UW System Clipsheet

"UW System grads: Where they came from, where they're going," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 7.

First in a series about of facts about students in the UW System.

"UW chancellors tout teamwork, dual growth," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 9.

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago and UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley are supporting UW-Milwaukee's drive to boost its research capacity and contribute to Wisconsin's economy.

Related: "Wiley says 'Unshackle UW-Milwaukee,'" WisBusiness.com, Jan 9.

"UW professor questions stem cell study," WKOW-TV (Madison), Jan. 8.

One UW-Madison professor said stem cells harvested from amniotic fluid, as was done by scientists at Wake Forest and Harvard Universities, do not show the same promise as embryonic stem cells.

"Book theft is a problem at UW-Madison," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 9.

A Madison alderman is proposing new measures in an attempt to limit textbook theft on the UW-Madison campus.

"A different kind of NCAA action," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 9.

The NCAA will sanction Division I programs that regularly fail to meet academic standards; penalties include loss of scholarships, practice time and post-season bans; similar sanctions could follow for Division II.