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"Regents chief: State needs to invest more in UW schools," La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 28.

Low-income students have been affected most by steep tuition increases due to cuts in state support for the UW System; Board of Regents President David Walsh is encouraging the state to provide funding for the UW's plan to increase the number of Wisconsin residents who have four-year college degrees.

On Campus

"Need-based aid will increase diversity," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Sept. 28.

An editorial supporting increased need-based financial aid for academically qualified students.

"Journey to Jordan broadens connection," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Sept. 28.

A U.S. State Department grant made it possible for UW-Green Bay students to study language and culture in Jordan this summer.

"Journalist takes the reins at UW-Stout," Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 28.

Doug Mell, formerly of the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, will become director of communications at UW-Stout.

State

"State to offer free stem cell licenses," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 28.

Companies that sponsor nonprofit or academic stem-cell research in Wisconsin will be eligible for no-charge licenses to stem cell technologies patented by UW-Madison's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

"Nanotechnology applications still tiny," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Sept. 28.

A UW-Madison expert talked with employees at a Eau Claire firm about the potential for applications of nanotechology.

National

"Summit studies education as growth industry," Associated Press, Sept. 28.

Representatives from Iowa's 48 colleges and universities are working to make the state a center for higher education; in addition, tuition has become an issue for candidates in Iowa's gubernatorial race.

Related: "Culver, Nussle tout college initiatives," THonline, Sept. 27.

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