trip," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, July 18.

"Leaving fear in the dust," Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 10.

One UW-River Falls employee is helping children with special needs by running a day camp that helps them learn to ride two-wheeled bicycles.

National

"Stem cell bill expected to draw Bush's first veto," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 19.

Congressional supporters of a bill that would lift restrictions on federal dollars for stem-cell research said they will continue their push until the restrictions are eliminated; President Bush is expected to veto one such piece of legislation the U.S. Senate approved yesterday.

Related: "Scientists praise stem cell bill," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 19.

Also: "Even at its birthplace, debate continues over stem cell research," Associated Press, July 19.