Gov. Jim Doyle announced a number of funding proposals directed at the Milwaukee area, including several that would help UW-Milwaukee build a new engineering campus and School of Public Health; campus officials say these projects would create a critical mass for research in downtown Milwaukee.
Related: "Doyle proposes $13.3M for education projects," Business Journal of Milwaukee, March 19.
A UW-Eau Claire student shares his experiences studying sorcery and witchcraft among the people of a Kenyan tribe.
UW-Stout students, faculty and staff mourned the passing of Cody Nelson, who died over the weekend; campus officials are investigating the cause of the student's death.
A second UW-Eau Claire student has died following
a traffic accident on Friday near Macon, Ga. in which an airborne
tire from a semi-trailer struck a van carrying five UW-Eau Claire
students and one other passenger.
Related: "One
student dead, one injured in Georgia car crash," Spectator,
March 20.
Two UW-Richland officials discuss the college's math programs, as well as upcoming campus events.
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Richard Stewart, director of UW-Superior's Transportation and Logistics Research Center, has been studying ways to create a specialized shipping terminal to handle shipping containers in the Twin Ports.
UW-Madison officials said it will not involve itself in any legal actions taken by the Recording Industry Association of America against campus network users accused of piracy.