UW System Clipsheet

"Campus converts to sustainable energies," Advance Titan, Jan 11.

UW-Oshkosh already produces 11 percent of its energy from alternative energy sources, and is well on its way to being energy independent by 2012.

"Chancellor ready to return full time," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Jan. 10.

UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen will return to his post full-time after undergoing triple bypass surgery in October.

"House to vote on stem-cell bill," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 11.

Wisconsin could see more companies spin-off from university research if the U.S. House of Representatives approves a bill that would lift restrictions on federal funding of stem-cell research.

Editorial: "Send bill to Bush, then override veto," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 11.

"Supreme Court ruling in patent case could be costly for universities that license inventions," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 11.

Legal experts say a recent Supreme Court ruling could lead more licensees of university patents to sue universities in an effort to defeat academic patents; licensees who sue do not necessarily lose their existing licenses, experts say.

"New definition for liberal education," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 11.

An American Association of Colleges and Universities report details the "essential learning outcomes" college and university students should achieve through course curricula; the report urges individual institutions to design instruction to emphasize team learning and real-world experiences.